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Foundations’ role in nurturing talent – a report from the EFC Research Forum conference
The European Forum on Philanthropy and Research Funding held its annual conference at the Robert Bosch Stiftung in Stuttgart on 7 and 8 December 2010. The theme of the conference was ‘Nurturing talent: the role …
CIVICUS World Assembly
The 700 participants of this four-day event in Montreal on 20-23 August constituted a microcosm of civil society itself. There were representatives from NGOs of all stripes, trade unions, think-tanks, foundations and donor institutions. Some …
Association of Charitable Foundations conference
‘Orientation for foundations in a time of change’ was the title of the opening plenary of the ACF’s 2010 conference, held in London on 22 September. This could have been the title of the entire …
15th Grantmakers East Forum
The 15th annual Grantmakers East Forum (GEF) was held 25-27 October in Tbilisi, Georgia. Hosted by the Eurasia Partnership Foundation, its title was Facing the Extremes. Plenary sessions focused on topics such as the Rise …
African Grantmakers Network Assembly
‘We will fight for our independence. We will do things our way,’ declared one participant on the closing afternoon of the 1st Pan African Assembly of the African Grantmakers Network (AGN). His sentiment was echoed …
Grantmakers without Borders Conference
Grantmakers without Borders (Gw/oB) held its tenth annual meeting from 7 to 9 June in San Francisco. The conference demonstrated the fascinating variety of the philanthropic scene on the US west coast. Northern Californian philanthropy …
International AIDS Conference 2010
Mega-conferences are exhausting events. The International AIDS Conference in Vienna in mid-July was no exception. It brought together 20,000 participants of diverse backgrounds – scientists, experts, funders, activists and people living with AIDS – and …
ISTR 9th International Conference
The International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR) 9th international conference in Istanbul in July was a rich experience for those of us who aspire to understand and strengthen philanthropy’s potential to advance equitable economic growth …
Katrina @ 5: Partners in Philanthropy
Nearly five years ago, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused unprecedented devastation in and around New Orleans, and in towns and rural areas throughout the Gulf Coast region of the US. The storms laid bare a …
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Conference
The theme of this year’s GEO Conference in Pittsburgh on 12-14 April, ‘Unleashing Philanthropy’s Potential: Smarter Grantmaking for Better Results’, was firmly in line with GEO’s focus: how funders can help their grantees achieve success …
