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Giving with awareness for change
In many of Bogota’s supermarkets, when a woman pays for her shopping she is asked if she wants to donate ‘a few pesos to a cause’. There is usually not much variety in the causes. …
EFC 2013 conference summary
Since the start of this year’s EFC conference on 30 May, our Latest from Alliance blog has been featuring views and updates from the event. With a blogging team composed of philanthropy advisors, presidents, project …
On the edge of the abyss, what can foundations do?
The official title of the recent EFC conference, held in Copenhagen 30 May to 1 June, was ‘Sustainable Cities: Foundations and Our Urban Future’. Any conference focused on sustainability and our future, urban or otherwise, …
Thinking outside of the box and breaking down the silos
A common sentiment that is often expressed in the non-profit sector is the need to avoid working in isolation, and this theme was certainly evident throughout the European Foundation Centre conference on sustainable cities. Connie …
There’s a drumming sound inside my head….
The musical interlude at the opening plenary of last week’s European Foundation Centre annual conference in Copenhagen didn’t just revive me. It impressed upon me the urgency of the issues being discussed. Our populations and …
Tomorrow’s economy: a philanthrocapitalist’s guide
‘I never make predictions, especially about the future,’ joked Yogi Berra, baseball star and legendary American wit. When it comes to predicting trends in philanthropy, his advice is particularly apt, since it requires forecasting both …
Good sibling, bad sibling: philanthropy and inequality
Increased concentration of wealth and increasing inequality are the conditions likely to give rise to philanthropy. This was true with Carnegie and Rockefeller in the US and it seems to be true in the BRICS …
Taking a chance on longevity: a third option for endowed foundations
It wasn’t so long ago that trustees of endowed foundations could spend 5 per cent of the value of their portfolio each year on their mission, confident that the residue would maintain its value in …
Interview – Tony O Elumelu
‘For Africa the issue of commercial vs impact investing is not important. What is important is investing in sustainable solutions.’ In 2010, leading African businessman Tony Elumelu set up the foundation that bears his name. …
Interview – Stephen Dawson
‘The term impact investing is so broad, I think there’s a danger of disappointment when people actually find out what it’s about.’ In 2008, Stephen Dawson, having made the journey from venture capitalist to venture …