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Alliance magazine 4 September 2018

This is our round-up of philanthropy news around the world featured in the September 2018 issue of Alliance: The Americas Carson out of SVCF New picture of Colombian foundation sector NoVo puts $34m into Radical Hope PSJP …

#LiftUpPhilanthropy Webinar

Alliance magazine 17 July 2018

Alliance magazine and global philanthropy infrastructure network WINGS teamed up to host a webinar, focusing on how to #LiftUpPhilanthropy. #LiftUpPhilanthropy is a strategic, global campaign to highlight the value of philanthropy support and development, and to …

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Alliance magazine 29 May 2018

This is our round-up of philanthropy news around the world featured in the June 2018 issue of Alliance: The Americas Renee Kaplan new CEO at The Philanthropy Workshop New partnership to tackle US affordable housing crisis Study …

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Alliance magazine 6 March 2018

This is our round-up of philanthropy news around the world featured in the March 2018 issue of Alliance: The Americas Hewlett boosts climate funding by $600 million New model for ‘philanthropy at scale’ CAF research spotlights giving …

India’s Puja Marwaha wins Fifth Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize

2 Alliance magazine 27 February 2018

It is with great pleasure and pride that we can now announce the winner of the Fifth Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize: Puja Marwaha, chief executive of Child Rights and You (CRY). Considering that the prize, …

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Alliance magazine 5 December 2017

This is our round-up of philanthropy news around the world featured in the December 2017 issue of Alliance: The Americas George Soros transfers $18 billion to Open Society Foundations Brazilian Philanthropy Forum Extra grants help …

Isabel Mota takes charge of Portugal’s Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation 

Alliance magazine 5 September 2017

One of Europe’s largest foundations has elected its first female president. Isabel Mota took charge of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in May 2017.  The remit of the foundation, whose assets of €2.8 billion put it among the biggest in Europe, is …

Vois Africa gives voice to young African philanthropists 

Alliance magazine 5 September 2017

Vois Africa was established after the first African Youth in Philanthropy Conference in Arusha, Tanzania in 2015. The conference revealed the lack of a youth agenda in philanthropy and that young people were not adequately represented or included on the relevant platforms where …

Asia’s social economy heats up 

Alliance magazine 5 September 2017

The social economy will be crucial if Asia’s projected economic growth is to be distributed to reduce rather than increase present inequalities. The Asia Development Bank calculates that by 2050, the rise in the continent’s per capita income could make ‘some …

Bringing Indian foundations and governments closer  

Dasra 5 September 2017

Today, there are more and more non-profits, government agencies, philanthropic institutions and businesses addressing a range of critical social problems across the globe. However, the potential of collaborations between these stakeholders remains under–utilized.   In India, …