The Oak Foundation has appointed Masego Madzwamuse as director of its  Environment Programme. Madzwamuse, who was previously CEO at the Southern Africa Trust, joined the Geneva-based team last month. ‘Masego has an established track record as grant maker and a policy analyst specialising in climate justice, natural resources management, and social development,’ said Oak Foundation President Douglas Griffiths in a statement. In a recent interview published by the Oak Foundation, Madzwamuse shared her motivation for …

Funding for climate change mitigation in Europe amounts to less than two per cent of total philanthropic funding on the continent – and within that sum, just 3.5 per cent is directed in grants to Eastern Europe with the other 96.5 per cent allocated to Western Europe. ‘This is particularly alarming given that Europe plays an important role as a global laboratory for climate policy and technology innovation,’ notes the report from which these figures …

Russian Philanthropist Vladimir Potanin has announced that he is establishing a 100 billion ruble ($1.4 billion) endowment for his philanthropic organisation, the Vladimir Potanin Foundation. ‘I have dedicated all my entrepreneurial life to philanthropy, and this is my conscious choice. Long ago, I made a decision that my fortune should work for the good of society. My Foundation has been implementing systematic projects since 1999. The pandemic 2020 year demonstrated the significance of ensuring the …

To raise the curtain on the 2021 European Foundation Centre (EFC) Conference, taking place from 18-20 October in Vienna, the EFC has released a new podcast series focusing on one of the four conference tracks: Climate, Democracy, Philanthropy and Society. Guest are joined by EFC Chief Executive Delphine Moralis and 2021 Conference Chair Franz Karl Prüller, and each podcast was hosted by Chris Burns, a Brussels-based journalist. According EFC , this year’s conference will look at …