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Philanthropy is booming in the 21st Century
One boon of the explosion in global wealth over the last two decades has been an explosion in philanthropy across the world. Should there be any doubt the two go hand-in-hand, consider this: 44% of …
Unleashing the true potential of philanthropy to transform lives and communities
Over the past couple of years, I have spent an inordinate amount of time in meetings and conferences about the role of philanthropy in _______ (fill the blank with ‘global development’, ‘SDGs’, ‘closing space’, ‘climate …
How community philanthropy shifts power: what donors can do to help make that happen
While slogans like “think globally, act locally” have been around for decades, so much decision making about philanthropy and development aid still happens by stakeholders outside of affected communities. This GrantCraft Leadership Series paper by …
Wallace Global Fund to invest stock market windfall back into grantmaking
The Wallace Global Fund is investing all the profits it made in the stock market last year in their grantees’ social and environmental justice campaigns, and calling on other like-minded foundations to increase their spending. This …
A Revolution of Capital
Institutional philanthropy, whose self-appointed roles include providing risk capital for society, leading transformational change and addressing society’s greatest challenges, has not kept up and adjusted to the times. If we want philanthropy to stay relevant …
Infrastructure 2.0: The Future of Philanthropic Impact
In “Towards Infrastructure 2.0: An Ecosystem Approach,” Barry Knight has written a vitally important paper that illuminates one of the most important challenges facing philanthropy today – its lethargy in coming to the realization that …
Nathan Cummings Foundation commits 100% of endowment to mission-aligned investing
The Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF) have announced that they will align 100 per cent of their nearly half-billion dollar endowment with their mission to reduce social inequality and mitigate climate change, making it the largest …
Impact First: Highlights from Dasra Philanthropy Week 2018
It’s been Dasra’s most ambitious Dasra Philanthropy Week so far, we undertook a bold initiative to take collaboration in India to the next level. To unleash the power of collaborative action we aimed to bring …
Lesbian, bisexual and queer activists on the frontline
‘Most of us cannot be open about our sexuality without the risk of bullying, being fired, or violence. Under the influence of Russian anti-gay propaganda, the climate has not become more friendly in recent years’, …
Global updates
This is our round-up of philanthropy news around the world featured in the March 2018 issue of Alliance: The Americas Hewlett boosts climate funding by $600 million New model for ‘philanthropy at scale’ CAF research spotlights giving …