Author Archive:
Barry Knight
Good sibling, bad sibling: philanthropy and inequality
Increased concentration of wealth and increasing inequality are the conditions likely to give rise to philanthropy. This was true with Carnegie and Rockefeller in the US and it seems to be true in the BRICS …
Risky business: the survey
A session on ‘Risky Business’ at the European Foundation Centre (EFC) conference this month will explore the relationship between risk and creativity. In preparation for the session, Selim Iltus and Barry Knight surveyed EFC member …
Exciting times for philanthropy in Brazil
During the recent GIFE conference in Brazil (26-30 March), someone turned to me and said that the discussions at the conference reminded him of the United States during the 1960s: optimism, energy, openness to doing …
Exciting times for philanthropy in Brazil
During the recent GIFE conference in Brazil (26-30 March), someone turned to me and said that the discussions at the conference reminded him of the United States during the 1960s: optimism, energy, openness to doing things …
Bread, freedom and social justice
Philanthropy in the Arab world can never be the same again. No longer will it be possible to smooch up to authoritarian governments by performing charitable acts. Foundations will have to play their full part …
Bringing community philanthropy to the next stage
Over the past year, the Aga Khan Foundation (USA) and the C S Mott Foundation have consulted the field about how to develop community philanthropy. A new report, The Value of Community Philanthropy, suggests ways …
Reframing the collaboration debate
The word ‘collaboration’ is the latest buzzword for foundations. It is used in many situations, both formal and informal, where foundations try to achieve things together. So what do we mean by collaboration? When does …
Aga Khan Foundation embraces community philanthropy
While there is general agreement on the importance of civil society in development, there is now a healthy debate about how to create self-sustaining civil society organizations (CSOs). Can external models take root in foreign …
Beyond faith and charity
Impact evaluation is now required for funders and funded alike. So how can woolly ideas like ‘social justice’ stand up to this new imperative? And how can social justice funders gear themselves up to measure …
Joining up support for community philanthropy
Three community foundation infrastructure groups have decided to join forces. The Global Fund for Community Foundations, the Transatlantic Community Foundation Network, and WINGS-CF are exploring how to deliver a seamless service. The new organization will …
