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Michael Seberich

Book review Michael Seberich 17 June 2024

Book review: Reimagining Philanthropy in the Global South

Reimagining Philanthropy in the Global South is a bit like the arrival of a letter you knew must be on its way, but took a long time to get there.  The editors have put together …

Book review Michael Seberich 15 June 2024

Book review: Reimagining Philanthropy in the Global South

Reimagining Philanthropy in the Global South is a bit like the arrival of a letter you knew must be on its way, but took a long time to get there.  The editors have put together …

Book review Michael Seberich 5 December 2023

Giving Now: Accelerating human rights for all

Reviewed by Michael Seberich, managing director, Wider Sense The basic idea of Patricia Illingworth’s book Giving Now shapes the conversation of modern philanthropy in the context of human rights. Observing that ‘human rights provide a …

Book review Michael Seberich 9 October 2023

Book Review: Philanthropy Back to the Drawing Board – Shaping a Future Agenda

The Cambridge Dictionary defines the phrase ‘back to the drawing board’, as ‘back to the beginning of a process to start it again, because it is not working’. Everybody should listen when one of the …

Book review Michael Seberich 9 October 2023

Philanthropy Back to the Drawing Board – Shaping a Future Agenda by Rien van Gendt

The Cambridge Dictionary defines the phrase ‘back to the drawing board’, as ‘back to the beginning of a process to start it again, because it is not working’. Everybody should listen when one of the …