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Elika Roohi
First philanthropic report from a Chinese climate nonprofit presented at COP29
China has a growing role in global climate philanthropy – that is the message put forward by the China Environmental Grantmakers Alliance in its most recent impact report, launched at COP29 in Baku this week. …
Arab philanthropy commits to climate
Arab philanthropy has pledged to take action on climate injustice by signing the Arab Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change (APCCC), which launched today at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Commitment was launched by the Arab …
It’s the finance COP. What will philanthropy do?
Amidst global conflict and political uncertainty, COP29 begins on Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan. This year’s summit is being called ‘the finance COP’, where agreeing a new climate finance goal is top of the agenda. This …
COF’s Kathleen Enright on political turmoil and the philanthropic future of America
It’s increasingly common for billionaires to be at the centre of the political conversation about what they choose to do with their money. But in the US, during this particularly charged campaign, critiques of the …
Donors of Color Network’s Isabelle Leighton on why storytelling is key to justice
Philanthropy always sounds like someone else: that’s the title of a report the Donors of Color Network put out last year, but it’s also a rallying cry for the organisation that convenes funders and networks …
We will never take our readers’ trust for granted
At the start of this year, Alliance magazine announced plans to conduct its first Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) audit. Our stated aim has been ‘to better understand how to further our mission to provide …
Interview: Cecilia Conrad on working with MacKenzie Scott and the Lever For Change model
MacKenzie Scott has given away over $14 billion to some 1,600 nonprofits since 2019 – a pace of funding unlike any had seen in modern billionaire philanthropy. Up until recently, the process for getting a …
Lankelly Chase announces plans redistribute assets, close in five years
After 60 years, Lankelly Chase has announced today that it plans to redistribute all its assets and close within a five-year timeframe. The decision was made acknowledging the roots of their capital in colonialism, as …
IEFG 2023: Getting into systems change
Some 100 representatives of education funders gathered in Edinburgh last month to dissect philanthropy’s latest buzzword: systems change. The 2023 International Education Funders Group conference, held at the University of Edinburgh campus from 22-24 May, …
Education conversations in Edinburgh: Catching up with IEFG’s Jo Kelcey and Laura Savage
At the end of their first gathering of members since 2019, I had the chance to sit down with International Education Funders Groups Director Laura Savage, as well as outgoing Director of Programmes Jo Kelcey. …
