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Shafi Musaddique
Canva co-founders named as Australia’s second most giving philanthropists
The billionaire co-founders of graphic design tech company Canva have been named as the second most giving philanthropists in Australia. Husband and wife Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht, both in their late 30s, along with …
India warned it must achieve climate jobs transition differently to West
India must prioritise job creation through a climate lens in a way that is done differently to the West, according to a leading Indian social impact advisor. Rathish Balakrishnan, co-founder of Sattva, a social impact …
Cross border European media fund launches to ‘serve the common good’
A groundbreaking new cross border European media fund has been launched in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in a bid to create a sustainable journalism industry and ‘serve the common good’. The Media Forward Fund, which …
Multi billionaire Warren Buffett to cut ties with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – after his death
Warren Buffett, the world’s tenth richest person with a net worth of $129 billion, has changed the way his wealth will be handed down – and to whom. The Berkshire Hathaway chairman will no longer …
Ukraine in need of ‘non traditional’ funding as short-term philanthropy ‘exacerbates’ uncertainty
One of Germany’s biggest foundations has warned that Ukraine is in dire need of ‘non traditional’ funding models, with short-term philanthropy having ‘exacerbated’ Ukraine’s volatile situation and international funding drying up by the end of the …
Climate philanthropy ‘essential to bring us out of global crisis’, says former Ireland president
Ireland’s former president Mary Robinson has called on climate philanthropy to mimic Irish commitments and respond faster amid multiple global crisis. ‘Climate philanthropy has the opportunity to be nimble, to respond faster than others and …
Football’s past, present and future are dependent on philanthropy
Of the five billion people watching the European Championships this summer, the vast majority may not realise that they are, in fact, watching philanthropists on the pitch. Football and philanthropy have been inextricably linked since …
US court suspension of black women fund a ‘pushback against diversity’
A US appeals court’s decision to suspend a black-led fund is a warning signal that philanthropy faces a new pushback against diversity and inclusion, according to progressive groups. The Atlanta-based Fearless Fund has been taken …
Latin American Rockefeller fellowship to develop climate solutions
The first cohort of Latin American leaders offering solutions to the climate crisis from across have been selected, as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s ‘Big Bets Climate Fellows’ programme. The fellowship is dedicated towards …
Brazil’s local, Indigenous organisations face uphill battle for legal recognition
Brazil’s Indigenous-run, locally led organisations face an uphill battle for legal recognition. A report published by the Casa Fund, one of Brazil’s most preeminent grant makers with a focus on indigenous peoples, climate and social …
