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Which session at the AVPN 2020 annual conference would you most like to hear about?
The 8th annual AVPN Conference will focus on the impact that networks can bring to scale solutions and advance global agendas. The virtual conference will explore themes such as gender, climate action, nutrition, and health …
Women’s Livelihood Bond Series wins support for innovative, green, and gender-equal growth initiative in Asia
The Women’s Livelihood Bond Series, an initiative of Impact Investment Exchange, has won the opportunity to scale an innovative finance solution for gender-equal COVID-resilience and green growth across Asia through P4G, or Partnering for Green …
Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard appointed Wellcome Trust chair
Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been appointed chair of the UK based Wellcome Trust, one of the world’s leading foundations. She will succeed Eliza Manningham-Buller, former MI5 Director and current Wellcome Trust chair, …
Angel Font elected new European Foundation Centre Chair
Angel Font, Corporate Director of Research and Strategy at “la Caixa” Foundation in Spain, was elected the new Chair of the European Foundation Centre during its 2020 Annual General Assembly, which took place online yesterday. …
Gates Foundation commits $125,000 to Journalism Funders Forum
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed almost $125,000 of funding over five years to the Journalism Funders Forum (JFF), a group of media funders hosted and organised by the European Journalism Centre (EJC). …
Hurry! One year subscriptions to Alliance currently at HALF PRICE
Alliance magazine is offering a 50 per cent discount for all first-time subscriptions until Friday 29 May. This would mean a year of Alliance content for as little as £25 – that’s just over £2 …
Kirsten Hommelhoff appointed new Secretary General of the Association of German Foundations
Lawyer and foundation manager Kirsten Hommelhoff will be the new Secretary General of the Association of German Foundations, or Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen (BDS). Hommelhoff will be the first woman to lead Europe’s largest foundation association …
Italian Assifero gains official accreditation
The national membership association of Italian grant-making foundations and private institutional philanthropy, Assifero, has been accredited as a national association now entitled to Servizio Civile Universale or Universal Civil Service, a scheme through which young …
‘FOCUS: Philanthropy’ photo contest open for submissions
A Europe-wide photography contest to capture the visual stories of the people behind philanthropy and how they work for a better Europe has just been launched by DAFNE. FOCUS: Philanthropy is open for submissions of …
New alliance for social entrepreneurs launched at World Economic Forum
Forty leading global organisations have joined together to launch the COVID Response Alliance for Social Entrepreneurs today at the World Economic Forum. Some $75 million in funding has already been mobilised by members of the …
