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Collective responses to gendered impacts of the pandemic: A case from Turkey
The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened the current social problems and intensified inequalities, all across the world. As in every crisis, some groups experience the effects of the pandemic more intensely. Women and girls come at …
AVPN launches new podcast “Money Meets Mission”
The Asia Venture Philanthropy Network, the largest social investing community in Asia, has launched a new podcast hosed by its CEO Naina Subberwal Batra that brings in leaders from across the business, philanthropy, and impact …
Giving Pledge adds 13 new philanthropists
The Giving Pledge announced this week that it had added 13 new signatories to its cause. The billionaires announced to be joining the Pledge include Stephen Schwarzman and William Gross, along with a number of …
Building back better is not enough. Is collaboration the answer?
At this year’s C Summit, a Europe-wide congress for corporate foundations, social investors, advisors and philanthropy networks, we challenged ourselves to think tomorrow today and how we can find solutions to address deep-seated fragilities and …
Hewlett Foundation pledges $50 million to rethinking capitalism
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has announced a $50 million five-year pledge to help develop a ‘new intellectual paradigm to replace neoliberalism’. The Foundation is calling it the Economy and Society Initiative and hope …
Local renewable energy solutions can transform people’s lives and livelihoods in rural Africa
Imagine working hard throughout the year to grow and harvest precious crops, only to have to throw nearly half of them away because they have spoiled before you can sell them. That’s the situation for …
ACF publishes new ‘Stronger Foundations’ report alongside self-assessment tool
The Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) has published a new report highlighting five cross-cutting themes from its Stronger Foundations initiative, alongside a new self-assessment tool for foundations to measure their own effectiveness. ‘Five cross-cutting themes: …
Dr Tedros: There is great potential and need for philanthropy to partner with the global health field
Alliance magazine exclusive – In a wide ranging and poignant interview, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called on philanthropic foundations to advocate for increased investment in public health, …
In profile: Global health philanthropy
Health and healthcare has been a traditional priority for philanthropy. Moreover, the Covid-19 pandemic has stimulated activity among funders and foundations not previously much associated with it. Here is a snapshot of who is doing …
Reader survey: Philanthropy’s response to Covid-19
In October 2020, Alliance magazine conducted a survey to learn more about how the global philanthropy sector was reacting to Covid-19. We received 250 responses from readers in 59 countries around the world.* In your …