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Going the last mile of giving
Giving money is one thing, getting it to where it needs to go is another. That’s where philanthropy depends on banking infrastructure In much of the world, it feels like payments reach their intended recipient …
Inside the house: Alliance reader survey reveals how philanthropy is preparing itself for climate change
As part of our ClimatePhilanthropy2030 project, Alliance wanted to know whether foundations were leading by example on climate action by finding out what’s happening inside the house. So we surveyed our readers to ask: how are your organisations making …
Bitcoin and beyond: Cryptocurrency’s impact on philanthropy
The newest of new vehicles, crypto donations are making headway. Crypto philanthropy’s ‘big bang’ event came in 2017, when an anonymous philanthropist set up the Pineapple Fund to distribute Bitcoin grants worth a total of …
Modernizing philanthropy for the 21st century
We live in a changing world, one marked by a cascade of seemingly intractable challenges – and ever-increasing new challenges coming in different forms. From climate change to economic inequality to the threat of global …
Artificial intelligence is coming for philanthropy
You probably feel like you have heard a lot recently about artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT – the powerful chatbot from OpenAI that has gained 100 million users since its launch in November 2022, and which …
‘For the youth by the youth’: Young grantmakers reflect on their participatory grantmaking
Last year, the nine of us served as youth grantmakers for a youth-led fund called the Spark Fund. We had the unique experience of designing the grantmaking process and delivering financial support to youth-led and …
In Asia, evaluating business as a force for good
A key theme of the first Asia Philanthropy Congress was the role the private sector can play in creating sustainable and inclusive societies ‘We (in Asia) need to triple our efforts. We don’t have much …
Disrupt yourself! The path to a new era of Asian philanthropy
Asian philanthropy needs to make a quantum leap to fulfil its potential to create major social change Since I started Asia Philanthropy Circle (APC) eight years ago, I have been asked many times, what is …
The blooming of Czech giving
The post-communist Czech Republic wanted to develop a philanthropy sector – but first had to reinvent the idea of philanthropy I was fortunate to have Peter Hero, president of Silicon Valley Community Foundation, as my …
E, S… oh, and G, too: the confusion of ESG
ESG is increasingly acknowledged as a must-have pursuit for philanthropic organisations, but its meaning and implementation remains a source of confusion Market Business News calls ESG ‘the three key factors when measuring the sustainability and …
