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Gates Foundation accused of funding Brazil dengue fever in misinformation surge

28 March 2024
Shafi Musaddique

A German biotech company linked to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has had to refute claims made by social media conspiracists that it is behind a dengue fever outbreak in Brazil.  Oxitec has received funds from the Gates Foundation. It develops and releases genetically modified mosquitoes to fight dengue and several other tropical diseases in various parts of the world.  An outbreak of dengue fever has seen Brazil launch an immunisation campaign since February, becoming the first country to …

Conference reports

Innovation is like a truffle

28 March 2024
Ilaria d’Auria

“Innovation is like a truffle”. This is one of the many insights that I have been chewing on since I returned from Philea’s Research Forum conference in Milan, hosted by Fondazione Cariplo. Truffles are known to be notoriously difficult to grow, and a lot of patience is needed as there are no guarantees of success. Truffles’ growth cannot be planned. Their growth can only be encouraged by creating the right conditions, and the right ecosystem.  So, …

Conference reports

Foundations as hubs of knowledge and innovation

28 March 2024
Alexandre Esteban

The recent Philea Research Forum took place on the 7th and 8th of March in the incomparable setting of the CARIPLO Factory in Milan. The Forum was an exceptional opportunity to meet again with some of the most important philanthropic foundations from all over Europe. The theme of the Forum focussed on how foundations can contribute to shaping future innovation ecosystems.   We had the opportunity to participate in a round table (Foundations as hubs of …

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Alliance launches Inclusion Fund for non-English language writers

27 March 2024
Alliance magazine

We want to open and broaden the philanthropy conversation.   That means taking active steps to include, welcome and amplify previously excluded voices and making them more central to the philanthropy conversation.  Following our external EDI report, and as part of our ongoing efforts to find better ways to include an array of diverse voices, Alliance is launching a new Inclusion Fund.   The Fund will support previously excluded voices including those who haven’t written …

Opinion

Transgender Day of Visibility: Nourishing community to challenge backlash

27 March 2024
Dumi Gatsha

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson tells us, ‘strong communities are born out of individuals being their best selves.’ Yet we’re forced to …

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Cariplo Foundation president on bridging divide between local and global inequalities

26 March 2024
Shafi Musaddique

Giovanni Azzone cuts a sharp figure. The spectacled and suited president of the Cariplo Foundation, one of Italy’s biggest foundations, …

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Philea Research Forum: How can foundations shape future innovation

26 March 2024
Shafi Musaddique

Italian philanthropic tradition stretches back to ancient Rome. Modern Italian philanthropy, however, recently flourished in the 1990s when savings bank …

Opinion

The philanthropic disparities in clean energy funding

26 March 2024
Rose Ng’ang’a

Western philanthropies, including foundations, funds, and others, spend billions of dollars annually to help countries adapt to climate change by …

News

Alliance editor debates mandatory payouts on ‘What Donors Want’ podcast

25 March 2024
Alliance magazine

Alliance Executive Editor, Charles Keidan, spoke with Rachel Stephenson Sheff and Emily Collins-Ellis of I.G. Advisors to debate whether mandatory …

Opinion

Bringing a language justice mindset to our work

25 March 2024
Prachi Patankar and Phoebe De Padua

Practicing ‘language justice’ in our grantmaking is one way that funders can be more inclusive and address power relations in …

Practical advice

Best practice for managing a non-profit across time zones

22 March 2024
M. Scott Frank

Rural Uganda. Atlanta, Georgia. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Gallup, New Mexico. Italy. Norway. Denver, Colorado. These are the places in which The …

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Private philanthropy is a catalyst to bridge gaps in India’s growth

20 March 2024
Rini Jincy Paul and Lekhya Reddy

While India’s economic growth accelerates, the landscape of private philanthropy is growing steadily. However, a crucial question arises: Is the …

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Dasra 2024: Building the talent backbone for the future leaders of non-profits

20 March 2024
Annmarie McQueen

Non-profits are moving from the model of talent management towards talent development, which focuses on developing individuals in ways that …