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Between paradigms
The CIVICUS World Assembly was an opportunity for more than 700 delegates from over 100 countries to celebrate, analyse and reflect on the growing power and influence of organized civil society in the world at …
Making no small plans
Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood. Daniel H Burnham, Chicago Architect and City Planner On 3 March 2004, over 350 foundation leaders, NGO directors, individual donors and other agents …
Taking on the Latin American emergency
‘When I was young, I found social injustice painful to see. I thought it would change but I have grown up and the world has changed little. Redistribution has not happened. It is an emergency …
Governance and resource mobilization – the missing link?
APPC’s mission is to promote philanthropy within and into the region, so why hold a conference on ‘Governance, Organizational Effectiveness and the Nonprofit Sector’? The answer lies in the link between good governance and finding …
Which road for regional and global prosperity?
Every three years the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) hold their otherwise Washington DC-based annual meetings in an international city. Dubai, United Arab Emirates hosted the 2003 meetings, highlighting the growing importance …
Grantmaking beyond accession
The ambiguity in the title of the 2003 GEG meeting was quite deliberate: the intention was to look at the impact of EU enlargement not only on candidate countries but on the whole region. In …
Foundations for Peace
Foundations for Peace is a network of foundations working in divided societies. It was launched at a meeting convened by the Community Foundation of Northern Ireland from 11 to 14 October. Leaders from five foundations …
2nd Summer Academy on Philanthropy
The INSP’s 2nd Summer Academy on Philanthropy was held from 26–29 August in Bologna, Italy, in conjunction with the EFC and Masters in International Studies in Philanthropy at the University of Bologna. The Academy was …
An invitation to breakfast
‘European foundations are reaching out to the world like never before,’ says EFC Chair Dario Disegni, writing in the EFC conference programme. ‘But they can do more. This year’s conference gives foundations the opportunity to …
In search of a broader vision?
Can over-precise definitions stifle innovation and creativity, asked Shannon Lawder of the Mott Foundation, summing up at the end of the Sixth Networking Meeting of the Community Philanthropy Initiative in Lisbon at the end of …
