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Blueprint 2014: Philanthropy and the Social Economy learns from Europe

Lucy Bernholz 4 December 2013

For the fifth annual Blueprint forecast I finally got up the courage to venture beyond the US. Since publishing the first one, I’ve expanded my lens to focus on philanthropy and the social economy. This …


EVPA Conference 2013: Why gender balance matters

Antonella Notari Vischer 4 December 2013

I liked the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) annual forum even before it opened, for several reasons: it was being held in Geneva, my home base; and it featured a nearly equal participation of men …


EVPA conference 2013: Finally talking tacheles about venture philanthropy…

Michael Alberg-Seberich 29 November 2013

In German we use the Yiddish word ‘tacheles’ to express the desire to speak frankly, to do some straight talking. At this year’s conference of the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) in Geneva this desire …

EVPA conference 2013: Should Scrabble be standardized?

Martial Paris 28 November 2013

Philanthropy is about communications, and thus about words. Like in the game Scrabble, some words are worth double or triple points. What word scores the highest in venture philanthropy? I attended three workshops out of …

EVPA Conference 2013: Is venture philanthropy useful?

Martial Paris 27 November 2013

The annual conference of the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) is taking place in Geneva today. It is a sold-out event that draws over 500 participants from 23 countries. Ten years after this organization was …

EuroPhilantopics conference turns its gaze towards Africa

Peter Heller 25 November 2013

It was a first: at the Philanthropy House, European philanthropists’ new home in central Brussels: on 14 November members from the European Foundation Centre (EFC) and the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) met with officials …

Great news… partnership is not a vain word!

Serge Raicher 18 November 2013

On 14 November, the EFC hosted 100+ people in its new Philanthropy House for Euro Philantopics, a joint EVPA, NEF, DAFNE and EFC workshop. They asked me to moderate a full morning session on social …

‘Citizen grantmakers?’ asks Luc Tayart de Borms

Charles Keidan 16 October 2013

This year’s conference of the UK’s Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) ended on a European note with a closing speech by Luc Tayart de Borms, managing director of the King Baudouin Foundation (KBF), a leading …

What kind of leadership is required for the venture philanthropy and social investment sector?

Julia Meuter 30 September 2013

This question will be on everyone’s mind when the European venture philanthropy and social investment community gathers once more for the annual conference of the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) on 26 and 27 November. …

Is this real life? Is this just fantasy? – Using social impact analysis to improve (part 2)

Ruth Whateley 31 July 2013

In part one of this article we explored the opportunities that social impact analysis can offer, but found that involving the right participants remains a challenge. So, how can we educate and engage with funders …