Search Results for 'climate'
Influencing policy at a pan-African level
Before TrustAfrica was set up, there was no African foundation that worked at a continental level explicitly on issues with regional and continental dimensions.[1] The very scale of Africa’s problems was potentially paralysing. How could …
Beyond faith and charity
Impact evaluation is now required for funders and funded alike. So how can woolly ideas like ‘social justice’ stand up to this new imperative? And how can social justice funders gear themselves up to measure …
Boiling Point: Can citizen action save the world?
The primary purpose of a book review is to offer a view on whether it’s worth reading. My answer to this is a resounding YES! Kumi Naidoo is a comrade, friend and brother so I …
Interview – David Kaplan
David Kaplan is Director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), the international arm of the Center for Public Integrity (CPI), based in Washington DC. Launched in 1997, ICIJ has grown to be a …
Public funding cuts will challenge UK funders, says NPC
Cuts by the UK’s recently elected coalition government are likely to lead to a drop of between £3.2 billion and £5.1 billion in the income of the country’s non-profit sector, according to a new report …
Public funding cuts will challenge UK funders, says NPC
Cuts by the UK’s recently elected coalition government are likely to lead to a drop of between £3.2 billion and £5.1 billion in the income of the country’s non-profit sector, according to a new report …
Interview – Ted Turner
In 1998, CNN founder Ted Turner announced his intention to give $1 billion to UN causes over ten years – then one of the biggest donations ever made. The initial plan was that the UN …
Social innovation takes off in Europe
‘Social innovation’ is sometimes used as a new label for CSR or social entrepreneurship. But in much of the world a distinctive new field is taking shape that cuts across the different sectors. One of …
Official outlook continues uncertain for Chinese NGOs
Recent moves in China seem designed to ease regulation for local civil society organizations. However, the attitude towards national-level NGOs that receive external funding remains lukewarm. Local experiments, says a paper by Karla Simon and …
From fragments to a mosaic
Trained as a medievalist, I generally approach any assignment by looking back in time for origins, exemplars and trends. For an overview of professional philanthropy advisers, this task can be completed in about 45 seconds. …