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Philea Research Forum 2024

Alliance magazine 28 March 2024

The Research Forum was a unique space for knowledge exchange, critical networking and deep-diving into research and innovation funding practices by foundations. Hosted by Fondazione Cariplo, with the support of the Cariplo Factory, the Research Forum aimed …


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Social impact infrastructure organisations vastly underestimated, Propel Philanthropy report finds

Alliance magazine 27 March 2024

A study, commissioned by Propel Philanthropy and supported by WINGS, has been launched today. The release of the report follows on from an exclusive ten-part series of interviews conducted by Alliance on funding philanthropy’s ecosystem. …


The power of gender-just climate action and the urgent need for funding

Carla Lopez, Laura García, Nisha Owen and Bridget Burns 26 March 2024

Every March, Women’s History Month ushers in a flurry of discussions on gender issues, including the stark reality of dwindling funding for women and gender-diverse communities. While data and reports highlight the widening funding gap, …

Dasra Philanthropy Week 2024: Thrive through Equity

Alliance magazine 20 March 2024

​Celebrating its 15th edition, Dasra Philanthropy Week 2024 invited a convergence of diverse stakeholders and voices within the development ecosystem anchored around the theme of ‘Thrive through Equity’, to help shape a collective perspective for …

Audacious Philanthropy: How Innovation, Risk, and Partnership Led to Transformational Impact in Education

Amy McGoldrick 14 March 2024

Embracing innovation and partnership – and reshaping how we think about risk-enabled new, unconventional solutions to meet the needs of children and families in nearly impossible contexts. Ahlan Simsim’s funders were careful to ensure that …

#IWD2024: Beyond feminist ‘buzzwords’

Kit Muirhead 8 March 2024

This International Women’s Day, Alliance is spotlighting the work of those fighting for gender equality and justice within philanthropy and beyond. Our coverage is guided by an intersectional feminist approach – one that recognises how …

Leadership of philanthropy, leadership by philanthropy

Amy McGoldrick 7 March 2024

Philanthropy is grappling with the role it must play in responding to what is called the polycrisis – climate and environmental crises, entrenched economic inequalities, and social injustices. The material role that philanthropy can play …

Not leaders, but leadership

Andrew Milner 5 March 2024

It turned out that looking up leadership theories – and there are a number of them, one website identifies eight – was not much use in devising the introduction to this special feature. Leadership theories …

Welcome to the March 2024 issue of Alliance

Charles Keidan 5 March 2024

Welcome to this new – and new look – issue of Alliance magazine This issue includes a special feature on leadership in philanthropy. Too often, our focus in popular depictions is on the lifestyles of …

Leadership: Beyond theories of change to practices of change

Sufina Ahmad and Tendisai Chigwedere 5 March 2024

Theories of leadership are often framed by the business world in terms of individuals. We need to revise them. In fact, do we need a theory at all? 2024 is a crucial year for democracy, …