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‘For the youth by the youth’: Young grantmakers reflect on their participatory grantmaking
Last year, the nine of us served as youth grantmakers for a youth-led fund called the Spark Fund. We had the unique experience of designing the grantmaking process and delivering financial support to youth-led and …
In Asia, evaluating business as a force for good
A key theme of the first Asia Philanthropy Congress was the role the private sector can play in creating sustainable and inclusive societies ‘We (in Asia) need to triple our efforts. We don’t have much …
Disrupt yourself! The path to a new era of Asian philanthropy
Asian philanthropy needs to make a quantum leap to fulfil its potential to create major social change Since I started Asia Philanthropy Circle (APC) eight years ago, I have been asked many times, what is …
The blooming of Czech giving
The post-communist Czech Republic wanted to develop a philanthropy sector – but first had to reinvent the idea of philanthropy I was fortunate to have Peter Hero, president of Silicon Valley Community Foundation, as my …
E, S… oh, and G, too: the confusion of ESG
ESG is increasingly acknowledged as a must-have pursuit for philanthropic organisations, but its meaning and implementation remains a source of confusion Market Business News calls ESG ‘the three key factors when measuring the sustainability and …
From inside out
Transforming philanthropy means transforming the institutions that practice it. What does this mean for their attitudes and their day-to-day work? Philanthropy needs to change – this seems to be the common denominator in current debates …
Community Philanthropy: From race equality to racial justice
The pandemic was a difficult time but let’s not go back to the way things were before For many, 2020 and 2021 were years to forget. But amid all the turmoil, confusion and hand sanitising, …
The Nordic way
The prosperity and support of the Nordic welfare states leave its philanthropic foundations free to explore projects beyond the role of the public sector. Here’s how they’ve used that opportunity to advance on ESG It’s …
Intersectional work in West Africa needs intersectional funding to match
Most funders have a niche – any website of public and private philanthropies alike will highlight the region, issue, or criteria that its philanthropy works on. But the issues facing many of us today are …
The Pakistan floods: Now is the time to act
Flooding in Pakistan has wrought havoc on an already struggling country and its people. If the world fails to help, it will get even worse. The recent floods in Pakistan have caused catastrophic loss of …
