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Interview – Richard Branson
In order to combat climate change, increasing interest is being shown in ‘geoengineering’ approaches. Broadly speaking, these divide into two main categories: the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and solar radiation management to …
A generational opportunity fast slipping away
‘It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.’ Dag Hammarskjöld 2011 marked a watershed moment for democracy and development around the world. There were radical challenges to sclerotic …
Food (and drink) for thought (and action) at Environmental Funders Network retreat
An Englishman, a Frenchman, and an American woman went into a bar. Now, this may sound like the start of a terrible British joke, but it instead it begins the inspiring tale of the many …
June 2012
It is often said that foundations can take risks that others cannot – but do they in practice? This issue of Alliance looks at opportunity and risk, and what philanthropy can gain from taking calculated …
Working together to make a difference
Last November youth unemployment in the UK broke the 1 million barrier. As the recession rumbles on, the job market continues to shrink, and public spending cuts – to youth services, post-16 education and training …
Who cares? A teaser about a film that can change the world
What is the title for an activist that protests so much that he ends up changing everything around him? Or what can you find in common between a Belgium monk that trains rats and a …
Interview – Jamie Cooper-Hohn
According to the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), its approach is ‘a substantial divergence from the norm of development funding’. One aspect of this is that they look at their funding as an investment, with …
Can markets and prices solve the ecological problems we face?
The world’s economy is growing much faster than our ecosystem can support, argued Alejandro Litovsky at a breakfast meeting in London on 21 March to launch the March issue of Alliance magazine, which focuses on …
The demonization of dissent – Canadian style
When a law firm advises its clients to be ‘very careful’ about something, the wise client will pay close attention. So it was for Canadian foundations and charities following introduction of the federal government’s recent …
Environmental grassroots organizations need increased funding at home and abroad
International grassroots organizations are underfunded and yet are one of the most important and effective tools in the environmental movement. A recent report by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, Cultivating the Grassroots: A winning …