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Caroline Hartnell
Tony Benn’s hardest question: how do we get rid of you?
In an article for The Nation remembering his friend Tony Benn, who he describes as ‘a proud radical, an anti-colonialist, a socialist without apology and the inspiration for generations of activists, organizers, parliamentarians, presidents and …
DFID and UK foundations: let’s keep in touch
M-KOPA Solar, a small start-up company based in Nairobi, Kenya, helps low-income consumers in off-grid communities access what would normally be prohibitively expensive energy products such as solar home systems. Repayments are made in small …
When is repetition a virtue?
When proofreading the contents page for this issue of Alliance, I came across the expressions ‘game-changer’ and ‘game-changing’ just a few lines apart. For an editor, repetition is anathema: the reflex reaction is ‘must change …
New GrantCraft guide suggests transparency could do wonders for grantmaking
What can strengthen credibility, improve grantee relationships, facilitate greater collaboration, increase public trust, reduce duplication of effort, and build communities of shared learning? Funder transparency, according to the latest GrantCraft guide, published last week: Opening Up: Demystifying Funder Transparency. ‘Transparency has …
Second Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize: watch this space!
If you’ve been thinking that everything has gone a bit quiet on the Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize, all that is about to change! We have a shortlist of seven wonderful candidates for this year’s prize, …
A new vision for how the world works?
Is it possible that the next generation of donors are coming up with a new and better vision for how the world works? Take Jessan Hutchison-Quillian, the 25-year-old American Google engineer who gives away around …
Association of Charitable Foundations 2013 conference
‘Fulfilling our promise? The value of foundations in a changing world’ was the title of this year’s conference of the UK’s Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) in London on 8 October. What does it tell …
Just published: interview with Anasuya Sengupta of the Wikimedia Foundation
Like practically everyone else I know, I’m a regular user of Wikipedia, and I have often marvelled at the thought of all those thousands of people writing and editing Wikipedia entries. I still don’t know …
DEADLINE EXTENDED to 18 October for nominations for Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize
The Second Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize will be awarded to an individual who has demonstrated remarkable leadership, creativity and results in developing philanthropy for progressive social change in an emerging market country or countries. Sound …
Strategic philanthropy is all about power and control, says Pablo Eisenberg
Over the summer there has been much debate on ‘strategic philanthropy’ and whether it’s a good thing, with the Hudson Institute’s Bill Schambra airing his doubts and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s former and …
