In light of the intersecting crises that we face, there has never been a greater need to co-create agendas and work in partnership. How can philanthropy engage with policymakers in addressing climate change, growing social inequalities, the decline of democracy, and a war in Europe? #EuroPhilantopics 2022, Philea
The 2023 Nordic Foundation Conference puts partnerships at the top of the agenda.
Reflections
Where there’s a will….: an impression of the Nordic Foundations Conference
making common cause among the region’s foundations is not easy. A participant from a Finnish research foundation conceded that while his foundation was good at research, it was not good at collaborating. A Danish participant advanced the view that different standards of transparency across the countries made regional collaboration difficult. A side-session on pathways to collaboration among Nordic foundations was an appeal for more, rather than an exposition of means to do so. Andrew Milner reports…
Interviews
Ingrid Lorange, CEO Gjensidigestiftelsen
Alliance magazine speaks with Ingrid Lorange, CEO of Gjensidigestiftelsen and its role hosting the Partnership for Innovation. Watch now…
Ingrid Stange, founder of Partnership for Change
Alliance magazine speaks with Ingrid Stange, founder of Partnership for Change on her organization’s role in funding children’s social care. Watch now…
Hans Christian Lillehajen, General Secretary of the DAM Foundation
Alliance magazine spoke with Hans Christian Lillehagen, General Secretary of the DAM Foundation. His organization works to fund programmes that promote health and research projects in Norway. Watch now…
Vidar Helgesen, CEO of the Nobel Foundation
Alliance magazine spoke with Vidar Helgesen, CEO of the Nobel Foundation. In this interview he reveals which prizes have been the most controversial and some of the difficulties of informing laureates that they have won the prize. Watch now…
Kjersti Stavrum, CEO of the Tinius Trust
Alliance magazine spoke with Kjersti Stravrum about her role as CEO of the Tinius Trust and her organization’s recent lawsuit against the Norwegian state over new surveillance laws. Watch now…
Knut Olav Åmås, Executive Director of Fritt Ord Foundation
Alliance magazine spoke with Knut Olav Åmås, Executive Director of Fritt Ord Foundation. Watch now…
Further reading
Anne Berner discusses role of the third sector in Nordic society
A former minister in the government of Finland, a long career in business and chair of the board of the New Children’s Hospital Foundation in Helsinki, Anne Berner’s experience has a striking breadth. She is currently setting up a foundation with representation from across the Nordic countries to establish a Centre of Excellence for the Rehabilitation of Children in Ukraine. Read more…
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This is a new contact for me to browse. I have long relied on Alliance as my "Go to" resource to encounter non-US perspectives and experience about philanthropy and the players. Keep up the fabulous work. Jim Posner (Chair Emeritus of Posner-wallace Foundation (PWF)
This is a new contact for me to browse. I have long relied on Alliance as my "Go to" resource to encounter non-US perspectives and experience about philanthropy and the players. Keep up the fabulous work. Jim Posner (Chair Emeritus of Posner-wallace Foundation (PWF)