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Insights from HLPF 2019: Philanthropy & the SDGs
The role of philanthropic institutions in advancing the sustainable development agenda has been widely recognized by various stakeholders. Importantly, philanthropy’s value-add has been more and more perceived through its ability to advocate for collective action, …
Guiding family foundations for effective philanthropy
Along with their increasing wealth, many families who own business empires in Indonesia set up a foundation to carry out their philanthropic mission. In recent years, the second and third generations of some of the …
Corporate foundations on a journey from alienated to strategic impact partner
We know the statistics: if we want to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we still have a funding gap of a $ 2.5 trillion yearly. We urgently need to find resources to invest in …
Brave new world
One of the more contestable issues at the conference is the influence of the for-profit sector on the impact agenda. The Investing in Better Nutrition panel at the end of Day one openly canvassed corporate …
Harnessing momentum to achieve progress for children & adolescents affected by HIV
In a small town in Nigeria, 18-year-old Oluleye — Leye for short — is an orphan supporting her family through sex work. Often, she does not have condoms and, upon discovering she’s pregnant, she fears …
Jack Ma reappointed as United Nations SDG Advocate
Philanthropist and co-founder of the Alibaba group has been reappointed to the UN’s panel of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocates. Jack first joined the group of 17 Advocates in early 2016. He launched his own …
United Nations and philanthropy
The SDG Philanthropy Platform is helping to coordinate and strengthen the sector’s contribution to international peace-building ‘What gives philanthropy its attribute as a peacemaker is its aim to empower local communities and therefore facilitate a …
Interview: Vijay and Umayal Eswaran
When Vijay Eswaran founded the QI Group of Companies in the 1990s with a number of partners, one of its premises was that some of its profits should fund social initiatives. Later, and with QI grown …
Funding by individual philanthropists in India grows 21 per cent over past five years
Funding by individual philanthropists grew by 21 per cent between 2014 and 2018 according to a new report launched today by DASRA and Bain & Company. The India Philanthropy Report 2019 uncovers a continuous increase …
Prince Charles announces $100 million fund for empowering women in South Asia
The Prince of Wales announced the launch of a $100m Outcomes Fund for women and girls across South Asia and its ambition to raise this fund over the next five years. The fund will support …
