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It’s worth it: Local resource mobilization in the Global South and East
Despite increasingly restrictive fiscal and legal policies, high levels of income inequality, and charity-focused cultures of philanthropy, women’s funds are mobilizing support for women’s rights from various local actors in places like Mongolia, Argentina, South …
Ford finds new forward gear
The Ford Foundation said last week that it has completed its two-year transition in the shape of its new blueprint, FordForward (see also the Alliance interview with Hilary Pennington, 1 September 2015). The motive behind …
Preserving the world’s Muslim heritage
To save and preserve Mali’s ancient manuscripts, written in the 12th through 16th Centuries, and to increase awareness of their incomparable contents, the Malian Manuscript Foundation was founded in 2011. Mali’s ancient manuscripts hold the …
What is a sustainable portfolio ‘withdrawal rate’ for charities?
What is a sustainable portfolio ‘withdrawal rate’ for charities? Today’s harsh economic climate is enormously challenging for charities that see themselves as ‘perpetual’ in nature, and which rely to a material extent on their investments …
To hold or pay out: the case for foundation largesse
Grantmaking foundations provide the risk capital of the social sector, yet their trustees are relatively conservative about how much money they make available, with most payout rates single-digit percentages of foundations’ total assets. At a …
Sustainable economics visions
Business as SDG partner debated Agenda 2030 – a set of Sustainable Development Goals and targets ratified by 180 governments on 25 September – charges businesses to work with civil society groups and governments – …
Can the SDGs spark a radical approach to philanthropy?
The United Nations will take a major step towards a more holistic approach to achieving global prosperity when it agrees the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at its summit in New York this month. The new …
Interview with Muhammad Yunus
Pioneering anti-poverty practitioner and Nobel Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus spells out his vision for eradicating poverty. His message comes as world governments, donors and NGOs meet this month to finalise an agreement on global Sustainable …
Reflections on grassroots grantmaking in China
Yu Yin, the coordinator of Global Greengrants Fund’s small grants program in China, recently joined me in New York City for a series of meetings with donors on the role of grassroots grantmaking in fueling …
To shield advocacy, foundations seek safe words
How do foundations navigate changing government priorities and policies? How do they challenge social injustice without provoking government intervention? A group of foundation leaders gathered at the Bosch Foundation’s recent global philanthropy conference in Berlin outlined …