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$3m from philanthropy to kickstart loss & damage funding at COP26; public funds don’t follow
Leading climate funders, including the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), the European Climate Foundation, the Hewlett Foundation, the Open Society …
Opinion
Insights from our work funding and supporting charities to improve DEI
In our last post, we outlined the steps we took to support five charities and social enterprises to apply a …
Opinion
How philanthropy can help to reimagine a better world rooted in justice, solidarity, and community
Over the past 18 months, many funders (philanthropic and otherwise) – struck by the realization that so many of our …
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Moving deckchairs around the titanic or driving radical reforms. Is philanthropy stepping up to the plate?
Cards on the table. I lead a European network of NGOs advocating for children’s rights in Europe. We are cash …
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AVPN’s Korea-focused Digital Transformation Fund gets $1m grant from Google.org
Google.org, the charitable arm of Google, has donated $1 million to the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network’s (AVPN) Digital Transformation Fund, …
Opinion
All hands on deck: Philanthropy’s extraordinary moment
Philanthropic capital must play a bigger role in driving the systems shift we need Pressure is on here in Glasgow. …
Analysis
Fighting factory farming with new approaches to producing and using research
Moving to a sustainable and fair food system is a giant challenge, and the organisations driving it are small compared …
Opinion
Philanthropy, climate change and European agriculture: an idea whose time has come
For many years, agriculture was the poor cousin of climate philanthropy. The European Climate Foundation’s land-use programme is an indication …
Opinion
Our honest reflections from funding and supporting charities to improve on diversity, equity and inclusion
The Social Investment Consultancy (TSIC) collaborated with The Pocressi Initiative (TPI) on an action research project, supporting charities and social …
Opinion
Community-driven systems change: A practical way to shift power in global development and philanthropy
Traditional global development practices aren’t working. Despite substantial investments in development efforts over many years, many large projects initiated by …
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$37m from Bezos, IKEA, Laudes for Science Based Targets initiative
The Bezos Earth Fund, IKEA Foundation, and Laudes Foundation have collectively pledged $37 million to the Science Based Targets initiative, …
Analysis
The impact ecosystem is at a turning point
In the early days of EVPA’s existence at the beginning of the 21st century, venture philanthropy was a term known …