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Collaboration: a leveraged way of investing in social change?
In mid-October, the Institute for Philanthropy brought together members of the current cohort of The Philanthropy Workshop (TPW) as well as TPW alumni to discuss with practitioners the opportunities and challenges facing collaboratives of all …
New World Bank president sits down with foundations
In the midst of a frenetic week of meetings, including bilaterals with heads of state, the Clinton Global Initiative and media interviews, the new World Bank president Jim Yong Kim stepped into the calm of …
Can grassroots organizations affect high-level negotiations? Reflections from Rio+20
A telling image of the events surrounding Rio+20 appeared on the front page of the Brazilian newspaper Globo on 19 June. It’s a photo taken outside the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES), its shiny steel …
Rio+20: Key issues and outcomes and thoughts going forward
If one can accept that mega confabs such as Rio+20 are inevitably about more talks, then the text (outcome) of the negotiating document that was finalized at about 3am on Tuesday 19 June will not …
Rio+20: How philanthropy can support game-changers
As expected, the official Rio+20 conference and the People’s Summit are vast and challenging to navigate. In addition to these, there are over 500 side events to the official conference. That’s why the orientation webinar (on 11 …
Climate change: A common concern – EFC session gives wake-up call to foundations
Global emissions have to peak by 2020 if we are to avoid the two-degree temperature rise above which the human race faces increasingly dire prospects. Farhana Yamin from CIFF (Children’s Investment Fund Foundation) started her …
Just published: March issue of Alliance urges philanthropists to look to our planet
One of the worst consequences of the current recession may be that ‘we were all looking the other way as the world slipped into irreversible global warming and the vital natural resources on which we …
Offence wins games, defence wins championships
If you ever played on a sports team growing up, chances are you remember your coach saying ‘Remember team, offence wins games, but defence wins championships’. The old adage emphasizes the importance of playing a …
Conatix offers compass for environmental financing ‘jungle’ that even Copenhagen will not solve
Current approaches to allocating funding to sustainability, climate and environmental protection lack strategy and coordination, compounding the problem of inadequate funding levels, claims a new report from consultancy firm Conatix. For example, says the Sustainability …
Ethical bank launches its first Climate Change Bond
Triodos Bank has launched a new Climate Change Bond which will be used exclusively to finance UK organizations that are specifically tackling climate change issues, from renewable energy to recycling. The three bonds will be …
