Established in 2005 by the Van Vliet family, following the sale of their asset management company, the Adessium Foundation can be hailed as a newcomer to that all too select group: philanthropy infrastructure funders. Having …

Current approaches to allocating funding to sustainability, climate and environmental protection lack strategy and coordination, compounding the problem of inadequate funding levels, claims a new report from consultancy firm Conatix. For example, says the Sustainability …

Current approaches to allocating funding to sustainability, climate and environmental protection lack strategy and coordination, compounding the problem of inadequate funding levels, claims a new report from consultancy firm Conatix. For example, says the Sustainability …

With more than 800 attendees and presentations of numerous case studies, the 7th Annual Inter-American Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility, entitled ‘Facing Challenges with Responsibility,’ took place from 1 to 3 December in Punta del …

Since the success of the Marshall Plan in reviving the economies of western Europe after the Second World War, it has been assumed that large-scale aid programmes will kickstart economic development in poor countries. For …

Conflicting views and indications reflect the uncertainty caused by the financial crisis and the variability of its effects. As expected, it continues to take its toll on foundations and non-profits around the world, but though …

An African saying states that ‘if you want to go fast you go alone; if you want to go far you go together’. This saying could have been the subtitle of Jacob Harold’s stimulating article …

CANOPUS Foundation provides business development assistance to social entrepreneurs in developing countries working in the field of clean energy technologies. One of its key areas of activity is the promotion and support of poverty reduction …

Good Deed Foundation invests in social enterprises and more traditional non-profit organizations that show the greatest potential to solve Estonia’s most pressing problems. In addition to providing long-term financial support, which includes grants, loans and …

Although philanthropy in India is undergoing a boom, there is little evidence of what effect this is having. In order to begin to remedy this, New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) and India-based organization Copal Partners began …