Author Archive:

Holly Steell

Conference reports Holly Steell 25 April 2016

Alliance Breakfast Club – Refugees and migration: philanthropy responds

The latest Alliance breakfast club, held in association with the Barrow Cadbury Trust and sponsored by Smart Simple, addressed how philanthropy is responding to the refugees crisis and current migration. This theme was inspired by …

Conference reports Holly Steell 26 February 2016

Alliance Breakfast Club – The role of philanthropy in creating sustainable cities

The latest Alliance Breakfast Club, held in association with the Big Lottery Fund addressed ‘the role of philanthropy in creating sustainable cities’. This question was inspired by Alliance magazine’s December 2015 special feature, Why philanthropy …

Conference reports Alliance magazine and Holly Steell 29 October 2015

Promise and problems of global philanthropy:  postcards from Arab countries and the USA

Alliance’s October 2015 breakfast club Philanthropy is spreading to new frontiers, but scores of countries are imposing regressive laws that limit the ability of foundation‑funded civil society organizations to operate. How should philanthropic organizations work …

Conference reports Alliance magazine and Holly Steell 10 April 2015

Why should philanthropists fund the arts?

Alliance magazine’s March 2015 special feature focused on the question ‘Why should philanthropists fund the arts?’ and this was the topic of the recent Alliance Breakfast Club, held in London on 31 March and kindly …

Conference reports 1 Alliance magazine and Holly Steell 19 January 2015

Philanthropy in transitions – a defining moment

Alliance magazine’s December 2014 special feature focused on ‘Philanthropy in transitions’, and this was the topic of the recent Alliance Breakfast Club, held on 13 January in association with the held in association with Geneva Global and hosted by the Legatum Institute. Barbara Ibrahim, founding director of …

Conference reports Alliance magazine and Holly Steell 23 September 2014

Alliance Breakfast Club 24 September 2014 – Talent for philanthropy

Alliance magazine’s September 2014 special feature focused on Talent for Philanthropy, and this was the topic of the Alliance breakfast club, held in association with the Association of Charitable Foundations and hosted by the Baring …