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Listening for radically different funding realities and environmental justice
This year’s Commission of the Status of Women (CSW)’s theme was ‘Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women …
Collaborating to transform philanthropic giving for neglected tropical diseases
Over the last decade, funders have embraced a wide range of approaches to maximize the impact of their resources. How …
What practicing corporate law taught me about philanthropy
I walked away from the corporate world after a decade of practicing law at a multinational business, and I never …
Funders and charities should be equal players in a collective effort
In response to recent exchanges in Alliance magazine about the nature and efficacy of trust based philanthropy, we join the …
What could Elon Musk’s Twitter bid mean for philanthropy?
Elon Musk’s penchant for publicity stunts, deliberately provocative statements and picking fights has made him a magnet for media attention. …
We practice trust-based philanthropy. Here’s what it looks like
Recently, Simon Sommer of the Jacobs Foundation in Switzerland wrote a critique of the practice of trust-based philanthropy (TBP), a …
A historical case for trust-based philanthropy
Like any other field of human activity, philanthropy has gone through different fashions over the years. Whether it’s impact philanthropy …
Supercharging environment and climate protection: 7 megatrends in philanthropic practice
The urgency of the climate and biodiversity crises has never been clearer. Here in Australia, with floods, fires and droughts …
MacKenzie Scott upsets the apple cart of Latin American philanthropy
Hundreds of thousands of women across Latin America are demanding their rights and taking their own steps to transform their …
Imagining a world where we trust young feminists
When we think about the ways that philanthropy has worked historically, what we’ve heard from and shared with young activists …
Beyond impact: the international Philanthropy.Insight project
Some years ago, I attended an international conference of CSOs, held at OECD in Paris. Joining a table with CEOs …
America’s Midwest can support inclusive climate solutions: Here’s how
The threats we’ve seen to democracy and our institutions are major challenges to climate action. The communities that are left …