Author Archive:
Keiran Goddard
Foundations and trade unions: a plea to philanthropy
Let’s start with a plain statement: the systems, orthodoxies and assumptions of neoliberal capitalism have failed. Arguably, this has been clear for decades to those who cared enough to look. But at this point, even …
Foundations and labour: can the knot be unpicked?
A couple of times every year, the philanthropy sector in the U.K. has the same argument with itself. A comforting ritual of self-flagellation. And it goes something like this: ‘The existence of [insert political event/culture …
Foundations and trade unions: The time is right for greater collaboration
New research confirms that there is little formalised trade union presence within foundation governance structures, despite so many shared areas of interest. But as foundations begin to think more about advocacy, movement-building, and the future …
Minimum spend debate should be rooted in evidence not emotion
In the last issue of Alliance Jake Hayman made a strident case in favour of a minimum payout percentage for UK foundations. There is much to admire about Jake’s wish to derive maximum social benefit …
Countering the demagogues
From the shock of Brexit in the UK to the surprise election of President Trump in the US and the ensuing massive global mobilization of women’s marches in early 2017, populist movements are achieving unexpected …
Art as benefactor
( Session : the art of philanthropy: new paradigms for social change) Too often it seems that discussions about art funding begin from a somewhat flawed premise; namely that there is a fundamental opposition between …