Founded by the Society of Entrepreneurs and Ecology(SEE) in 2008, the SEE Foundation was established with the mission of supporting and nurturing Chinese environmental civil society organizations and facilitating a learning platform for entrepreneurs, NGOs and the public to engage in environmental protection and sustainable development. We spoke to the foundation’s Deputy Secretary-General Bowen Zhang about their work. As Alliance magazine’s June 2021 issue looks at climate philanthropy ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, we partnered …

‘If we can’t solve the climate crisis, none of our other work will matter’, said Eric St.Pierre, speaking about the Trottier Family Foundation’s climate work to Alliance recently. The Canadian foundation has been slowly ramping up its climate work over the last decade – starting with allocating grant dollars to the effort, divesting from fossil fuels around six years ago, and most recently joining the International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change. As Alliance magazine’s June 2021 …

In a recent episode of the Business of Philanthropy, Badr Jafar, Emirati philanthropist and Founding Patron of the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy at the University of Cambridge speaks with Sir Ronald Cohen, Chairman of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and The Portland Trust. The pair discuss the role of financial investments in enhancing social outcomes Listen to the full conversation below.

For foundations that are trying to apply a climate lens to their existing programmes, those working on food systems will have an easier time than perhaps those with arts programmes. The Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation, a foundation with both types of programmes, has been working on integrating climate into their work to meet the demands of their climate commitments. Marie-Stéphane Maradeix, the Carasso Foundation’s Executive Director, joined Alliance to talk about what that looks …