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Climate change education: Learning to act
‘It would have been extremely helpful if we had been taught a bit more about what’s happening around us as an aftermath of climate change at school. You are very often left alone when it …
Endowment building in the Arab region: Revamping an old institution
It’s well known that Arab philanthropy is inspired by the region’s religious and spiritual traditions. Rooted in local societies, Christian and Islamic charity have adopted various ad hoc mechanisms and institutional forms for giving, depending …
The struggle for abortion justice and decolonisation of our bodies
The struggle for reproductive justice has been at the forefront of much activism recently – especially in the year after the U.S. Supreme Court decision restricted abortion rights in America. Yet this struggle is not …
A pan-African and feminist transformation
A gathering in Naivasha, Kenya, may prove a landmark for African philanthropy The world is shifting in worrying ways that demand radically different actions to counter them. But it is also shifting in inspiring ways, …
Philanthropy? Sorry – humans only
The traditional anthropocentric paradigm of philanthropy is impeding support for environmental and animal welfare causes Years ago, I stood on Montreal’s famous Sainte-Catherine street holding a petition pad in one hand and a donation pad …
Going the last mile of giving
Giving money is one thing, getting it to where it needs to go is another. That’s where philanthropy depends on banking infrastructure In much of the world, it feels like payments reach their intended recipient …
Inside the house: Alliance reader survey reveals how philanthropy is preparing itself for climate change
As part of our ClimatePhilanthropy2030 project, Alliance wanted to know whether foundations were leading by example on climate action by finding out what’s happening inside the house. So we surveyed our readers to ask: how are your organisations making …
Bitcoin and beyond: Cryptocurrency’s impact on philanthropy
The newest of new vehicles, crypto donations are making headway. Crypto philanthropy’s ‘big bang’ event came in 2017, when an anonymous philanthropist set up the Pineapple Fund to distribute Bitcoin grants worth a total of …
Modernizing philanthropy for the 21st century
We live in a changing world, one marked by a cascade of seemingly intractable challenges – and ever-increasing new challenges coming in different forms. From climate change to economic inequality to the threat of global …
Artificial intelligence is coming for philanthropy
You probably feel like you have heard a lot recently about artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT – the powerful chatbot from OpenAI that has gained 100 million users since its launch in November 2022, and which …
