This is our round-up of philanthropy news around the world featured in the September 2020 issue of Alliance:

The Americas

• Bezos ex-wife gives $1.7bn to non-profits
• Hewlett pledges almost $170m to racial justice funding
• Ford issues $1bn debt to increase grantmaking

Europe

• Climate advocate Thunberg awarded €1m prize
• Assifero gains accreditation
• EVPA appoints Bosurgi as new CEO
• EFC report charts responses to pandemic

Africa and Middle East

• Jack Ma Foundation launches ABH competition
• Al-Amoudi donates $3.6m to Addis Ababa
• Development app targets 10m children
• Impact of Covid-19 on African CSOs

Asia and the Pacific

• AVPN releases new gender platform
• Minderoo reimbursed after $208m spend on stockpiled Covid-19 tests
• CAPS publishes 2020 Doing Good Index