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Caroline Hartnell
Strategic or emergent: why are we stuck in the swimming pool?
Gerry Salole, chief executive of the European Foundation Centre, once commented: ‘Philanthropy tends to get stuck in the swimming pool, when the real action is in the sea.’ The recent controversy about strategic philanthropy and …
William Schambra on the coming showdown between effective altruism and ‘philanthrolocalism’
It might seem that some of the tendencies in philanthropy that the Hudson Institute’s William Schambra most dislikes are in retreat. In late March the Hewlett Foundation announced its decision to phase out its Nonprofit …
Glass half full or glass half empty?
If you’re looking at impact investing, do you see a glass half empty or a glass half full? It all depends which end of the looking glass you’re looking through. If you consider that the …
Glass half full or glass half empty?
If you’re looking at impact investing, do you see a glass half empty or a glass half full? It all depends which end of the looking glass you’re looking through. If you consider that the …
Interview with Madeleine Rees: what would we do in Ukraine now if we had the money?
Following the session on women’s role in peace processes at the EFC conference in Sarajevo,I asked Madeleine Rees, secretary general of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), what WILPF would do in …
EFC Conference 2014: 25 years on, a woman chair for the EFC!
‘This represents two firsts for the EFC, the first woman chair and the first chair from that part of Europe that a quarter of a century ago was still separated by the Iron Curtain. The …
EFC Conference 2014: what role for foundations in peace processes?
Given the experience of Sarajevo in the Bosnian War just 20 years ago, and the looming crisis in Ukraine, it was fitting that the 25th EFC Conference, held in Sarajevo on 15-17 May, should have …
Skoll World Forum 2014: from the most touching stories to the coollest innovation
The Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, to give it its full title, is more than anything about celebrating social entrepreneurs. The 2014 Skoll World Forum, held in Oxford 9-11 April, was no exception. The …
Social investment: great hype or great hope?
‘Social enterprises say, where’s the money? Social investors say where are the deals? Is social investment a great hype or a great hope?’ asked Michael Green, executive director of the Social Progress Imperative, introducing the …
Interview with He Daofeng, winner of the Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize
The winner of the Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize was announced on 27 March at WINGSForum in Istanbul. After the announcement, He Daofeng, who is executive president of the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) and …
