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Harnessing the power of media to achieve change
Deep in the heart of the Himalayas, the Koshi River begins its journey as a tiny stream. It makes its way down the northern slopes of Tibet, gains momentum as it traverses Nepal, joins the …
Future-fit philanthropy: why philanthropic organisations will need foresight to leave lasting legacies of change
All philanthropic organisations exist to change the world, or at least a part of it. They are distinguished by their level of ambition – and by their optimism. But that makes them particularly susceptible to …
Koch – the real thing?
Powerful companies and individuals with something to hide often try to avoid having to defend the indefensible by deflecting unwanted attention, usually by pointing to the jobs they create or their philanthropic works. From the …
Bottom up vs Top down: an age old question
There’s been an interesting central ideological tension today between bottom up and top down – a classic debate but being framed in interesting new ways here at the 2019 Global Philanthropy Forum. On the one …
Alliance Breakfast Club: #SystemsChange
‘Intractable problems the world faces cannot be solved in isolation,’ began Nick Glicher, Director of TrustLaw at the Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) in his welcoming remarks. ‘Problems are interconnected and interdependent – and so are …
New Lloyds Bank Foundation report offers capacity building insights
A new report launched today by Lloyds Bank Foundation sets out five key things that they have learned about how best to provide capacity building support, following five years of delivering and evaluating their own …
Making infrastructure future-ready
In order to meet the challenges philanthropy and social investment is contending against, its infrastructure needs to be rethought and retooled. Those of us who live in the developed world take many things for granted: …
Sierra Leone and IFAD announce project to combat rural poverty
A new project through the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the government of Sierra Leone aims to improve rural poverty through techniques in modernizing agriculture. This Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (AVDP) will …
#NextPhilanthropy webinar highlights
A new webinar series by WINGS is discussing some of the key issues from The Global Landscape of Philanthropy report, one year after it was launched. The report compiles a comprehensive picture of current trends …
Systems change and philanthropy
Philanthropy and systems approaches are an obvious coupling but the future of their relationship remains far from clear This special feature explores a growing aspiration in philanthropy to achieve system-level change. It looks at the …