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Blame it on bad luck
Does luck play a role in the work of a foundation that achieves great results? According to a survey filled out by 80 European foundations, it does. But are they attracted to the idea of …
From good to great philanthropy – risk, hypocrisy and viking helmets
The ‘good to great foundations’ session was well worth it, with more than enough material to warrant a longer session than the allocated two and a half hours. There were preceding sessions in 2011 and …
Cities and the work of soul-building
This year’s EFC conference invites us to reflect on the various meanings of a city. We currently have 50 percent of the world’s population living in cities, with the number of city-dwellers projected to double …
For-impact organizations
Having a name that is ‘non-something’ has always irritated me. If you cannot describe yourself by what you are but rather what you are not, it sends a signal that you need a bit of …
EFC conference 2013
The European Foundation Centre’s 24th Annual General Assembly and conference has got off to a great start. Held in Copenhagen, a city designed for cycling and walking, the location seems a fitting setting for a …
Alliance assembles international group of bloggers to report from the EFC conference
The European Foundation Centre’s 24th Annual General Assembly and conference kicks off in just two weeks. Alliance is preparing to coordinate an international blogging effort so that as many people as possible are able to …
What can foundations do to support the European project?
‘Foundations and Europe: Think, Act, Change’ was the title of the European Foundation Centre’s second Autumn Assembly, held in Brussels on 12 November. A majority of Europeans are sceptical about the European Union and what …
Alliance magazine brings together international team to blog from EFC conference in Belfast
The European Foundation Centre is holding its annual conference in Belfast next week, 6-8 June, and we are going to be there to bring you the latest developments as they happen. With an international team …
You only live on through other organizations, says Tubney chair René Olivieri on eve of spend out
I read with interest that ‘perpetuity vs spend down’ was one of just six topics discussed at the EFC and DAFNE Autumn Assembly on 7 November. Given the ever more urgent and seemingly insuperable challenges …
EFC conference focuses on oceans as metaphor for sustainability
Held in the pretty seaside resort of Cascais in Portugal from 26 to 28 May, the European Foundation Centre’s 22nd annual conference was entitled ‘Resources and Sustainability – The Oceans’. The intention, as explained by …
