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Fourteen UK funders commit to tackle climate change
Fourteen UK foundations have made a public commitment to tackle climate change and are calling other funders to join them in pledging their support. The Funder Commitment on Climate Change is being launched at the …
Report examines how community philanthropy can help fund SDGs
A new report from Global Fund for Community Foundations ‘From billions to millions‘ examines how the growing community philanthropy sector can help fund SDGs. The paper, authored by Jonathan Glennie, pinpoints community philanthropy as a …
New report on giving trends of private foundations to higher education
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers and the TIAA released another report on the giving trends of private foundations to higher education. Their previous report, on the topic, was in 2017. The 2019 report is an expansion on their …
New philanthropic guide for strengthening democracy
The Center for High Impact Philanthropy (CHIP), has released the report We the People: A Philanthropic Guide to Strengthening Democracy which helps ‘create a framework for anyone looking to strengthen the democratic system.’ According to …
Survey finds some way to go on gender issues for German foundations
According to a survey carried out by the Association of German Foundations (BDS), less than one in five respondent foundations finance or implement projects that support gender justice and only 15 per cent of that …
Pearl Initiative promotes corporate transparency for Gulf Region’s private sector
The Pearl Initiative, a business-led non-profit organisation implemented to promote transparency within the Gulf Region’s private sector, hosted a panel of experts from the UAE’s business and philanthropic community to raise awareness on the legal …
Register to attend the next Alliance Breakfast Club: #FeministPhilanthropy
Alliance magazine will be hosting our next Breakfast Club on Thursday 12 December, sponsored by Oxford HR. This means ALL delegates will be able to attend for free to this event, which will be held at …
Ian Potter Foundation and Myer Foundation partner to conserve freshwater in Australia
Joint funding, of The Ian Potter Foundation (IPF) and The Myer Foundation (TMF), is in the works to improve Australia’s land and water management through an independent source of water and catchment policy advice. The …
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands to attend 15th EVPA Annual Conference
Her Majesty, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, plans to join over 800 EVPA conference goers, in The Netherlands, on 6 November. She will be presented the first copy of the anniversary report, ‘15 Years of …
Edmond de Rothschild inaugural lecture explores motivations for engaging in philanthropy
The Inaugural lecture of the Edmond de Rothschild Foundations Chair in Behavioural Philanthropy, was given by Prof. Giuseppe Ugazio, Holder of the Chair, on 15 October, 2019. The year’s lecture discussed the interlinkage between moral …
