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More funding is needed for the just transition to sustainable buildings

Liz McKeon and Amol Mehra 15 March 2024

Buildings are the world’s biggest asset class and contribute nearly 40 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activity. Yet less than 4 percent of climate philanthropic money goes to funding the transition …


Northern lights

Seeing the northern light at the Nordic Foundation Conference

Charlotte Kilpatrick 5 March 2024 For Subscribers

You can tell a lot about a place by visiting its airport. My trip to Norway last November was my first assignment abroad since I joined Alliance three months earlier. I was headed to Kristiansand …


The future foundations of giving in Australia

Krystian Seibert 5 March 2024 For Subscribers

A recent Productivity Commission inquiry report sets out draft proposals for reforming policies supporting Australian philanthropy. In February 2023, the Australian government commissioned the Productivity Commission to undertake a wide-ranging inquiry to identify and assess …

Leadership: Beyond theories of change to practices of change

Sufina Ahmad and Tendisai Chigwedere 5 March 2024

Theories of leadership are often framed by the business world in terms of individuals. We need to revise them. In fact, do we need a theory at all? 2024 is a crucial year for democracy, …

The power disruptor

Sufina Ahmad and Tendisai Chigwedere 5 March 2024 For Subscribers

Leaders and leadership styles not only set the tone for individual organisations and for the sector, they can revolutionise the very idea of what leadership should be. Saranel Benjamin and Happy Mwende Kinyili, the co-executive …

The times require new leadership

Ellen Dorsey 5 March 2024 For Subscribers

At this moment of crisis and possibility, philanthropy must change – and it will need leadership to do so We are on the cusp of one of those profound tectonic shifts in our global society and …

Hilton Foundation and USAid agree framework for local led development 

Shafi Musaddique 5 March 2024

The United States Agency for International Development, otherwise known as USAid, has signed an agreement with the Hilton Foundation in a government-foundation partnership.  Early childhood development, youth empowerment, disaster response and humanitarian assistance, safe water …

Half a billion dollar local journalism initiative expands across US

Shafi Musaddique 29 February 2024

A national coalition of funders investing over $500 million to boost local journalism in the US is expanding into 17 new regions and communities.  Mississippi, Wyoming and New Mexico are among US states joining the Press …

Twenty major foundations sign climate adaptation commitment

Shafi Musaddique 27 February 2024

Twenty major philanthropic funders have signed a call for action outlaying stronger commitments towards funding climate resilience and adaptation.   Among the signatories includes, but not limited to, the Aga Khan Foundation, Arab Foundations Forum, …

Localising philanthropy – what does it entail?

Arun Kumar and Ritesh Datta 26 February 2024

Localisation, shifting power and decolonisation are among the most talked about phrases in social development spaces today. If pursued earnestly, they have the potential to positively alter the impact of social development efforts globally. It …