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Vaccination and collaboration: what we can achieve in a divided world
The approval of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in Brazil, the UK, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Argentina, Mexico, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic, with further countries hopefully set to follow shortly, comes as a great relief. With recorded global Covid cases approaching 100 million, and with more than two million people having died, the vaccine provides a pathway out of the pandemic for the first time. We’re immensely proud of our role in enabling the …
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Aid spending in Africa must be African-led – it needs a Black Lives Matter reckoning
If we use this pivotal moment to shift funding to grassroots groups we could unlock transformational change. While the US continues to reckon with its long-simmering struggle against racial injustice, it is important to remember that racism is not just a homegrown problem – we are also exporting it. As we begin 2021, global philanthropy has an opportunity to address this. In the US, black-led organisations are on average 24 per cent smaller in terms of …
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A new year and a new day: making progress during extraordinary times
This week, as the U.S. inaugurated President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement, …
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Bold vision is needed to change a system, so is collaboration and trust
If there is one word that sums up what we need right now, it is connection. This need has united …
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A mirror to our field: my five-point plan for the future of philanthropy
At the end of last year, I had the privilege to speak on a panel alongside colleagues in philanthropy around …
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Investors can influence climate action for the better
The world’s leading financial institutions just took an important step to combat climate change. For the first time, major commercial …
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Philanthropy and networks: opening the black box
Networks matter to philanthropy. Philanthropy is often about solving hard, complex problems – and so are networks. Funders work with …
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Balancing today with tomorrow
When Covid first hit, foundations were generous in putting out more money fast to help charities respond. But as another …
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We must develop talent and leadership to meet the challenges of the post-Covid world
Despite our teachers going above and beyond the call of duty to keep the world’s children learning, the Covid-19 pandemic …
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Philanthropy must invest in tackling non-communicable diseases
‘We had to ask a trader going across the border to China to buy insulin. This was animal insulin, it …
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Why fund strategy in the face of crisis?
This year, the charity sector has shown great ability to adapt and ensure it continues to help the most in …