Search Results for 'SDGs'

Interview Andrew Milner 18 August 2022

Interview: Indonesia’s YCAB Foundation on impact and the future of Asian giving

The YCAB Foundation has been a critical part of the philanthropy and social investment landscape in Indonesia for the last two decades. At the recent AVPN Conference in Bali, Alliance spoke to Veronica Colondam, YCAB’s …

Conference reports Max von Abendroth 24 July 2022

Gathering momentum for philanthropy to engage in public-private partnerships

If I have learned one thing over my past five years working in philanthropy, then it is that partnerships are key to address the challenges of our time in an impactful way. No single organisation …

News 1 Alliance magazine 10 July 2022

Azim Premji Foundation, Wellspring Fund among winners recognised in awards for SDG work

Organisations and funders were celebrated during the Catalyst 2030 Awards for Systemic Change 2022. Catalyst 2030 is a global movement of people and organisations that are powering systems change to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals …

Conference Report Andrew Milner 5 July 2022

The Asian decade

This was the billing of AVPN’s first face-to-face convening since 2019 and with the return of the conference has come a new purpose and of responsibility, articulated by Naina Batra in her opening address to …

Analysis 1 Sarah Teacher 21 June 2022

Impact investing in the endowment: Why do it and how to get started

In the UK, the largest 300 endowed charitable foundations have over £72 billion in total assets. Yet, despite the field of impact investing originating from within the foundation community, the vast majority of these assets …

Opinion Rosemary Macdonald 27 May 2022

Why local philanthropy must be included in the Levelling Up agenda

This month, the Queen’s speech unveiled the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. The Bill will set out the Government’s proposals to reform the planning system. But what remains unclear is the role that philanthropy will play …

Special feature Alliance magazine 1 March 2022 For Subscribers

In Profile: Mental Health Philanthropy

Despite its relatively humble position in the pecking order of causes which deserve funding, many organisations around the world, funders as well as practitioners, are engaged with the issue of mental health. The following offers …

Special feature Natasha Mueller 1 March 2022 For Subscribers

Now it’s getting exciting!

Although it is seldom highlighted by the SDGs, good mental health is fundamental to many of the most significant challenges we face. There are positive signs that funders are catching on to this Many philanthropists …

Analysis Bathylle Missika and Laura Abadia 1 March 2022 For Subscribers

Putting power to good use

Philanthropy is an increasingly significant force in terms of figures for development funding, yet reluctance to make common cause and to measure and account for itself are reducing its effectiveness With $42.5 billion of philanthropic …

Opinion Phyllis Constanza 1 March 2022

Sponsored content: 2022 poised to be a breakthrough year for social finance

Sponsored content from our partner UBS New initiatives will mobilize capital and pave way for social finance tools to play a bigger role in meeting dire development needs post-pandemic  The year 2022 will see new …