Special features

The Youth Empowerment Partnership Programme (YEPP) has made important contributions to the field of youth and community empowerment – and we believe resulted in sustainable change. Part of YEPP’s success – and its legacy – …

Foundation leaders talk a lot about collaboration within philanthropy. While these ‘in the family’ partnerships can be very valuable, I would argue that the most important collaborations are with other types of organization. I’d like …

When Caroline Hartnell asked me to write an article about the process of putting together, and subsequently working with, the group of people who fund and support the Elders, she asked me to be sure …

Last summer, Caroline Hartnell asked me if I thought that it was worth having another go at an Alliance special feature on philanthropy and social justice. As she put it, was there something new to …

Pick a hundred foundations at random and examine their grantmaking guidelines, and you’ll be struck by how many of them are committed to helping low-income and otherwise marginalized communities. Programmes to alleviate hunger and eliminate …

Concepts of philanthropy and social justice have a strong basis in Islamic teachings. However, there are discrepancies between these core concepts and the way they are commonly practised. This discrepancy lies between traditional philanthropy, often …

Current media coverage of Brazil shows a country that is emerging as a major international player, propelled by strong economic growth and a charismatic president. The financial crisis did not affect the BRIC economies with …

The founders of the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation (LDRF) knew from day one that their job was more than providing food, water and shelter for those who had suffered the worst of the aftermath of …

Clearly, human rights organizations have an important part to play in helping to establish social justice. Discrimination, deprivation and marginalization, terms central to the concept of social injustice, are also at the heart of their …

Achieving social justice often demands actions that make funders unpopular. For the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland (CFNI), working through 30 years of violent conflict and a tenuous peace process, a commitment to social justice …