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The courage to take extraordinary action: The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative at the Symposium
I am the Executive Director of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, which awards an annual prizes of $1M USD to a humanitarian hero who has risked their own life to save and improve the lives of …
Philanthropy x Impact Investing 2.0
The 2023 Innovations in International Philanthropy Symposium convened a trailblazing group of individuals, diverse in many ways but united by a commitment to improve the wellbeing of communities around the world. It is rare, in …
An opportunity for philanthropists to have generational impact
The very first opening session at this year’s Innovations in International Philanthropy Symposium, hosted by the Network of Engaged International Donors and The Philanthropic Initiative, set the frame for the rest of the two-day session. …
The role of philanthropy?
The Innovations in International Philanthropy Symposium – held in the beautiful, if somewhat exclusive American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) – provided me room for reflection on changes underway in philanthropy. My own journey …
Taking action means effectively funding local communities and movements
Last week, attending the Innovations in International Philanthropy Symposium, I was heartened that ‘Taking Action Now’ was one of the core tracks. This was an especially welcome theme for the global consortium of regional feminist …
Philanthropy for the grassroots
Innovations in International Philanthropy Symposium by the Network of Engaged International Donors and The Philanthropic Initiative opened in a powerful way. Ilwad Elman from Elman Peace & Human Rights Centre in Somalia and Jamila Afghani …
A space for inspiration, not just innovation
Inspiration. That’s the ‘I’ word that jumps into my mind immediately even though it was not in the title of the Innovations in International Philanthropy Symposium, which took place in Cambridge, Massachusetts on September 7-8, …
