Author Archive:
Jenny Hodgson
Building something new for the future
Dramatic shifts in the political and economic landscape of many low and middle- income countries in recent years have resulted in the emergence of a new class of wealthy individuals. This has led to a …
Woods, trees and the rise of African philanthropy
In the early 1990s, I spent a year living and working in Uganda. One day I was with some friends driving back from a trip to one of the beautiful game parks there. It was …
More risky business
It was standing room only at yesterday’s ‘Risky Business’ session, organized by the Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace Working Group. It would be interesting to know more about what brought so many people to …
Movements for Economic Justice
Well, I learnt something both interesting and depressing over my coffee and yoghurt at an excellent (and well-attended) early session this morning on Movements for Economic Justice. Now, when I think Free Trade, I think …
More risky business
It was standing room only at yesterday’s ‘Risky Business’ session, organized by the Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace Working Group. It would be interesting to know more about what brought so many people to …
So when do we start?
It’s well over a year now since the Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF) was launched on the path to becoming a fully-fledged institution. At that time, the Fund’s newly assembled Incubation Committee gathered in …
A concerted effort on flying
I do think we need to think seriously about the amount of travel we undertake in this sector (see ?Flying in the face of disaster?, Alliance Online, September 2007). I have been struck by the …
Where next for a global fund?
The Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF), established in 2006 at the joint initiative of the World Bank, Ford Foundation and Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to broaden community foundation development globally, is beginning to map …
