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Philanthropy in France is rapidly evolving according to national survey
Philanthropy in France is a rapidly expanding sector according to a national survey on French foundations with more than one-third of the country’s 2,500 foundations currently in existence created after 2010. The findings are from …
Ashden announces new CEO and new Chair
The UK sustainable energy charity, Ashden, has announced that Founder Director Sarah Butler-Sloss, will be moving on from her role managing the day-to-day operations at Ashden to become Chair of Trustees. Harriet Lamb, most recently …
Oxford Institute of Charity announced
A new Institute of Charity is to be hosted at New College, Oxford University; a collaboration between the College and Charity Futures, the Third Sector think tank. The Oxford Institute of Charity (OIC) will undertake …
New report explores how funders can support healing justice
The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice launched a new report ‘Healing Justice: Building Power, Transforming Movements’ which explores what healing justice is and how funders can most effectively support this work. Healing justice is a …
Which session at the 2019 EFC Conference would you most like to read about?
As we approach the annual EFC conference next week, Alliance is assembling a team of bloggers to report from the event. We hope to be able to share the topics and themes from the conference with those who are …
New publication invites funders to embrace feminist-led grantmaking
Astraea Foundation have launched their new Feminist Funding Principles publication, which invites funders and philanthropy to engage in a thoughtful rigorous practice that acknowledges the power of purposeful, feminist-led grantmaking. The publication features 10 principles …
Philanthropy Australia welcomes Labor Party’s commitment to not-for-profit sector
Philanthropy Australia welcomed announcement of a comprehensive not-for-profit sector policy agenda by the Australian Labor Party. The announcement includes commitments to establish an advisory body o oversee the preparation of a not-for-profit sector development plan, …
UNHCR unveils Refugee Zakat Fund
The United Nations Refugee Agency has launched a new global structure that transforms UNHCR’s existing Zakat programme into a global fund aimed at aiding the most vulnerable displaced populations while meeting the needs of Islamic …
New China-Italy partnership for joint action on philanthropy development
The China-Italy Philanthropy Forum hosted by China Global Philanthropy Institute (CGPI), TOChina Hub, and China Development Research Foundation (CDRF) brought together representatives from politics, philanthropy, business, arts, and academia from both countries to start a …
Giving in the UK drops for third year in a row
The number of people in the UK regularly giving to charity has declined for the third year in a row, according to The Charities Aid Foundation’s UK Giving report – a multi-year study of giving …
