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Axelle Davezac
Time for some quotas
Since they work for business boards, would they be an opportunity for European foundations too? Should a time-limited quota be introduced in relation to gender diversity on foundations’ boards? When Alliance magazine’s editors asked us …
Reflections on strengthening the potential of European philanthropy
After two years of the global pandemic, this spring finally saw the opening of spaces again to meet with colleagues across philanthropy, civil society and academia. Against this backdrop, the European Academy of Strategic Philanthropy …
Notre-Dame fire ignites debates on philanthropy
Almost as great as the outpouring to restore the cathedral of Notre-Dame has been the flood of controversy it has unleashed On 15 April this year, a major fire broke out in Notre-Dame cathedral in …
Five challenges for French philanthropy
Another exciting year is coming to an end. In France, foundations have continued to develop fast, to professionalize and to experiment new forms of interventions for the public good. As the largest philanthropic network in …