Author Archive:
Elika Roohi
We will never take our readers’ trust for granted
At the start of this year, Alliance magazine announced plans to conduct its first Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) audit. Our stated aim has been ‘to better understand how to further our mission to provide …
Interview: Cecilia Conrad on working with MacKenzie Scott and the Lever For Change model
MacKenzie Scott has given away over $14 billion to some 1,600 nonprofits since 2019 – a pace of funding unlike any had seen in modern billionaire philanthropy. Up until recently, the process for getting a …
Lankelly Chase announces plans redistribute assets, close in five years
After 60 years, Lankelly Chase has announced today that it plans to redistribute all its assets and close within a five-year timeframe. The decision was made acknowledging the roots of their capital in colonialism, as …
IEFG 2023: Getting into systems change
Some 100 representatives of education funders gathered in Edinburgh last month to dissect philanthropy’s latest buzzword: systems change. The 2023 International Education Funders Group conference, held at the University of Edinburgh campus from 22-24 May, …
Education conversations in Edinburgh: Catching up with IEFG’s Jo Kelcey and Laura Savage
At the end of their first gathering of members since 2019, I had the chance to sit down with International Education Funders Groups Director Laura Savage, as well as outgoing Director of Programmes Jo Kelcey. …
Egypt’s growing and changing philanthropy sector with CARE Egypt’s Hazem Fahmy
In Egypt, philanthropy is becoming more independent and sustainable, while also more open to experimentation and learning. And nowhere is this better exemplified than in the recent change in status for CARE Egypt – previously …
The luxury of a long-term lens: Speaking with Nippon Foundation’s Yohei Sasakawa in Japan
Now 83, Yohei Sasakawa has been at the head of the Nippon Foundation since 1981. As he explained to Alliance digital editor Elika Roohi when the two sat down to talk at the Asia Philanthropy …
The Nordic way
The prosperity and support of the Nordic welfare states leave its philanthropic foundations free to explore projects beyond the role of the public sector. Here’s how they’ve used that opportunity to advance on ESG It’s …
Asia Philanthropy Congress: a space to explore the future of the region’s giving amid rapid growth
A new space for philanthropy across Asia to gather – the first Asia Philanthropy Congress took place in Tokyo, Japan, on 19 November 2022 bringing together philanthropists, NGO leaders, practitioners, and others interested in what …
Community at the centre: Why community-driven systems change is working for South and East Africa
The Firelight Foundation has been pioneering a community-driven systems change (CDSC) approach to its work with children and young people in Southern and Eastern Africa. What is distinctive about CSDC and what is it achieving? …
