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Trends in collective giving: Regrounding in our roots
While collective giving is seen as ‘innovation’, it really marks a return to long-established values and practices of philanthropy A groundswell in collective philanthropy in the past decade is changing institutional philanthropy from the outside …
Transformation: No digital silver bullet
The magic lies with your changemakers, not your technology Foundations around the world are abandoning stagnant legacy systems in favour of trust-based approaches. What’s more, many are foregrounding the experience of changemakers (the grantees actually …
Transforming philanthropy from within
Remaking institutional philanthropy to serve the purpose it needs to serve requires an honest, ‘warts-and-all’ self-assessment by those involved The rallying cry for philanthropy to change has been resounding and gaining momentum over the past …
Views from funding’s receiving end
Pressure has been growing on philanthropy to change its practices. We asked a number of recipient organisations what changes they have seen from their funders, how far such changes have gone and what they would …
When is a crisis a crisis?
Organised philanthropy has a number of changes to make in its response to crisis Swiss cultural historian, Jacob Burckhardt, was very specific: a crisis is a crisis when something is definitively changed as a result …
‘We are the ones we have been waiting for’
Current narratives about how to practise philanthropy in the wake of crises are undermining both the effectiveness and the credibility of the sector in doing so. Time to flip those narratives In his opening remarks …
In Profile: Crisis and Resilience
Below are a number of platforms and forums, public as well as philanthropic, which have made disaster relief, prevention and study their business The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) brings together 15 leading UK aid charities, …
Before disaster strikes, harness the calm – How the philanthropic sector can prepare for crises
Too often, funders step in only after a crisis. We can do better. It is time to look for warning signs long before the emergency and to build a culture of preparedness Since the start …
Peer Dialogue: Putting equity in pole position
Don’t wait for disasters to happen – fund preparedness. And make sure equity is at the heart of what you do, otherwise the direct effects of the disaster will be compounded by inequalities. Above all, …
Empowering Afghans in the depth of a crisis
The crisis in Afghanistan needs a bigger international response – but it should build on local community structures With lapis-blue skies and crisp mountain air sweeping through its valleys and plains, winter is coming to …
