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Philanthropy and civic activism in absence of political opposition
Russia has just re-elected Vladimir Putin for the next six years. Three months before the elections were marked by the highest wave in protest activism. Right after the Duma elections on 4 December 2011, groups …
Values, not endowments, enable philanthropy across generations
I quite agree with what Michael Edwards said about the Occupy movement in a recent interview with Philanthropy News Digest: ‘That’s what social movements do. They may not have a direct impact on policy in …
A Q&A with Michael Edwards, author of Small Change: Why Business Won’t Save the World (Part 1)
Over the past decade, philanthropy has been invigorated by the arrival on the scene of some very large and innovative foundations, many of them established by hugely successful individuals from the worlds of business and …
Funding unexpected political opportunity – Occupy Wall Street
The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement has captured the imagination of the world, or at least the part of the world that’s online or in lower Manhattan. As a social change movement OWS is as …
Transformative philanthropy in India: equity, freedom and justice
TPI’s Center for Global Philanthropy recently hosted Philanthropy and Social Change in India, an event co-sponsored by New England International Donors, featuring Dr Rajesh Tandon, founder and president of the Society for Participatory Research …
African philanthropy: When a small grant is big
In early August, nearly 30 representatives from grantmakers across Africa joined together in Nairobi to discuss how small grants can mobilize social change. One of the resounding messages that was repeated throughout the day is …
Grantmakers without Borders conference challenges established wisdom of philanthropy
In a crowded calendar of funder meetings, I always make a point of attending the Grantmakers without Borders annual conference. That’s where I usually find the most cutting-edge discussions of grantmaking issues in an open …
