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To ensure education in Ukraine, provide flexible funding to grassroots groups

Ashani Ratnayake 22 February 2024

Russia’s ongoing war on Ukraine has had devastating impacts on children’s access to education. Many schools were unable to reopen for in-person classes this fall, and some students struggled to access online classes due to …


Community foundations and SDG 16: Mobilisation during the war in Ukraine

Stefan Cibian 30 June 2023

24 February 2022 is a date history will remember as the start of another European war. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has captured our minds and hearts for over a year now. The war brings …


Growth for Ukraine’s Zagoriy Foundation despite Russian invasion

Simon Hungin 18 March 2023

The Zagoriy Foundation annual report, published 1 March 2023, details the organisation’s work over the past year, including the support of 48 different organisations to the amount of $37.5 million, as well as receiving validation …

Foundations ‘stand resolutely’ with Ukraine, one year on from invasion

Alliance magazine 24 February 2023

A statement released today by Philea, the Philanthropy Europe Association, and signed by 12 European and American foundations asserts solidarity and support to the people of Ukraine, one year on from Russia’s invasion. The statement …

Girls and young feminist activists at the forefront against Russia’s war in Ukraine

Global Resilience Fund 24 February 2023

This article is part of a longer publication on the brutal impacts of Russia’s full-scale assault on Ukraine. It has been written by the Global Resilience Fund, a collaborative fund for girls and young feminists …

A dramatic change in Ukraine’s culture of giving: the impact of Russia’s invasion

Eugenia Mazurenko 5 October 2022

The culture of giving in Ukraine – the focus of Zagoriy Foundation – has changed dramatically since Russia’s full-scale invasion. The change in the amount, quality and speed of help was evident to the whole …

Solidarity in action: The power of moving money through collective strategies

Jen Bokoff and Rosa Bransky 25 August 2022

As the crisis in Ukraine has unfolded, the Disability Rights Fund (DRF) and Purposeful came together quickly to move resources to organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) with a focus on young disabled activists and …

Research: more giving, volunteering, and trust in Ukraine’s charity sector during war period

Alliance magazine 21 August 2022

Trust in the charity sector has grown significantly in Ukraine, according to research released by the Zagoriy Foundation in partnerships with the Ukrainian Center for Public Opinion Research. ‘Charity in the times of war’, a …

The European Academy of Strategic Philanthropy: A journey towards the European philanthropy of tomorrow

Henry Peter 24 May 2022

A few weeks ago, Fondation de France and the Centre for Philanthropy of the University of Geneva (GCP) hosted a unique event gathering leading European foundations and academics to reflect on current and future perspectives …

Clarity, convergence, voice: philanthropy’s emerging after-war paradigm

Maximilian Martin 12 May 2022

On 25-28 April, Fondation de France and the University of Geneva, Centre for Philanthropy, hosted a three-day seminar, titled ‘a journey towards the European philanthropy of tomorrow’. When foundations that jointly allocate well over one …