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Bloomberg Philanthropies aims to shake up Israeli local government innovation
Bloomberg Philanthropies, the charitable arm of the former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, hosted a conference in Jaffa, Israel, in late June bringing together mayors and city leaders from across the country. The conference, …
Turning philanthropy inside out: The power of listening to community voices in Malawi
I often wonder if we were to construct a solutions enterprise to address global inequity and injustice, whether we would construct the nonprofit and civil society sectors as they are today. Would we bind giving …
Johnson Center conducts research into Mexico’s community and family philanthropy
Two chairs of the Johnson Center for Philanthropy have kickstarted a project exploring the intersections of community and family philanthropy in Mexico, in a bid to improve what they call the “relatively sparse” field of …
Senegal to host conferences dedicated to “new era” of African philanthropy
Senegal is set to host two philanthropy conferences. The 4th African Philanthropy Conference (2nd-4th August) and 2nd African Philanthropy Academic Conference (July 31 to August 1) are scheduled to take place in Dakar, Senegal’s …
The struggle for abortion justice and decolonisation of our bodies
The struggle for reproductive justice has been at the forefront of much activism recently – especially in the year after the U.S. Supreme Court decision restricted abortion rights in America. Yet this struggle is not …
Community foundations and SDG 16: Mobilisation during the war in Ukraine
24 February 2022 is a date history will remember as the start of another European war. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has captured our minds and hearts for over a year now. The war brings …
The stage was set but there were no chairs to sit on…
As delegates arrived for IEFG Together: All Systems Go!, a small sign invited us to take a chair from the stacks around the room and sit down. With uncomfortable sideways glances, we obliged, seating ourselves as …
Will is not enough for systems change
Reflections on the International Education Funders Group (IEFG) Annual Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, from a first-timer, Muza, and a long-timer, Faith. No question of will I arrived at my first IEFG conference full of will. …
Global updates
This is our round-up of philanthropy news around the world featured in the June 2023 issue of Alliance: Arab region Region rallies behind earthquake response UAE Ramadan giving raises $19m for meals Alliance regional representative …
A pan-African and feminist transformation
A gathering in Naivasha, Kenya, may prove a landmark for African philanthropy The world is shifting in worrying ways that demand radically different actions to counter them. But it is also shifting in inspiring ways, …
