Conference Reports

This year’s Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship was nothing if not inspiring. The record attendance – 785 delegates from 65 countries and six continents despite the downturn – was surely evidence of the level …

When I attended the Council on Foundations conference two years ago as one of the first bloggers to be issued media credentials, my presence was clearly an oddity. At this year’s conference, it seemed that …

This year’s Perspective on Impact Evaluation Conference had the title ‘Approaches to Assessing Development Effectiveness’ and gathered 700 policymakers, practitioners, sponsors and other stakeholders in evaluation and in development. Almost everyone who is someone in …

Event Ford Foundation Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace Date 23-27 February Venue Cairo, Egypt Organizer Ford Foundation  Should we develop a new philanthropic movement to address social justice and peace? This …

Event 9th Ibero-American Civil Society Meeting Date 23-25 November Venue Guayaquil, Ecuador Promoting development from the ground up continues to be the great challenge for the civil societies of Ibero-American countries. This was one of …

Event European Forum on Philanthropy and Research Funding: Partnerships in Research Date 2 December 2008 Venue Milan, Italy Organizer European Foundation Centre The European Forum on Philanthropy and Research Funding is an initiative that brings …

Event  GuideStar International Assembly Date 2-3 December 2008 Venue London, UK Theme From Local to Global: The importance of CSO information This year’s GuideStar International (GSI) Assembly, entitled ‘From Local to Global: The importance of …

Event  Forum for Funders on Climate Change and International Development Date 9-11 February Venue Wilton Park, Sussex, UK It is a common perception that foundations and NGOs spend an inordinate amount of time not very …

Meeting in Brussels in January, the European Federation of Ethical and Alternative Banks and Financiers (FEBEA) saw an important role for social banks in overhauling the financial sector. But there are barriers to social banks …

Event Global Perspectives on Major Donor Fundraising Date 6-7 November Venue London, UK Organizers Institute of Philanthropy/Association of Fundraising Professionals ‘Fundraisers represent the demand side,’ said Paul Schervish, Director of the Center on Wealth and …