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Barry Smith

Conference reports 4 Barry Smith 7 November 2012

African philanthropy on the move: celebrating the AGN Assembly

Over the last several months, I have had the pleasure of being part of the organizing team for the Second Biennial African Grantmakers Network (AGN) Assembly – What’s New? What’s Now? What’s Next: Growing African …

Conference reports Barry Smith 16 November 2011

Further thoughts on the Bellagio Summit

The first module of the Bellagio Summit on ‘The Future of Philanthropy and Development in the Pursuit of Well-Being’ concluded on Friday 11 November . Convened by the Resource Alliance in partnership with the Institute of …

Conference reports 1 Barry Smith 14 November 2011

Is ‘well-being’ the future of philanthropy and development? Report from Bellagio…

The first three-day session of a marathon two-week summit on ‘The Future of Philanthropy and Development in the Pursuit of Well-Being’ kicked off this week at the Bellagio Center on Lake Como. Convened by the …