Conference reports

    

Underlining the need to remove obstacles to cross-border working

Rosa Gallego
1 March 2010
Alliance magazine

More than 90 people attended the seminar on cross-border philanthropy in Europe, organized by the Academy of European Law (ERA), the European Foundation Centre (EFC), King Baudouin Foundation, Fondation Fournier-Majoie and Transnational Giving Europe, which explored the barriers foundations face when working across borders and reviewed the latest legal and fiscal developments and possible solutions. Click here to read ...


Accelerating the business of social change

Neera Nundy
1 March 2010
Alliance magazine

‘An organization can either be a baby or a dwarf,’ claimed Manish Sabharwal, co-founder of TeamLease – a baby will grow with the right energy and inputs, whereas a dwarf will always stay the same size. How to ensure your social enterprise is a ‘baby’ was the overall theme of the opening session ‘Lessons Learnt, Fingers Burnt’ of the Khemka Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, held on the 8–9 December at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. Click here to read ...


CoF Family Philanthropy Conference

Lisa Parker
1 March 2010
Alliance magazine

Sea Change 2010, the Council on Foundations’ Family Philanthropy Conference in San Diego, drew a crowd of 500. The first of the ‘changes’ was the opening with Arthur Brooks, the controversial conservative at the helm of the American Enterprise Institute and author of Gross National Happiness. Brooks offered an amusing account of his failed attempts to disprove what he reluctantly conceded that his research has borne out: when individuals, businesses and even countries give, they end up with more income than those who don’t. Click here to read ...


3rd Forum on Philanthropy and Scientific Research Funding

Pier Mario Vello
1 March 2010
Alliance magazine

Hosted by the Wellcome Trust and attended by about a hundred people from research institutes, universities and foundations, the third annual Forum on Philanthropy and Scientific Research Funding took place in London on 2-3 December. Under the general title ‘Philanthropy: a growing asset for research’, the focus was on three key subjects: how foundations have developed innovative funding models for research; how evaluation can be used to improve the quality of research and decision-making; and how foundations and universities can work together to produce better research. Click here to read ...


5th Annual EVPA Conference

Andrew Milner
1 December 2009
Alliance magazine

Event 5th Annual EVPA Conference – The Rise of Social Enterprise in Europe: a critical role for venture philanthropy
Date 18 November
Venue Amsterdam
Organizer European Venture Philanthropy Association Click here to read ...


European Foundation Centre 20th anniversary conference and Grantmakers East Forum
Pavol Demes

European Foundation Centre 20th anniversary conference and Grantmakers East Forum

Pavol Demes
1 December 2009
Alliance magazine

Event European Foundation Centre 20th anniversary conference
Date 9-10 November 2009
Venue Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin

Event Grantmakers East Forum
Date 10-12 November 2009
Venue Allianz Stiftungsforum, Berlin
Title Scaling the next wall: doing better with less Click here to read ...


International philanthropy conference in Ukraine

Caroline Hartnell
1 December 2009
Alliance magazine

Event Expert magazine international philanthropy conference
Date 16 October 2009
Venue Kiev, Ukraine
Title Philanthropy: altruism or rational egoism? Click here to read ...


International Centre for Democratic Transition conference

Sandor Koles
1 December 2009
Alliance magazine

Event International Centre for Democratic Transition conference
Date 14 October 2009
Venue Budapest, Hungary
Title Civil Society after 20 Years – An Unfinished Business Click here to read ...


Philanthropic Foundations Canada conference

Fiona Ellis
1 December 2009
Alliance magazine

Event Philanthropic Foundations Canada 3rd Annual Conference
Date 28-29 October 2009
Venue Calgary, Canada
Title The Pulse of Philanthropy Click here to read ...


Grantmakers Without Borders Conference 2009

Kathy Bonnifield
1 September 2009
Alliance magazine

Event Grantmakers Without Borders Conference
Date 8-10 June
Venue Washington DC, USA
Title Global Giving Now: Meeting The Challenge, Seizing The Opportunity Click here to read ...


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