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Time to ‘Talk the Walk’ on DEI in Asia
The Asia Philanthropy Congress 2023, held in Tokyo and Kyoto this month, marked its second year as a platform dedicated to fostering cross-sectoral collaboration to address social issues in the region. Organized by the Nippon …
Gaza latest: UNRWA on the brink
The UN’s largest agency in Gaza is becoming increasingly “desperate” with humanitarian needs “increasing by the hour”. Its biggest donors, including UK, US and Germany have all suspended funds, as well as Japan and Austria. …
The Economist’s philanthrocapitalism is still the predominant narrative
Earlier this month, the publication which spawned and celebrated the birth of philanthrocapitalism in the heady days of 2006 has just renounced it eighteen years later. What took them so long? The crossing of the …
Gates Foundation CEO: Just 0.5% of world billionaires’ wealth prevents 7 million deaths
Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman has urged the world’s richest to give up more of their wealth to fight poverty, inequality and disease. Just an extra 0.5 per cent of billionaire giving could prevent 7 …
Google grants $4 million to fight misinformation in India
Google has awarded a $4 million grant to the CyberPeace Foundation to help tackle misinformation in India. The grant will help establish an online resources centre, aiming to reach up to 40 million people. The centre will …
Power does not shift easily
The call to shift power and change how INGOs operate is at least a generation old. Yet little progress has been made. There will be many reasons for this but perhaps the simplest explanation is …
The road from Bogota is an uphill climb
The International Emerald Museum of Columbia sits on the top floor of a tower block in central Bogota. Access to the museum involves more than just buying a ticket. Before entering the ground lobby a …
World Economic Forum seeks $1 billion from corporate giving for climate
A new philanthropic initiative by the World Economic Forum (WEF) aims to nudge corporate foundations towards climate philanthropy by giving at least $1 billion by 2030. It is part of a wider push to …
Chernor Bah on what ‘shifting the power’ means in Sierra Leone
Although he was unable to attend the Shift the Power conference in Bogota in December, Sierra Leonian Minister, Chernor Bah, made the time to speak with Alliance to discuss how to make the movement more …
Co-creating the Nordic future?
In light of the intersecting crises that we face, there has never been a greater need to co-create agendas and work in partnership. How can philanthropy engage with policymakers in addressing climate change, growing social …
