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Diversity a challenge for UK foundations, according to research
Diversity remains a challenge for British foundations, according to the second assessment made by Foundation Practice Rating. The Rating assessed 100 foundations this year, giving organisations a letter grade on accountability, transparency, and diversity. No …
Crises happen, get ready
How should we prepare for crisis? To mark the publication of our special feature in the December 2022 issue, Alliance hosted a digital event on crisis, reaction and resilience ‘What are your insights on effective …
Global Updates
This is our round-up of philanthropy news around the world featured in the March 2023 issue of Alliance: Arab Region Research highlights shortfall in HNWI succession plans Strategic giving prospers in Saudi Arabia Alliance regional …
Reimagining Pan-African and Feminist Philanthropies: Envisioning abundance
Genuine shifts of power within philanthropy can and will happen if the field reflects the diversities of the societies in which it operates, as well as the people and communities it serves. A crucial part …
Pan-African and feminist: the movement set to sweep philanthropy off its feet
At a remarkable gathering in Lake Naivasha, Kenya, 100 African feminists, women’s funds and philanthropists gathered last month for an Indaba. Two hours’ drive from the capital Nairobi, the Indaba – a Zulu term for …
Sarah Mukasa on African philanthropy and why trust matters
I was lucky enough to catch up with Sarah Mukasa, Division Director, Women’s Rights at Open Society-Africa, in Entebbe, Uganda, after her plenary session ‘Strengthening an Infrastructure for African Philanthropy’ at the most recent African …
Reimagining Pan-African and feminist philanthropies: A vision for abundance
I was excited when the Urgent Action Fund and Trust Africa invited me to be part of a panel to anchor a conversation on this topic at a recent Indaba in Naivasha. My excitement was …
This Black history month, give where it counts
Dollars go further when you support women’s funds that invest in Black communities. The recent open letter to philanthropy by the Black Feminist Fund, co-signed by several other major foundations, highlighted the urgency for greater …
Major funders call for increased support for Black Feminists
Philanthropy doesn’t invest enough in Black feminist social movements – and the need to increase funding to these organisations is urgent, reads an open letter from the Black Feminist Fund, signed by major funders including …
Power and knowledge hierarchies in philanthropy, activism and beyond
Black, feminist, lesbian, Audre Lorde once famously wrote; ‘The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house’. As was discussed at the ‘Philanthropy Party’, a two-day interactive conference hosted by the UK Funders Collective, …
