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Learning lessons from The Foundry
What did we learn from our experience developing The Foundry – a new human rights and social justice centre which has just opened in London? One of the first things the founding organisations – Trust …
Frankly speaking: C&A Foundation tells it like it is
‘We take seriously our responsibility for our employees, customers and everyone who is part of our supply chain,’says the international fashion retailer C&A on its website. So says almost every other international company. But they …
More Feedback Would Improve Foundations’ Service to Society
This article is cross posted from the Chronicle of Philanthropy, with their permission> “We value your feedback as a customer of our services. Would you be willing to answer a few questions at the end …
Foundations urged to turn the tide on global warming while there’s still time
Time is running out for society on global warming. We have to speed up our response and the world’s philanthropists and foundations could make a crucial difference. This is the message of the largest and …
From welfare state to enabling state: what role for foundations?
Most of us have benefited enormously from the models of welfare state that emerged after 1945 and are much healthier, wealthier and better educated as a result. Even pre-2007 however, outcomes for a significant minority …
Hewlett Foundation launches new initiative to shore up US democracy
It is hard to look at events of the past few years without concluding that democracy in America is in trouble. Surveys routinely find that most Americans think poorly of the federal government and, in …
Council on Foundations conference 2014: foundations and the post-2015 development goals
One of the best-attended sessions at the Council on Foundations conference this week was on foundation involvement in the global development agenda for the period 2015-30. The standing room only crowd was urged by panellists …
A ‘Paris Declaration’ for private foundations working in global development?
The OECD and a number of private foundations have formulated a set of guidelines for philanthropic engagement in development. The exercise is praiseworthy, but the result so far is not. The principal challenge will be …
Foundations – a stitch in time saves nine or saving for a rainy day?
Foundations exist to provide funds and support to other organisations for a range of charitable purposes—that much is clear. On the face if it sounds like an easy job—giving away money—but behind the scenes foundations …
Just published: Jeremy Leggett calls on foundations to wake up to risk taking in the global energy system
‘The long-awaited fifth IPCC scientific assessment of climate change poses society with big questions, once again, about how to handle high-consequence but slow-burning risks.’ So writes Jeremy Leggett, chair of Carbon Tracker and founder and …
