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Fiona Ellis
A further response to Timothy Ogden’s ‘Why philanthropists should not support the arts’
Thank you, Tim Ogden, for a serious and considered response to the March special feature on ‘Why philanthropists should support the arts’ – even if I cannot wholly agree with you. You make some good …
Why do dictators lock up the poets first?
Why should philanthropists fund the arts? Some have argued that as art is of lesser importance than basics like food, shelter, health and so forth, there is no justification for funding art until world hunger …
The power of film: interview with Sophie Leferink
International grantmaker Hivos is based in the Netherlands but funds in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It is, in the words of staffer Sophie Leferink, ‘a development organization based on humanistic principles’. Why, then, does …
Philanthropic Foundations Canada conference
Event Philanthropic Foundations Canada 3rd Annual Conference Date 28-29 October 2009 Venue Calgary, Canada Title The Pulse of Philanthropy Canadians have a reputation for calmness. They seem to have handled the economic crisis better than …
