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Luminate awards Media Legal Defence Initiative $1.25 million to protect press freedom
Global philanthropic organisation Luminate today announced funding of $1.25 million to the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI), as part of its efforts to support independent media around the world and strengthen press freedom. MLDI provides …
Harnessing momentum to achieve progress for children & adolescents affected by HIV
In a small town in Nigeria, 18-year-old Oluleye — Leye for short — is an orphan supporting her family through sex work. Often, she does not have condoms and, upon discovering she’s pregnant, she fears …
Shifting the power: when it comes to women’s rights it’s not (just) what you fund, it’s how and who you fund
Against a backdrop of growing global threats to women’s rights, we are also witnessing a profound moment for progress. Women and girls are rising up, leading movements, and creating transformational change in their communities and …
Founders commit further $16 million to Freedom Fund
The Freedom Fund announced the Fund’s three founders – Minderoo Foundation’s Walk Free initiative, Legatum Foundation and Humanity United – have recommitted a total of $16.2 million to the Freedom Fund’s anti-slavery work. Walk Free, …
Peace building is lowest priority for social change funders according to major new survey
The early results from a survey called ‘Philanthropy for a safe, healthy and just world’ have been published in the latest issue of Alliance magazine revealing that conflict-transformation and peace building is bottom of the list …
With peoples’ protests mounting, why are philanthropists lagging behind on climate change?
A groundswell of community-owned solutions requires investment. People are taking to the streets on climate change around the globe, tired of inaction by public officials and risking arrest to intentionally cause disruption. It’s time to …
Global Updates
This is our round-up of philanthropy news around the world featured in the June 2019 issue of Alliance: The Americas Kresge first foundation to sign diversity pledge Are charities ready for the future of giving? RPA …
Peace philanthropy has failed the people of Gaza
A decade ago, I visited the Gaza Strip. It was a few months after the end of Operation Cast Lead, Israel’s military attempt to contain the Palestinian group Hamas. Few private foundations had travelled to …
Constructive critiques are to be embraced
I applaud the focus on Rob Reich’s structural critique of philanthropy in your last issue (Alliance, March 2019). Your editorial also mentions another high profile recent critique –Anand Giridharadas’s Winners Take All, which was reviewed …
Should philanthropy rock the boat? Not so fast!
I generally agree with Julian Corner’s article on the relationship between systems change and philanthropy (Alliance, March 2019). Philanthropy is indeed in a unique position to support changing the system by virtue of its independence, …
