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Women are leading a new wave of philanthropy across Latin America
We’re in a very critical moment in our region’s history. Women feel, more than ever before, motivated to share their stories about the role of philanthropy in activism, which has been difficult to talk about. …
#NextPhilanthropy webinar highlights
A new webinar series by WINGS is discussing some of the key issues from The Global Landscape of Philanthropy report, one year after it was launched. The report compiles a comprehensive picture of current trends …
South African youth: politically engaged, socially minded and ready to lead us to a better future
‘Young people don’t care. They’re more interested in Instagram than making the world a better place. They’re heads down into their iPhones, disengaged, apathetic, just not bothered.’ I have heard this sort of false argument …
IOTA Foundation – the hybrid foundation
The IOTA Foundation is the first foundation whose capital consists entirely of a crypto-currency. Dominik Schiener, one of the founders, explains in an interview with the Association of German Foundations how to improve our digital …
African philanthropy for Africa is the future
There has been large amounts of charity, donations, and philanthropy going to and from Africa post-colonial era for decades. Those that have gone to Africa were via corporations, foundations, institutions, etc. Those that have come …
Alliance joins as contributor partner to #NextPhilanthropy
Alliance magazine along wih AVPA, AVPN, DAFNE, EVPA and WINGS has joined as initial contributing partners to #NextPhilanthropy – a new, distributed information resource of condensed data, trends, analysis on what is or may be next in philanthropy. #NextPhilanthropy was …
The Future of Philanthropy part three: a growing philanthropic oligarchy
In terms of creating more philanthropic impact, two cross-cutting ideas surfaced repeatedly in the Future of Philanthropy report – digital technology and long term collaborations. The first was viewed as the critical underpinning that will …
The Future of Philanthropy part two: The rise in south-south and faith-based giving
In part one of my blog series on the Future of Philanthropy report I discussed the three interconnected drivers of change identified that will shape the evolution of philanthropy over the next decade. However, the programme …
The Future of Philanthropy part one: Power, Knowledge and Trust
No one can predict the future, but we can all become better informed about it. Doing so enables us to make more informed decisions and place better innovation bets. To assist with this, Future Agenda …
Infrastructure 2.0: The Future of Philanthropic Impact
In “Towards Infrastructure 2.0: An Ecosystem Approach,” Barry Knight has written a vitally important paper that illuminates one of the most important challenges facing philanthropy today – its lethargy in coming to the realization that …