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An issue whose time has come: ICNL holds second global forum
Promoting a ‘legally enabling environment for civil society and philanthropy’ is a niche field of work, recognized by many as essential, yet often unlikely to capture the headlines. However, critical developments over the past year, …
Indigo Trust, Omidyar Network and Institute for Philanthropy highlight ‘The Power of Information’
This lively one-day conference, entitled The Power of Information: New Technologies for Philanthropy and Development, held in London on 15 September, brought together people from the philanthropy sphere with those who are applying new technologies …
EFC conference focuses on oceans as metaphor for sustainability
Held in the pretty seaside resort of Cascais in Portugal from 26 to 28 May, the European Foundation Centre’s 22nd annual conference was entitled ‘Resources and Sustainability – The Oceans’. The intention, as explained by …
Grantmakers without Borders conference challenges established wisdom of philanthropy
In a crowded calendar of funder meetings, I always make a point of attending the Grantmakers without Borders annual conference. That’s where I usually find the most cutting-edge discussions of grantmaking issues in an open …
Parent-child duos at Indian Philanthropy Forum highlight generational approaches
This year’s Indian Philanthropy Forum was held in Mumbai on 29 June. Sponsored by the Ajay Piramal group, the Godrej group and the Rothschild Foundation and hosted by Dasra, the forum saw over 175 attendees. …
Philanthropy Leadership Confluence brings Indian donor association a step closer
The Philanthropy Leadership Confluence (PLC) was held in Mumbai on 15 June 2011 and organized by the Centre for the Advancement of Philanthropy, one of India’s leading philanthropy resource centres and Samhita, a philanthropic initiative …
SOCAP Europe gets down to business
On 30 May 2011, the inaugural conference of SOCAP Europe took place in Amsterdam, at the site of the world’s first stock market at Beurs van Berlage. Over 650 individuals from the social investment world, …
NESsT doing a great job but social enterprise needs more actors
If you Google social enterprise development in Hungary you get singular references to the CEE Trust and the Euclid Network but almost all the content comes from NESsT, which began its work with nascent social …
Philanthropy Leadership Confluence brings Indian donor association a step closer
The Philanthropy Leadership Confluence (PLC) was held in Mumbai on 15 June 2011 and organized by the Centre for the Advancement of Philanthropy, one of India’s leading philanthropy resource centres and Samhita, a philanthropic initiative …
NESsT doing a great job but social enterprise needs more actors
If you Google social enterprise development in Hungary you get singular references to the CEE Trust and the Euclid Network but almost all the content comes from NESsT, which began its work with nascent social …
