Civil society, nonprofits & NGOs

Philanthropy’s involvement in bolstering civil society is growing.  Nine new grants, at a total of £2 million, have been announced by the UK-based Paul Hamlyn Foundation as it aims to make civil society more equitable …

Few would disagree that the loss of almost 30,000 Palestinian lives in Gaza (at the time of writing) and the massacre of 1,200 people in Israel on 7 October 2023 are moral failings of huge …

Systemic change requires feminine leadership The systemic crises facing humanity and all living beings mean that we have to radically change how we operate. Although many of us agree with the well-known saying, ‘We cannot …

Kataly Foundation’s experience suggests that leadership is less about being visible than in bringing visibility to others Civil rights movement leader Ella Baker once said: ‘Strong people don’t need a strong leader.’ It’s a quote …

Lived-experience leaders can bring great benefits to both funders and communities – but it shouldn’t be at their cost At the heart of lived experience in philanthropy is power. Platforming, engaging with and prioritising lived …

The systems that sustain us have always been complex. So why are our responses to them not? Philanthropy needs to lead on this realisation We are in a crisis: the climate is changing rapidly and …

Rethinking leadership principles and strategies can help foundations find a way forward in a changing environment. But leadership is not always about leaders As the Covid-19 pandemic reached Switzerland, prompting a nationwide lockdown, certain foundations …

  As the trust-based philanthropy wave is washing over the sector once again, concerns over its ability to prove impact, facilitate learning, and evaluate previous approaches are bubbling up. As a philanthropy professional with over …

Reviewed by Michael Seberich, managing director, Wider Sense ‘The philanthropic sector has grown over the last 10 years in Australia, but nowhere near the growth of wealth creation,’ says Peter Winneke, who believes that especially …

A court has ruled that Oxford University put staff on sham contracts; so why should philanthropists donate to the university until it gets its house in order? It was once observed that our world’s leading universities – …