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Interview: Rana Kotan, TUSEV
At the end of this year’s PEXforum in Madrid, it was announced that next year’s event will be held in Turkey. So it was an opportune moment for Charles Keidan to talk to Rana Kotan …
Home-grown giving in Africa and Asia
Attracting local donors can pay big dividends – more than just financial ones – and it’s not just about wealthy donors, either The Merti Integrated Development Programme is based in Isiolo, a town in northern …
How foundations can support civil society to anticipate and shape technology
In the first blog post of this series, I shared a film we made to engage UK foundations and philanthropists in the conversation about how civil society can be better equipped to anticipate and shape …
A new social contract between civil society and big tech: The UK foundation perspective
At the end of last year 30 UK foundations met to discuss their role in forging a new social contract between civil society and big tech, prompted by the film I shared in my previous …
What is the role of foundations and philanthropy in forging a new social contract between civil society and big tech?
There are so many ways that technology is changing our society, and really if we’re thinking about the future, I believe we’re faced with 4 huge and urgent challenges — the climate emergency, growing inequality, …
Civil spaces and democratic vitality is a knowledge issue
I’m very much concerned with developing a better knowledge of the not for profit sector’s contribution to democracy. Having heard about the European Foundation Centre Grantmakers East Forum’s (GEF) dynamism and authority on those topics, I …
Paul Hamlyn Foundation announce recipients of £1.2 million Backbone Fund
Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) has made grants totalling £1.2 million to six organisations in the latest round of the Backbone Fund. The recipients are: The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, Council for Wales …
European foundations commit $13 million to tackle planet and climate crisis
Four of Europe’s leading foundations tackling climate change have committed $13 million (€11.6 million) of funding to advance work to protect the ‘global commons’ – the areas and ecosystems of our planet on which we …
Alliance magazine, WINGS and CAF webinar on 10 years of the World Giving Index
Join Alliance magazine, WINGS and CAF for a free webinar discussing the use of data in fostering an enabling environment for philanthropic infrastructure. This webinar aims to address the relevance of data researching, analysis and …
Governments and big business can better support young people – and here’s how
Across the globe, voices from younger generations are leading on the defining issues of our age. Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg sparked widespread climate change protests in more than 100 countries, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has forced the …
