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Anne Berner discusses role of the third sector in Nordic society
A former minister in the government of Finland, a long career in business and chair of the board of the New Children’s Hospital Foundation in Helsinki, Anne Berner’s experience has a striking breadth. She is …
Maverick Collective’s Rena Greifinger on gender equity and changing the status quo
A women’s funding initiative is about more than funding causes which others won’t. It’s about a different way of seeing women in philanthropy. Rena Greifinger, managing director of Maverick Collective, and director for Philanthropy at …
KoneKtor 2023: Interview with Dimitry Kochenov, professor of law at the Central European University, on philanthropy and rule of law
Alliance sat down with Dimitry Kochenov, professor of law at the Central European University, on the sidelines of Konektor 2023 in Sarajevo. Here, we delve into the threats to the rule of law, how philanthropy …
Tyrone McKinley Freeman on the first Black female millionaire and philanthropist
Charlotte Kilpatrick, digital editor at Alliance, had the opportunity recently to catch up Tyrone McKinley Freeman, the newly appointed Glenn Family Chair in Philanthropy at the Indiana University Lily School of Philanthropy. His work has …
Donors of Color Network’s Isabelle Leighton on why storytelling is key to justice
Philanthropy always sounds like someone else: that’s the title of a report the Donors of Color Network put out last year, but it’s also a rallying cry for the organisation that convenes funders and networks …
Interview: Alejandro Álvarez von Gustedt, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and co-founder of Latimpacto
During the second edition of Impact Minds, Standing Together: The Value of Meetings to advance in collaboration with Latimpacto on August 29 and 30 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I had the opportunity to interview Alejandro Alvarez …
Interview with Naveen Rao, Senior Vice President, Health Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation has a long history supporting the establishment of modern public health systems in Asia. Hence the presence of Naveen Rao, Senior Vice President of the foundation’s Health Initiative, at the Philanthropy for …
Interview: Dr Gabriel Leung, Executive Director, Charities and Community of The Hong Kong Jockey Club
The third Philanthropy for Better Cities Forum (PBC Forum), convened by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, took place at the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong from 11-12 September, 2023. The two-day …
Interview: Mamadou Biteye, Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation
I met Mamadou in July 2022 in Italy at the first convening of the Global South Impact Community (GSIC). The community is comprised of senior leaders from public, private, and philanthropic institutions across the Global …
Interview: Shahira Ahmed Bazari of Yayasan Hasanah
Since 2021, Yayasan Hasanah, host and partner of this year’s AVPN Global Conference in Kuala Lumpur, has been working to redefine the concept of philanthropy in Malaysia. Hasanah trustee and managing director, Dato’ Shahira Ahmed …
