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Into the chamber of wishes?
Olga Alexeeva is correct that philanthropy is sometimes ‘an accessory to a wealthy lifestyle’ rather than ‘an act that requires a complete moral worldview’. She is correct that across a range of traditions, philanthropy helps …
Questions over Virgin’s giving
Tommy Hutchinson’s piece ‘Doing good and wearing nice shoes is OK, Mr Branson’ captures rather well some widespread cynicism from the public regarding Virgin’s attempts to enter into social entrepreneurship. There is no difficulty in …
Regranting a smart option? Etienne Eichenberger, Theresa Lloyd, Padraic Brick and Judith Symonds respond to Jacob Harold
An African saying states that ‘if you want to go fast you go alone; if you want to go far you go together’. This saying could have been the subtitle of Jacob Harold’s stimulating article …
When all that glitters is not gold . . .
Reading the sorry saga of the Prešov Community Foundation in the September edition of Alliance, there must have been many who muttered, ‘There but for the grace of God – or Allah, or your chosen …
From donors to social investors in Brazil: IDIS celebrates 10th anniversary and C&A Institute changes profile
In an article written for the 10th anniversary of the Instituto para o Desenvolvimento do Investimento Social (Institute for the Development of Social Investment – IDIS), Chairman and President Marcos Kisil explains how the last …
Payout again: Mark Kramer and Tim Ogden respond to Barry Gaberman
I want to respond briefly to Barry Gaberman’s thoughtful analysis of the challenge of setting appropriate payout levels (Alliance, March and June 2009). Barry is right, of course, that payout requirements are only an issue …
In support of John Sommer
I very much enjoyed John Sommer’s article about building organizations rather than funding projects. This is very much the approach that we take at Peace Direct – finding small local organizations in the field of …
CEP responds to Aaron Dorfman
I appreciate Aaron Dorfman’s kind words about the impact of the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) and the quality of our conference in his review in the June issue of Alliance. I welcome both his …
Patient gardeners needed
Pavol Demes’s comments on the ‘new local donor organizations that have evolved in Central and Eastern Europe’ (‘Then and now’, Alliance, June 2009) seem to be a clear answer to the question that constituted the …
CEP responds to Aaron Dorfman
I appreciate Aaron Dorfman’s kind words about the impact of the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) and the quality of our conference in his review in the June issue of Alliance. I welcome both his …
