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WINGSForum 2023: Transform philanthropy to transform the world

Alliance magazine 26 October 2023

From October 3-5, 2023, more than 350 attendees from over 50 countries gathered in Nairobi, Kenya for the 7th edition of WINGSForum, this year co-hosted with the African Philanthropy Network (APN). WINGSForum brought together philanthropy …

Tyrone McKinley Freeman on the first Black female millionaire and philanthropist

Charlotte Kilpatrick 24 October 2023

Charlotte Kilpatrick, digital editor at Alliance, had the opportunity recently to catch up Tyrone McKinley Freeman, the newly appointed Glenn Family Chair in Philanthropy at the Indiana University Lily School of Philanthropy. His work has …

Encountering discomfort at the Arab Foundations Forum

Kit Muirhead 12 October 2023

It is said that philanthropy evolved from the Arab region. The practice of ‘Waqf’, under Sharia Law, for example, has existed for centuries, supporting social justice in education, healthcare, and beyond. The Arab Foundations Forum …

Donors of Color Network’s Isabelle Leighton on why storytelling is key to justice

Elika Roohi 10 October 2023

Philanthropy always sounds like someone else: that’s the title of a report the Donors of Color Network put out last year, but it’s also a rallying cry for the organisation that convenes funders and networks …

Time for funders to step up and resource Indigenous communities

Prachi Patankar and Juliana Vélez Uribe 9 October 2023

Vibrant Indigenous-led movements offer solutions to many of the world’s most pressing problems, yet these movements remain dramatically underfunded. Indigenous communities represent some 6.2 percent of the world’s population, but they receive less than one …

Rewriting the narrative: The problem with problem-framing

Chilande-Kuloba Warria 27 September 2023

Born near the slopes of Mount Elgon in Western Kenya, my upbringing was rich with stories that served as the lifeblood of our community. However, too often when it came to the tales told by …

Alliance magazine announces new submissions guidelines following diversity report 

Shafi Musaddique 26 September 2023

Alliance magazine has announced new measures to address gaps highlighted by a new audit looking at equity, diversity and inclusion across the publication.  This includes improving the transparency of editorial decision-making, with the inclusion of …

We will never take our readers’ trust for granted

Charles Keidan and Elika Roohi 26 September 2023

At the start of this year, Alliance magazine announced plans to conduct its first Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) audit. Our stated aim has been ‘to better understand how to further our mission to provide …

How use of a ‘Ripple Effects Framework‘ can be used for property purchases

Ise Bosch 12 September 2023

Civic spaces for marginalised communities keep shrinking. From LGBTQIA* free zones in Poland to Uganda’s anti-LGBTQIA* laws and Florida’s “don’t say gay” legislation, the global landscape of anti-human rights and anti-gender developments become increasingly concerning. …

How to build women leadership in civil society

Adele Manuel 5 September 2023

This year, we topped the FAIR SHARE Index for Women Leadership with 77 percent of leadership positions held by women. This is a proportionate representation of CIVICUS workforce which is also 77 percent women. As …