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New job for Kumi Naidoo
When someone leaves such a prominent job as Secretary General of CIVICUS after ten years, one naturally wonders what will come next. Reading the most recent issue of e-CIVICUS gave me the answer: in November …
An argument for ‘both/and’
Hats off to Alliance for its March 2009 ‘focus’ piece on the merits of an ‘either/or’ approach for social investors and philanthropists who seek to address important global challenges. The authors do a commendable job …
Hundred million dollars for Skoll’s new Urgent Threats Fund
EBay founder Jeff Skoll has donated $100 million to start a new foundation, the Skoll Urgent Threats Fund, to address some of the world’s most pressing concerns like climate change, water shortages, pandemics and the …
European Foundation Centre AGA and Conference
Event EFC 20th Annual General Assembly (AGA) and Conference Date 14-16 May Venue Rome, Italy Theme Fighting Poverty, Creating Opportunities ‘The present economic crisis has yet again caught us off guard. Are we acting like …
Global Philanthropy Forum
More than 500 attendees from philanthropy, government and private enterprise gathered at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC from 22 to 24 April for the annual conference of the Global Philanthropy Forum. The organization’s mission …
Skoll World Forum 2009
This year’s Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship was nothing if not inspiring. The record attendance – 785 delegates from 65 countries and six continents despite the downturn – was surely evidence of the level …
Payout – once again (2)
My article in the last issue of Alliance was primarily targeted at making the case for perpetuity as one legitimate model for organized philanthropy. Having a robust number of models is important if you agree …
Moving beyond apathy
The Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE Trust) has decided to mark the anniversary of the democratic sweep in 1989 with a Civil Society Forum, which will aim to explore the …
Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace
Event Ford Foundation Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace Date 23-27 February Venue Cairo, Egypt Organizer Ford Foundation Should we develop a new philanthropic movement to address social justice and peace? This …
Conferences in May, June and July 2009
4-6 May COF Annual Conference: Philanthropy’s Place Today and Tomorrow: Place Matters Everywhere in the World Council on Foundations Atlanta, GA, USA Contact http://www.cof.org 5-8 May World Civic Forum: Building our Humanitarian Planet UNDESA/Kyung Hee …