Author Archive:
Andrew Milner
Funders must collaborate to ‘future proof’ philanthropy infrastructure, says new report
A report backed by leading funders of Europe’s philanthropy infrastructure has called on foundations and infrastructure bodies to work more effectively together to meet major challenges on the horizon. This is the key message of …
The state of French philanthropy
It’s an auspicious moment for philanthropy in France but the sector is still finding its feet In May, the European Foundation Centre will hold its annual conference in Paris and 2019 also marks the 50th …
Systems change in effect
The work of funders is as varied as the systems they are hoping to change. Andrew Milner profiles a selection of donors and organisations taking a more systemic approach Bertha Foundation, UK Founded in 2009 …
New narrative? No thanks
Imagine my embarrassment! A word whose meaning I thought I’d known all along and I was wrong – at least, as far as philanthropy’s construction of it is concerned. It turns out that what people …
Interview: Xu Yongguang, Narada Foundation
Founded in May 2007 by Zhou Qingzhi and Xu Yongguang, at a time when most of the country’s existing foundations were operating foundations, Narada Foundation was the first grantmaking foundation in China dedicated to providing …
The three giants – a parable…or possibly a conundrum
In a remote time and place – it might have been anywhere – there was a village. The villagers cultivated their fields, harvested their crops and suffered the usual pains and pleasures people do. Then …
The world of royal foundations and philanthropy
Philanthropic initiatives are funded, undertaken or inspired by members of royal families around the world. Alliance associate editor Andrew Milner profiles royal philanthropy in its various shapes and forms The Noor Al Hussein Foundation, Jordan …
Olga and onwards
The Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize was inaugurated in 2013 to reward and stimulate the development of philanthropy in emerging market economies. How has philanthropy fared in the countries from which Prize nominees have come over …
Transformative…but for good or ill? Corporate philanthropy in India in the era of mandatory CSR
Over the last five years, Indian corporate philanthropy has been transformed by the introduction of mandatory CSR contributions for companies over a certain size, so much so that, to all intents and purposes, the one …
Not all social enterprises are the same
In Amitabh Behar’s recent Philanthropy Thinker column, he sees – and deplores – the rise of a new form of non-profit organisation (NPO) which is ‘located in the market’ and attempts to impose simplistic, often …
