Interviews

‘I can’t imagine any other agency discussing sustainability three years before funding is due to be phased out.’ Launched in 2002 by the Bernard van Leer Foundation, the Caribbean Child Support Initiative (CCSI) was a …

The Social Enterprise World Forum, billed as the premiere global event focused exclusively on social enterprise, and on creating global awareness of the effectiveness of social enterprise in solving critical social problems, will take place …

Alexander Soros, son of financier and philanthropist George Soros, has recently launched his own foundation, the Alexander Soros Foundation (ASF). However, as he tells Caroline Hartnell, there will be more continuity with, than departure from, …

“I’m not a great admirer of metrics and other efforts to quantify impact. My view is that the best way to measure impact is to periodically seek independent judgements from people who are immensely knowledgeable …

Brian Currin is a veteran of peace processes that bring civil conflicts to an end, having worked in South Africa, Northern Ireland and the Basque country. Needless to say, much of the work is highly …

According to the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), its approach is ‘a substantial divergence from the norm of development funding’. One aspect of this is that they look at their funding as an investment, with …

Established in 2000, with offices in London and New York, the Institute for Philanthropy is one of the world’s leading organizations providing education and thought leadership in strategic philanthropy. In December 2011, Kurt Hoffman, best …

Dan Corry took on the role of chief executive of New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) in October 2011, following a varied career in public policy and economics. His previous roles have included head of the Number …

In May 2009 UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown invited Dame Stephanie Shirley to become the UK Ambassador for Philanthropy, a position that she held for a year but which was not renewed by the Coalition …

‘The project is politically a bit dangerous … It was a risk for JRCT too, because it was open-ended and we were going into uncharted territory.’ Established in November 2010, the High Pay Commission is …