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“Fundamental rights under attack” with US discrimination lawsuit
Progressive philanthropic groups the Council on Foundations and Independent Sector have described a US lawsuit, in which a foundation providing support to black women entrepreneurs is accused of being racially discriminatory by nature, as an …
Avila Kilmurray discusses how philanthropy can broker peace
Avila Kilmurray is the migration and peace building executive at the Social Change Initiative. Her work in peace building stretches back to 1975 when she was active in the community center and philanthropy in Northern …
12 things charities that centre ‘lived experience’ get right
The charity sector is waking up to the value of lived experience – the insights of people directly affected by an issue. There’s a growing recognition that involving people with lived experience in decision-making is …
Cardano Foundation teams up with Brazil state-owned oil giant for blockchain education
The Cardano Foundation has announced a partnership with Petrobras, Brazil’s state-owned oil company, to provide blockchain education and explore the use of the technology, that underpins cryptocurrency, in the energy sector. The non-profit foundation, based in …
Singapore relaxes rules for foundations to boost philanthropy
Singapore is loosening rules for private and community foundations, allowing them to go beyond the remit of giving grants. A new set of rules, called the Guidance on Regulation of Grantmakers, foundations will be …
2023 Ghana philanthropy conference pushes for wider social change
The 2023 Ghana philanthropy conference in Accra called for the inclusion of a framework to help promote philanthropy’s role in sustainable development within the West African nation. The two-day conference, taking place between November 21-22, …
How Asia’s billionaires can address urgent social and environmental needs
While Asia is home to nearly half of the world’s households living in poverty, it also has the fastest-growing concentration of wealthy families – and great potential to deploy philanthropic capital to create social and …
Philea’s European Manifesto calls for a ‘philanthropy single market’
Philanthropy Europe Association (also known as Philea) has called for the establishment of a single market for philanthropy that it says could unlock potential billions of euros worth of grants and incentives. Published in its …
Why it’s time to flip the knowledge hierarchy and disperse power.
Having spent most of my professional life in Perú’s non-profit sector, I have seen many behaviours and patterns that have prioritised and perpetuated the knowledge of power holders – mostly international donors – over community …
Refugee Leadership Needs to be at the Center of Crisis Response
There are more refugees in the world now than ever before in recorded history. They exhibit extraordinary resilience and resourcefulness in dealing with challenges most of us would fear to face. And yet the international …
