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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 …


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 …


Towards trust and transformation: Insights from PEX Forum 2024

Caroline Suozzi 21 February 2024

The spirited atmosphere at the PEX Forum 2024 in Rome, Italy had a unique energy that set the stage for thoughtful reflection, forward-looking discussions, and introspection alike.  Beyond the engaging panels highlighting emerging trends, networking …

The realities of social movement legitimacy and resourcing

Rachael Mwikali Mueni 13 February 2024 For Subscribers

Social movement especially with a feminist approach is the new sexy term in the funding and Civil Society Organisations (CSO) space. While this is a win for social justice activists, it coincides with the co-option …

UK charitable sector lags behind national workforce with ethnic minority hires 

Shafi Musaddique 8 February 2024

The UK’s charitable sector hires fewer people from ethnic minority backgrounds when compared to the national average across the UK workforce.  According to a new report published by the RACE Report campaign, a UK-wide data …

HIV drugmaker provides a case study in philanthropic whitewashing

Shafi Musaddique 6 February 2024 For Subscribers

In October Funders Concerned About AIDS, a philanthropic body that describes itself as one to take ‘bold actions and push philanthropy to respond to HIV and AIDS’, recognised Gilead as being the number one philanthropic …

Gates Foundation CEO: Just 0.5% of world billionaires’ wealth prevents 7 million deaths 

Shafi Musaddique 31 January 2024

Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman has urged the world’s richest to give up more of their wealth to fight poverty, inequality and disease. Just an extra 0.5 per cent of billionaire giving could prevent 7 …

Trust is the key to shifting the power

Soni Khanal 29 January 2024

I got an opportunity to attend the #ShiftThePower Summit held in Bogota, Colombia in December 2023. This blog highlights the most interesting experiences during and beyond the summit that helped me gain diverse perspectives, especially …

International philanthropy needs a strategy for human rights, well-being, justice, and peace

Pooja Singh 25 January 2024

Recently, I had the great privilege to attend Shift the Power Global Summit in Bogota Colombia as a travel grant recipient. As I sit in the comfort of home reflecting on the whirlwind experience of …

New philanthropy leaders ‘falling short on emotional intelligence and humility’, says Philanthrocapitalism author 

Shafi Musaddique 24 January 2024

Philanthropists entering the sector are falling short on “emotional intelligence and humility,” while avoiding “the sort of high stakes risktaking they would embrace routinely in business,” according to Matthew Bishop, co-author of ‘Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving …