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Climate philanthropy – the tyranny of the 2 per cent
Two per cent. This is the estimated share of philanthropic dollars allocated to climate-related issues. In the run-up to the Paris climate conference, the 2 per cent figure acted as a rallying cry to get …
Alliance Breakfast Club – What’s next for climate philanthropy?
Alliance’s summer edition looks at climate philanthropy after the Paris Agreement. This month’s Alliance Breakfast Club, held in association with the Oak Foundation, brought together foundation professionals, academics and NGO’s to discuss the Paris agreement …
Internationally engaged foundations: coping with the disabling environment
As readers of Alliance will be aware (see especially the September 2015 edition), over the past several years, internationally engaged foundations have faced unprecedented challenges from governments around the world. This is just one element …
Coverage of the 27th EFC Conference: Imagining and investing in our future
Alliance magazine is proud to have been a media partner at this year’s European Foundation Centre conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands. We provided coverage of the event from: Jen Bokoff, Foundation Center Valia Fragkou, TIMA Foundation …
British foundations and the European Union referendum
On 23 June 2016, the UK holds a referendum on whether to remain in or leave the European Union (EU). The question has split opinion with an average of the latest polls by Opinium, ICM …
Closing space for philanthropy: survey findings
Since 2012 more than 100 laws have been enacted by governments around the globe to restrict registration, operations and funding flows from and to non-profit organisations. Though the type and severity of restrictions vary, the …
Oops: we made the non-profit impact revolution go wrong
The non-profit ‘impact revolution’– over a decade’s work to increase the impact of non-profits – has gone in the wrong direction. As veterans and cheerleaders of the revolution, we are both part of that. Here …
Permissive or restrictive? A mixed picture for philanthropy in China
This is a difficult time for philanthropy and civil society in China. Since Xi Jinping became General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in November 2012, China has cracked down on feminist, labour and political …
International grantmaking made easier for US foundations
Civil society organizations around the world often face obstacles to receiving cross-border funding. These have grown in recent years in part as a result of a disturbing trend whereby some governments are increasingly restricting the …
Barnett Baron: an appreciation
Dr Barnett Baron, a long-time member of Alliance’s editorial board and for decades a pivotal figure in the development of and support for philanthropy and civil society in Asia, passed away on 8 December 2015. …
