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How to fund in the Global South with high impact
Back in 2001, labor rights activist Zehra Khan began informally organizing a group of home-based women garment workers, in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Mama Cash—the world’s first international women’s fund—supported this grassroots movement from …
Supporting our sanity: The crucial role of philanthropy in artists’ lives
Putting forward an argument about the precarious nature of being an artist is tricky because when we think of artists and creativity, the mental picture is usually: glamour, fame, accolades, and, dare I say, wealth? …
KoneKtor – Philanthropy East Forum to be held in Prague, Czechia
The 2024 edition of the KoneKtor – Philanthropy East Forum, formerly Grantmakers East Forum, titled “Dialogue, Democracy and Diversity” will be hosted by Porticus in Prague, Czechia, from the 23rd to 25th of September. “In …
Georgia’s foreign influence law targets human rights activists. Here’s how funders can take action
Earlier this month, the controversial Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, which severely restricts civil society in the country, went into effect in Georgia. The law, similar to legislation in Russia that has been used …
Philanthropy in the Global South is coming of age. Can it fulfil its potential?
Philanthropy across the ‘Global South’ – an elusive shorthand for developing economy countries and regions – is booming. New ‘south-south’ partnerships are being forged, new academic centres are research and teaching about philanthropy in ‘emerging …
Canva co-founders named as Australia’s second most giving philanthropists
The billionaire co-founders of graphic design tech company Canva have been named as the second most giving philanthropists in Australia. Husband and wife Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht, both in their late 30s, along with …
JRF’s Next Frontiers Conference
Next Frontiers: Stewarding Wealth for People & Planet, is the third year of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s funding, philanthropy and investment conference – paying attention to the whole wealth and finance ecology. This year, much …
Cross border European media fund launches to ‘serve the common good’
A groundbreaking new cross border European media fund has been launched in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in a bid to create a sustainable journalism industry and ‘serve the common good’. The Media Forward Fund, which …
Democracy in France depends on restoring a free press
The situation of the press in France is an example of the wider media crisis across Europe. France may have narrowly avoided a far-right government – for now – but the task of mobilising funds …
Philanthropy and the problem of the Outer Commons
As I look around at the lack of political consensus on what to do about poverty, public health or climate, and as I listen to the arguments and debates in the media, I do wonder …
