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The (continuing) enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Most of us (by ‘us’ I loosely mean those who are steadily employed in the philanthropy sector) are not poor, but we write and talk about poverty. Many of us are middle-aged or beyond, but we write and talk about young people. We cudgel our brains to understand social movements and how to reach them, while our thought processes and behaviour patterns were formed by, and are attuned to, the structure of institutions. No wonder …
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Creating pathways for philanthropy in the SDGs: Perspectives from Ghana
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent an unrivalled opportunity to deliver high quality development results and philanthropy is already playing a crucial role in making this happen, especially through piloting innovations, scaling such innovation to maximize impact at various levels through varied funding mechanisms from the provision of grants, flexible capital and more recently the intensification of ‘business-like’ approaches, including impact investing. Globally, Foundation Center projects a total financial outlay of $360 billion by 2030 …
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Is money evil? A social integration story without money
In Turkish philanthropy, a few foundations (among more than five thousand) managed to go beyond charity by channeling their philanthropic …
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Reflections on the state of civil society in South Africa
It was Albert Einstein who said that ‘in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity,’ and it is a sentiment that …
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How philanthropy adds value to India’s effort to achieve SDGs
How can philanthropy leverage its specialised resources to effectively contribute to India’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) implementation? This was the …
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Identifiable victims: why don’t we care enough about BIG complex stuff…?
Maybe like me you were in one sense glad to see the attention the Thai boys trapped in the cave …
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Where are all the lived-experience leaders in grant making?
It may not come as a surprise to hear that the foundation sector needs to diversify. For those of us …
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Arab philanthropy is held back by caution and a lack of vision
I read Nora Murad’s provocative response to Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace’s (PSJP’s) report on philanthropy in the Arab world during the month …
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Philanthropy in Brazil: Obstacles, challenges and opportunities
Brazilian philanthropy is maturing, expanding visibly and becoming more diversified – as indicated by two recent studies: a report on Philanthropy in …
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Funding on the edge – upswing in sales for Lush shows funders can take bolder positions
The police are enjoying a moment of high confidence in the UK. IPSOS Mori’s 2017 veracity index recorded its highest …
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Why we need collaborations to tackle climate change
In the current political moment, one where we can no longer trust politicians and international actors to have human compassion …