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25 years after … civil society in the Visegrad countries
From 1975, when the Declaration of Helsinki, following the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, was signed to ensure ‘respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of thought, conscience, religion or …
Disruption? Yes, please!
A little while ago, I attended an event with Simon Willis, CEO of the Young Foundation, on civil society and social change. I had just started my new position at the Maecenata Institute in Berlin, …
Establishing continuous communication for greater impact collectively
A few months ago, a group of small foundations, charities and other actors from German civil society gathered at a conference in Cologne to discuss one of the most important topics currently being talked over …
Multi-stakeholder rhythm & blues
Three weeks ago Germany’s Federal Ministry of Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth hosted a multi-stakeholder conference on ‘Advancement and diffusion of social innovations in Germany’. The conference brought together a diverse group of civil …
The number of foundations in Germany: still growing, but…
Growth seems to be one phenomenon the media still loves to report on. The German Association of Foundations publishes one of these amazing growth stories every year, and at the end of January it presented …
How do you teach philanthropy?
Philanthropy is a little bit like the Döberitzer Heide in the state of Brandenburg: wide and open. Donors often enter the field because they want to give back to society, or perhaps they are passionate …
Interview with Andreas Rickert
PHINEO, the German ‘NGO ratings agency’, was launched in 2010. It offers analysis of where best donors should grant their money in a hectic market of 550,000 NGOs in Germany. CEO of PHINEO Andreas Rickert …
Mission-related investing – encouraging news from Germany
The short story: Mission-related investing (MRI) has a much bigger potential than many foundation practitioners thought in the past. The other good news is that financial and legal experts have shown in a report that more …
Europe is a cause
This summer I had the chance to visit the Rockefeller Archive Center in Tarrytown, New York State. During that stay I was able to glance at some of the diaries that employees of the Rockefeller Foundation …
A day at the sea: do philanthropy and coral reefs have something in common?
When did you use the last time the words ‘network’, ‘partnership’ or ‘cooperation’ to describe impact in giving? Reading articles, blogs or just looking at the titles of current conferences in philanthropy or the wider …
