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Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize


Meet Rūta Dimanta, Foundation ‘Ziedot’, Latvia, another of this year’s Olga Prize finalists

Rūta Dimanta 28 January 2014

In 2003, Rūta Dimanta set up Foundation ‘Ziedot’ (donate),Latvia’s first internet giving portal . She is now chair of the board . In the ten years since it began, 12 million Lats (over €17 million) …

Meet Larisa Avrorina of CAF Russia, another of this year’s Olga Prize finalists

1 Larisa Avrorina 27 January 2014

Larisa Avrorina began working in the NGO sector in the mid-1990s, when she worked on various environmental protection projects. Since 2003, she has been the manager of CAF Russia ’s community foundations development programme. She …

Meet Lucia Dellagnelo, of ICOM Brazil, another of this year’s Olga Prize finalists

1 Lucia Dellagnelo 24 January 2014

Lucia Dellagnelo is co-founder and chair of Instituto Comunitario Grande Florianopolis (ICOM), the first community foundation in south Brazil and only the second in Brazil (Instituto Rio being the first). ICOM is a pivotal organization …

Second Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize: watch this space!

Caroline Hartnell 20 January 2014

If you’ve been thinking that everything has gone a bit quiet on the Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize, all that is about to change! We have a shortlist of seven wonderful candidates for this year’s prize, …

TODAY is the closing date for nominations for Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize

Alliance magazine 18 October 2013

The closing date for nominations for the Second Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize is midnight today, Friday 18 October so now is your last chance to send in your nominations. The prize will be awarded to …

TWO MORE DAYS for nominations for Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize

Alliance magazine 16 October 2013

The closing date for nominations for the Second Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize is Friday 18 October, so just two days to go. The prize will be awarded to an individual ‘who has demonstrated remarkable leadership, …

DEADLINE EXTENDED to 18 October for nominations for Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize

Caroline Hartnell 26 September 2013

The Second Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize will be awarded to an individual who has demonstrated remarkable leadership, creativity and results in developing philanthropy for progressive social change in an emerging market country or countries. Sound …

Inviting nominations for the Second Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize

Alliance magazine 9 September 2013

The Second Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize will be awarded to an individual who has demonstrated remarkable leadership, creativity and results in developing philanthropy for progressive social change in an emerging market country or countries. Sound …

Emerging Societies-Emerging Philanthropies International Forum: what next?

1 Caroline Hartnell 22 July 2013

As Larisa Zelkova of Russia’s Potanin Foundation outlined in her opening remarks, the Emerging Societies-Emerging Philanthropies International Forum, held in Peterhof, Russia, 1-2 July, was to focus on the possibility of creating a new international …

Emerging Societies – Emerging Philanthropies International Forum: a life-changing experience

1 Kingsley Mucheke 12 July 2013

Marcus Garvey once said, ‘The ends you serve that are selfish will take you no further than yourself but the ends you serve that are for all, in common, will take you into eternity.’ The …