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Good Drones, Rising Inequality and Beyond: Ten Predictions for Philanthrocapitalism in 2015
This article originally appeared on Philanthrocapitalism, on 3 January 2015. The original article can be found here> This is going to be a big year for philanthrocapitalism, not least because of the need to agree …
Jeff Skoll Makes a New Kind of Bet on Storytelling With a Gift to UCLA
This article originally appeared on Inside Philanthropy, on 19 November 2014. The original article can be found here> Tech entrepreneurs often have a unique way of approaching problems, which can lead to unconventional solutions and …
CIVICUS International Civil Society Week: Why did we let it happen?
As a past board member, and having missed CIVICUS conferences for a few years, it was a great opportunity to connect with the organization and be invited to help out in a couple of sessions …
Bank of England and Norwegian wealth fund recognize dangers of ‘stranded assets’
Two separate developments on 2 December demonstrate progress for the movement for recognition that stranded fossil fuel assets can pose a major threat to investors. In the UK, the Bank of England’s Governor Carney committed …
Who’s for the 5 per cent club?
At the UN climate summit in New York in September, key nations took steps forward in relation to global warming. Many major corporations went well beyond greenwash. People took to the streets in hundreds of …
Transparency, yes, with governance and excellence
Jo Andrews argues that increased transparency may not always be a good thing, and gives two examples where she sees dangers. With her examples she inadvertently highlights the importance of continued attention towards increasing transparency. …
SVP Conference 2014: getting with the solution economy
We are no doubt in a wild time in history. On the depressing side: our US Congress remains the most unproductive in history; our climate changes at a pace that is almost perceptible; and the …
Migration and mobility: reflections from the 2014 Grantmakers East Forum
The 2014 Grantmakers East Forum proved itself a valiant attempt to illuminate some of the many ways in which European grantmakers might engage in the incredibly wide range of issues surrounding the topics of migration …
When disaster strikes: integrating disaster resilience into philanthropy strategies
Disaster preparedness and risk reduction programmes have long been shown to save both lives and money. The United Nations Development Programme estimates that for every $1 spent on preparedness and risk reduction, $7 is saved …
Learning lessons from The Foundry
What did we learn from our experience developing The Foundry – a new human rights and social justice centre which has just opened in London? One of the first things the founding organisations – Trust …