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A new Rosetta Stone
Do you know what it says on the Rosetta Stone? I only found out after I started my tax justice advocacy work. A tax expert told me that its text is, among a lot of …
Philanthropists: support tax justice!
Moving beyond the either/or debate of philanthropy and taxation, philanthropists have a role to play in securing fair taxation In 2019, historian and author Rutger Bregman caused a stir at the Davos World Economic Forum. …
Counterpoint: Tax incentives for giving work for all of us
Why debates about fair taxation and tax incentives in philanthropy are separate issues Taxing the rich feels right. Fifteen years ago, I would have agreed, especially with the prospect of additional billions to help the …
A new momentum for single market philanthropy
It starts with solidarity In Europe, philanthropy is having ‘a moment’. A growing sense that problems shared across the continent – from Covid to war in Ukraine to the climate crisis – is driving a …
Interview with Latanya Mapp: ‘Stay in the game, even when you think you’ve won’
The new CEO of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on the importance of community, flexible-funding, and where philanthropy fell asleep. In the heart of Ghent, Belgium, is a hotel that looks like a church. Among portraits of …
Funders need to face growing crisis in youth mental health services
The number of young people seeking support for mental health problems has increased rapidly. There’s been a 30 percent rise between April 2021 and January 2024. There’s debate about why: social media, the impact of …
Far right ‘occupies more space and power’, warns Open Society’s Roma Foundation
A philanthropic fightback is needed as Europe’s far right ‘occupies more space and power’ than ever before, warns Open Society Foundations newly established Roma Foundation. Speaking to Alliance magazine, head of the Roma Foundation Zeljko …
