June 2001

Endowment building

Volume 6 , Number 2

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Endowment building

Volume 6 , Number 2

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Interview

World Bank NGO/Civil Society Unit – what’s in a name?

1 June 2001
Alliance magazine

Alliance interviewed John Clark, then head of the World Bank NGO Unit, in December 1998. William Reuben took over as head of what is now called the NGO/Civil Society Unit two years ago. Has the work of the Unit changed much in the meantime? What John Clark said two and a half years ago John Clark outlined four areas of work the NGO Unit was involved in: helping the Bank work more effectively with NGOs; …

 
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Michael Brophy

Editorial

Editorial – June 2001

From August this year, Alliance will be leaving CAF to form part of a small, newly established non-profit organization. I have therefore decided to use this opportunity to reflect on the future opportunities for Alliance. CAF is proud to have established Alliance as the leading international journal of its type, thanks largely to the considerable efforts of Caroline Hartnell. Now we feel that the time is right for the magazine to enter another stage in its development and are happy to see Alliance given full independence, so that it can spread its wings and reach even greater heights of excellence …

Editorial – Endowment building

For the average NGO in the South that is invariably subjected to all manner of tests and forced to engage in a diverse range of relationships in order to survive, one of the most terrifying questions they get asked is, ‘What are you doing about your financial sustainability?’ For a start, the question is a constant reminder of one’s vulnerability. As soon as it is asked, the sustainability question often overshadows whatever past achievements an organization might be able to claim. As an NGO practitioner, I have often wondered if the donor that poses this question is not looking for …

Special feature

Special feature

Endowment grantmaking: why and when?

By Barry D Gaberman and Wendy Malina 1 June 2001

Special feature

Is endowment building a good non-profit development strategy in developing…

By Rick Cohen and Almudena Ocejo 1 June 2001

Special feature

Investing for the future of African women

By Joana Foster and Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi 1 June 2001

Special feature

A ten-year time frame

By Timothy E Wirth 1 June 2001

Special feature

Endowments and endowment building in South Asia

By Mark Sidel 1 June 2001

Special feature

A trust for Central and Eastern Europe

By Jacek Wojnarowski 1 June 2001

Opinions, articles and interviews

Interview

Interview – Monica Mutuku

By Alliance magazine 1 June 2001

For Subscribers
Analysis

Has relief become the enemy development?

By Alliance magazine 1 June 2001

Analysis

NGOs take on new roles in Iran

By Sussan Tahmasebi 1 June 2001

Analysis

Traditions of giving in Sikhism

By Indarjit Singh 1 June 2001

Analysis

Who sets the standards for corporate behaviour?

By Jem Bendell and Delwin Roy 1 June 2001

Analysis

Do you speak Project?

By Andrew Milner 1 June 2001

Book reviews

Funding Virtue: Civil society aid and democracy promotion – Marina Ottaway and Thomas Carothers (eds)
Ghassan Sayah

The Third Force: The rise of transnational civil society by Ann M.Florini
Mariano Valderrama

Books in brief
Alliance magazine

A Community Manifesto by Chris Wright
Barry Knight

In Other Words: A plea for plain speaking in foundations by Tony Proscio
Caroline Hartnell