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Funders commit half a billion dollars to reverse local journalism decline in US

Shafi Musaddique 15 September 2023

A group of 22 foundations and journalism groups has announced a five-year, $500 million commitment to boost local news reporting, reduce systematic inequalities within US journalism coverage and practice, and bolster trust in US institutions.  …

More power to youth: Doing climate philanthropy differently

Joshua Amponsem and Nathan Méténier 14 September 2023

Last month 16 young people from Montana sent shockwaves through the environmental and legal communities. A landmark legal decision affirmed that young people have an inherent right to a clean environment. It’s a judgment that …

Why bolstering institutional trust is essential for social impact

Roberto Chavarria Simpson and Conor Seyle 12 September 2023

A UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2021 report found that the percentage of people expressing confidence or trust in their countries peaked at 46 percent in 2006 and by 2019 had fallen to …

Africa Climate Summit: Energy group founded at COP26 calls for collaboration to address climate crisis 

Shafi Musaddique 5 September 2023

Ahead of the inaugural Africa Climate Summit taking place in Kenya, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), an organisation bringing together philanthropy, government, finance and technology, has called for increased investment and …

Blended finance initiative led by UBS Optimus Foundation attracts major backing

Shafi Musaddique 30 August 2023

A $100 million “blended finance” sustainable goals initiative described as a “one of the first of its kind” has attracted key backing. British International Investment, the development financial institution of the UK government, and the …

Which session at the Impact Minds: Standing Together 2023 Conference would you most like to read about?

Alliance magazine 8 August 2023

Hosted by Latimpacto in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the ‘Impact Minds: Standing Together 2023’ conference will facilitate connections between change-makers and leaders of the impact ecosystem, highlight new paradigm changes and thought models, and promote innovative …

AVPN announces global alliance bringing social impact networks in new collaboration

Shafi Musaddique 26 July 2023

Asia’s social impact network group AVPN has announced a new collaborative effort bringing together like-minded networks across Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa in a new collaboration called the Global Alliance of Impact Networks (GAIN). …

AVPN 2023: Empowering Asian Solutions for Global Challenges

Alliance magazine 20 July 2023

AVPN Global Conference 2023 brought together leaders from Asia and beyond, to collectively envision an impact future that is inclusive, equitable and sustainable. Importantly, this convening was an opportunity to build the trust between social …

Pakistani philanthropy hit hard amid deepening economic turmoil 

Shafi Musaddique 20 July 2023

Pakistan’s financial crisis, caused by a long delay in the $1.1 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund, is severely hitting its philanthropic sector. It could mean more cutbacks in charitable programmes already struggling.  The rupee’s massive devaluation and …

Global challenges, Asian Solutions

Andrew Milner 20 July 2023

Transformational collaboration, Asian leadership, empowered communities, urgent action: AVPN CEO Naina Batra offered these four rallying cries in her opening remarks of this year’s conference in Kuala Lumpur. These themes or some combination were to …