Foundations

 

Interview - Jacqueline Delia-Brémond
Jacqueline Delia-Brémond

Interview - Jacqueline Delia-Brémond

1 March 2010
Alliance magazine

Fondation Ensemble was set up in December 2004 with the dual aim of fighting poverty and protecting the environment. Since then, it has been involved in more than 100 projects around the world, mostly providing funding of between €150,000 and €300,000 on a three-year basis. In 2008, the foundation set up a micro-grants fund dedicated to funding smaller projects with grants of between €3,000 and €30,000. Caroline Hartnell spoke to co-founder Jacqueline Delia-Brémond about why this programme was set up and how it is working. Click here to read ...


Italian foundations join forces in Africa

1 March 2010
Alliance magazine

The Fondazioni4Africa initiative, set up in May 2008, represents an important commitment to joint working by the four major Italian foundations engaged in overseas development work: Compagnia di San Paolo, Fondazione Cariparma, Fondazione Cariplo and Monte dei Paschi di Siena. Its aim is to provide a platform for more strategic intervention and collaboration among the partners in order to maximize the effectiveness of their work. Click here to read ...


Liberia: a new model for collaborative philanthropy
O Natty B Davis II

Liberia: a new model for collaborative philanthropy

O Natty B Davis II
1 March 2010
Alliance magazine

Given Liberia’s recent history, it’s almost impossible to imagine my country as the starting point for a positive social innovation like the exciting new collaborative model for philanthropy that we are now piloting. But fortunately, following a brutal 14-year civil conflict that killed an estimated 270,000 people and ruined the lives of countless others, Liberians saw and grabbed their chance for a fresh start in 2005 when we elected Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as the first-ever female African head of state. Click here to read ...


Grantmakers Without Borders - New funders’ guide to microfinance

1 March 2010
Alliance magazine

This spring, Grantmakers Without Borders (Gw/oB) will release what we hope will prove a valuable resource for grantmakers around the world: a funders’ guide to microfinance. This undertaking was prompted in part by our observation that microfinance has become a dominant anti-poverty strategy among funders, pulling millions towards microfinance and away from other proven development strategies and critical services. Click here to read ...


Council on Foundations - From international to global

1 March 2010
Alliance magazine

What’s the difference between international and global? At the Council on Foundations, a shift in our work, and how we learn about philanthropy and social investment around the world, is defining the distinction. Click here to read ...


EFC - Foundation Week to take foundations’ work to wider audience

1 March 2010
Alliance magazine

A wide variety of activities, from debates about the role of foundations in society to cultural activities and exhibitions showcasing the impact of foundations’ work, is scheduled to take place during the first-ever EFC Foundation Week, from 31 May to 4 June in Brussels. Entitled ‘Foundation Week: Foundations’ Work’, the week aims to connect foundations with the public, European Union policy and decision makers, and other stakeholders so that each can learn from the others about matters affecting Europe and its citizens. Click here to read ...


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NEF - Religion and democracy a growing debate in Europe

1 March 2010
Alliance magazine

The NEF Religion and Democracy initiative has raised a lot of interest among the public, as the recent publication of three reports and the increasing demand for them demonstrate. The three reports address the debates around education, health and the building of mosques in Europe. A fourth report, on religion and prejudice, will be published shortly. Click here to read ...


WINGS - Migratory WINGS to put down roots

1 March 2010
Alliance magazine

Meeting in November 2009, the WINGS Coordinating Committee took the decision to move the WINGS Secretariat to São Paulo, Brazil from January 2011. The selection process was led by a five-member Transition Committee. Click here to read ...


Ariadne links European human rights funders

1 March 2010
Alliance magazine

Ariadne’s Thread is a term scientists and philosophers use to describe the solving of a problem, such as an ethical dilemma or a puzzle, through an exhaustive application of logic to all available routes. Add that to the legend of Ariadne herself, who solved the problem of the labyrinth with a ball of red wool, and you have the reasons why the new European Human Rights Funders Network chose to call itself Ariadne rather than add another acronym to the alphabet soup.   Click here to read ...


Interview - Sigrid Rausing
Sigrid Rausing

Interview - Sigrid Rausing

1 December 2009
Alliance magazine

The Sigrid Rausing Trust was founded in 1995 to promote international human rights. Why is this such a priority, Alliance asked founder Sigrid Rausing, and shouldn’t local donors be supporting human rights in their own countries?

Why are you involved in grantmaking to support social justice and human rights? Click here to read ...


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