Special features

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide an opportunity to not only address challenges in developing countries, but also to make progress on many of the same challenges that persist in ‘developed’ countries. Each of the …

The underlying message of the Sustainable Development Goals is reflected in the statement no one gets left behind. It is hoped that the SDGs move on from an agenda that is ‘done to’ developing countries …

Goal 16 includes the target to ‘End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence and torture against children’. The World Health Organization reports that each year, 40 million children under the age of 15 …

Foundations and civil society should stand ready to ensure that government has the political will to implement the Sustainable Development Goals, not just in developing countries but also in developed ones. The Millennium Development Goals …

Transforming the urban development models that produce exclusion and inequality is no longer an option. It is a major mandate on the global agenda. Goal 11 of the SDGs, for example, focuses on making ‘cities …

A surge in Arab philanthropy by a new generation is challenging views on wealth and approaches to impact. Arab philanthropy is not a unified ecosystem of coordinated parts; it is a diverse and complex combination …

Discussions about trends generally promote the ‘next best thing’ or the next great threat for philanthropy. In reality, most trends carry positive and negative implications, raising exciting and troubling questions that the thoughtful philanthropist and …

Individual, family and corporate philanthropy are often seen as three distinct types of philanthropy, with different motivations for giving. But how different are they in their actual approach to giving? How differently do they address …

To what extent do community foundations in your country/region build trust and a sense of community? This is the question Alliance put to three people intimately involved with the development of community foundations in different …

Impact investing has captured the imagination of the philanthropy world, where it is often viewed as a panacea for development challenges. Celebrated for its potential, it’s also questioned by business investors and impact seekers. Is …