This is our round-up of philanthropy news around the world featured in the June 2018 issue of Alliance:

The Americas

• Renee Kaplan new CEO at The Philanthropy Workshop
• New partnership to tackle US affordable housing crisis
• Study highlights limits of Chilean foundations

Africa and the Middle East

• Arab philanthropy is moving from charity to development, new report finds
• Meeting in Lusaka heralds Zambian embrace of community philanthropy
• Israeli foundation’s $31.6m grant to at-risk youth
• UK’s Royal Foundation gears up for new generation philanthropy
• Infrastructure bodies target single philanthropy market
• OECD report urges foundations to share knowledge

Asia and the Pacific

• Australia embraces shift to philanthropic funding of media
• Compass for the uncharted waters of Chinese philanthropy
• Puja Marwaha receives Olga prize