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GDP growth is not the answer…
At the recent Global Inclusive Growth summit hosted by the Mastercard Centre for Inclusive Growth, we heard how gender inequality is bad for growth and leaves ‘trillions on the table instead of catapulting gross domestic …
USAID scrutinised by staff and developmental health workers over Gaza
The US Agency for International Development is under pressure from some of its staff who say the governmental organisation, who help fund and collaborate private philanthropies, has been unable to grasp the severity of the …
Elon Musk: An enemy of philanthropy
The billionaire’s philanthropy is corrosive to everything philanthropy should stand for For one of the world’s richest and most famous men, who exerts a magnetic forcefield of attention, it is remarkable that comparatively little has …
Bangladesh memories push Swarovski Foundation director to change power imbalance
Swarovski Foundation director Jakhya Rahman-Corey says there is a power imbalance between funders and grantees remains rife in philanthropy. ‘Unfortunately, there is a power imbalance between funders and organisations on the ground and to recognise …
Positive impact investments need clearer label
Impact investors have united to voice concerns about the European Union’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), saying the regulation doesn’t recognise the difference between positive impact investment and investments in sustainable practices. The SFDR was created …
Prioritizing Openness and Trust between Funders and Social Movements
Let’s start by recognizing that we have a responsibility to acknowledge and engage with how power shapes our organisations and the flow of financial resources to social movements. Yet, to discuss power we need to …
Cross-border philanthropy call as Myriad Europe launches
The bid to drive cross-border giving and break borders within philanthropy has received another boost. The Myriad Alliance, a global network of organizations that each provide cross-border grant services to donors, has announced a raft …
João Paulo Pacifico, Latin American millionaire: Tax me and the wealthy more
Latin America’s only millionaire on the Proud To Pay More manifesto has joined the increasing number of wealthy people calling on governments to increase taxes on assets held by the rich. Speaking to El Pais English, …
Alliance launches Inclusion Fund for non-English language writers
We want to open and broaden the philanthropy conversation. That means taking active steps to include, welcome and amplify previously excluded voices and making them more central to the philanthropy conversation. Following our external …
Alliance editor debates mandatory payouts on ‘What Donors Want’ podcast
Alliance Executive Editor, Charles Keidan, spoke with Rachel Stephenson Sheff and Emily Collins-Ellis of I.G. Advisors to debate whether mandatory minimum payout rates should be introduced for charitable foundations in the UK, on the latest …
