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Open Society Foundations announces new president amid continued overhaul

Shafi Musaddique 19 March 2024

The Open Society Foundations (OSF), founded by George Soros in 1979 with the goal of boosting human rights and democratic institutions globally, has announced Binaifer Nowrojee as its new president. The appointment breaks with the …


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Trauma-Informed Philanthropy for Violence Prevention 

Averi Jones 18 March 2024

With today’s knowledge of the importance of providing trauma-informed care to our program participants, why are we not enforcing these same standards in our fundraising practices? When we are working with individuals who have survived …


More funding is needed for the just transition to sustainable buildings

Liz McKeon and Amol Mehra 15 March 2024

Buildings are the world’s biggest asset class and contribute nearly 40 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activity. Yet less than 4 percent of climate philanthropic money goes to funding the transition …

Alliance submission guidelines now in multiple languages 

Alliance magazine 14 March 2024

Alliance magazine is updating its submission guidelines to include non-English languages. The move comes after Alliance introduced updated submission guidelines following recommendations in its 2023 EDI audit. From today, our submission guidelines are available in …

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Alliance magazine 14 March 2024

Audacious Philanthropy: How Innovation, Risk, and Partnership Led to Transformational Impact in Education

Amy McGoldrick 14 March 2024

Embracing innovation and partnership – and reshaping how we think about risk-enabled new, unconventional solutions to meet the needs of children and families in nearly impossible contexts. Ahlan Simsim’s funders were careful to ensure that …

Ramadan 2024: Islamic philanthropy surges to record high as UN delivers warning

Shafi Musaddique 12 March 2024

Islamic philanthropy raised a record $46 million for 2 million displaced people in 2023, according to a report released the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to mark the beginning of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month …

Funders need to see beyond carbon

Vishal Kumar and Marisha Thakur 11 March 2024

There were no alarm bells. It was an ordinary Friday for most people, but a special one for us at Waste Warriors, a non-profit organisation in the Indian Himalayan region. It was our 11th Foundation …

#IWD2024: Beyond feminist ‘buzzwords’

Kit Muirhead 8 March 2024

This International Women’s Day, Alliance is spotlighting the work of those fighting for gender equality and justice within philanthropy and beyond. Our coverage is guided by an intersectional feminist approach – one that recognises how …

What philanthropy can learn from Afrofuturism to end violence

Alexis Flanagan 8 March 2024

What other ways of knowing can philanthropy embrace to imagine our future? As we bear witness to the inhumanity of empire and grieve the reality of climate collapse, it is Black, Brown and Indigenous women …