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SPEAK! out, together
Launched in July and culminating in three days of action in September 2017, SPEAK! is a global campaign to help give a voice to everyone, everywhere. Our voices are unique: like a fingerprint, they reveal our identity. Our voices …
A new global picture of organizations serving philanthropy
Organizations serving philanthropy are key to developing and increasing the impact of philanthropy, but they are relatively unknown, rarely identified as a sector, and their crucial contribution is often overlooked. In an effort to develop …
Global giving by US community foundations
International grantmaking by community foundations in the US is becoming a more common practice for community foundations of varied sizes, geographies, and types. The Council on Foundations and Foundation Center published a new report in …
‘Audacious humanitarians’ spearhead campaign for world’s first crowdfunded hospital
At the beginning of April, what’s described as the world’s first crowdfunded hospital opened in Aleppo, Syria. The opening is the culmination of a campaign, begun last year, and orchestrated by CanDo, which describes itself …
Centre for Effective Altruism launches pooled funds
The Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA) is trialling what it is calling Effective Altruism Funds. These are pooled funds that allow individual donors to split a donation across four funds, each supporting a different cause …
New Global Perspectives on Philanthropy and Public Good series
The Centre for the Study of Philanthropy & Public Good at the University of St Andrew’s in Scotland is to edit a new series of books on philanthropy under the general heading ‘Global Perspectives on …
PCP highlights state of individual giving in Pakistan
How much do Pakistanis give and who do they give it to? Answers are to be found in a new report entitled The State of Individual Philanthropy in Pakistan produced by the Pakistan Centre for …
Dasra Philanthropy Week sees launch of new collaborative
Held between 27 February – 4 March 2017, the 8th Dasra Philanthropy Week (DPW) brought together over 400 leading development practitioners, experienced philanthropists and dynamic social entrepreneurs to exchange ideas, debate issues and spark collaborations …
China Charity Law promotes greater information disclosure
The social impact of the philanthropy sector in China has grown considerably in the past 10 years, with the number of foundations rising to over 5,000. Today, 90 per cent of foundations publish their annual …
What is the state of civic space in your country?
CIVICUS has developed a new tool to monitor fundamental freedoms in all UN member states. It shows some alarming trends. Across the world, fundamental civic freedoms are being undermined and abused. In Hungary, the ruling …
