Editorial

 

Pledging for what?
Caroline Hartnell

Pledging for what?

Caroline Hartnell
1 September 2010
Alliance magazine

The backdrop to putting this issue of Alliance to bed is the Gates-Buffett Giving Pledge, described on the Pledge website as ‘an effort to invite the wealthiest individuals and families in America to commit to giving the majority of their wealth to the philanthropic causes and charitable organizations of their choice either during their lifetime or after their death’. At the time of writing, 40 American billionaires had already signed up; Fortune magazine estimates the Pledge could generate as much as $600 billion in charitable giving. Click here to read ...


Seeking scale
Caroline Hartnell

Seeking scale

Caroline Hartnell
1 June 2010
Alliance magazine

I have long admired the work of the Mumbai NGO SPARC, led by the wonderful Sheela Patel. Working with India’s National Federation of Slum Dwellers, and in negotiation with state governments and the World Bank, they seem to offer almost a ‘third way’ between state and private provision of services. Last year, at a Skoll World Forum session organized by Volans, I heard Nancy Kete of EMBARQ talking and was blown away by her story of how they have revolutionized public transport in some of the world’s biggest cities. Click here to read ...


Entering a whole new world

1 March 2010
Alliance magazine

A few days ago (8 February), I read an article in the New York Times by Susan Dominus about the Secret Society for Creative Philanthropy. Five years ago, Courtney Martin, a Brooklyn-based writer, was shocked to find herself in possession of a six-figure book advance. She wanted to give a chunk of it away, but was not sure how. So she chose nine thoughtful friends, gave them each $100, and told them they would be expected to account for what they had done with it at a gathering a month later. Click here to read ...


A mixed bag of motives
Caroline Hartnell

A mixed bag of motives

Caroline Hartnell
1 Decemeber 2009
Alliance magazine

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A bad case of Obama mania?
Caroline Hartnell

A bad case of Obama mania?

Caroline Hartnell
1 September 2009
Alliance magazine

How did it happen that this issue of Alliance has no less than three separate images of Barack Obama? Are we at Alliance suffering from a serious case of the Obama mania that Barry Gaberman cautions against in his column? Click here to read ...


A time for thinking
Caroline Hartnell

A time for thinking

Caroline Hartnell
1 June 2009
Alliance magazine

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Philanthropy put to the test
Caroline Hartnell

Philanthropy put to the test

Caroline Hartnell
1 March 2009
Alliance magazine

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Caroline Hartnell

Exploring our futures

Caroline Hartnell
1 December 2008
Alliance magazine

You may notice that the special feature in this issue of Alliance is shorter than usual. Well, you may not notice – and you may wonder why I’m drawing your attention to a housekeeping issue like this. The reason is that we wanted it to be longer but simply couldn’t find the material to include. Click here to read ...


Caroline Hartnell

Exciting news from Alliance

Caroline Hartnell
1 September 2008
Alliance magazine

A new website

After ten years of publishing Alliance we have a huge archive of articles and interviews on a wide variety of themes from a wonderful set of contributors from all over the world. Many are as relevant now as they were when we published them. Click here to read ...


Ripples or powerful tides?

Caroline Hartnell
2 June 2008
Alliance magazine

One thing all philanthropy commentators seem to agree on is that giving by wealthy individuals is increasing - not just in the US and Europe but across the world, with countries like India and China showing particularly rapid growth. And it's likely to increase even more dramatically in the next decade or so. Click here to read ...


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