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Educational relief fund launches in support of Palestinian students
An education relief fund for Palestinian students has been launched by the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation (AGF), an Emirati philanthropic organisation. The fund will provide grants to cover tuition fees, living expenses, and other …
What Funders misunderstand most about funding social change innovation
The last decade has seen a raft of big new ideas about innovating financing models for social enterprises. Philanthropic organisations and program investors have been overwhelmed with gurus promising smart new thinking about how to …
Arts funding post-Covid is on life support
Watching Sir Captain Tom walk his garden during Covid, I recall thinking to myself – I know when we started fundraising for culture, but when did we start fundraising for the NHS? As charities play …
Reflections from post-Bogota experience: Continuing the dance of the revolution
Happiness and excitement were my two emotions when I first stepped into the Ágora Bogota International Convention Center in December 2023. They were the same feelings I had when I joined a group of activists …
Breaking the stigma: embracing disability in human rights defense
After a world war with devastating consequences and loss of human life seventy-five years ago, governments declared that human rights belong to everyone. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) affirmed hope and humanity, and …
UN refugee agency and AVPN explore innovative finance
UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency, has teamed up with social investor AVPN to explore innovative financial models to help strengthen support for forcibly displaced people in Asia and the Pacific. The two organisations within …
Closing the gender gap through strategic philanthropy
Throughout UK history, affirmative action has been fundamental in advancing gender equality, with our government, communities, and numerous independent organisations each contributing to this cause—a fact deserving of recognition and celebration. Yet, today, government commitment, …
Middle East next gen move on from traditional giving
Young philanthropists in the Middle East are showing appetite for a more hands-on approach, a greater emphasis on transparency and accountability and a move away from traditional family foundations, to focus more on individualised giving. …
Biodiversity conservation a top philanthropic priority in China
Biodiversity conservation is a top priority of environmental philanthropic funding in China, according to China’s largest environmental grant-making foundation. Findings by the Society of Entrepreneurs and Ecology (SEE) Foundation show that $270 million was …
Philanthropic collaboratives can fuel greater social impact in India
India is ranked just 112 out of 166 countries in terms of progress against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With the 2030 deadline looming, social sector actors are working hard to tackle chronic …