Search Results for 'SDG'
OECD report is welcome spotlight on opaque philanthropy sector
Private philanthropy is big and getting bigger. Money flowing to development averaged almost $8 billion a year between 2013 and 2018, according to a new report by the OECD, with foundations amongst the biggest financers …
Epic Quest: a big-picture look at private philanthropy for global development
While philanthropic giving for development is pretty modest when stacked up against official development assistance (ODA), this money is playing a major role in some sectors. So says a new report from the Organisation for …
How European policy makers have re-discovered philanthropy
Official interest in philanthropy is growing. In recent years European policy makers have (re-)discovered philanthropy and, more specifically foundations as contributors to the public good. In Brussels, the Directorate-General Research and Innovation (DG RTD) was …
Philanthropy still not understood by development community, says OECD report
Foundations have a potentially important role to play in achieving the SDGs, but there are two major obstacles to their doing so, says a new report released by the OECD on Friday. First, the shortage …
Asian philanthropy and the Doing Good Index
Imagine this: a future for Asia where everyone can achieve their potential and live in prosperity, free from risks to their health or the destitution of poverty. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set ambitious targets …
Capturing the impact in impact investment
Impact investing continues to rise up the agenda. It was a hot topic at Davos with TPG’s Rise Fund (co-founded by Bono) getting airtime. New impact funds are coming on stream weekly – in the …
UN Global Goals need effective community philanthropy, says CoF report
Community foundations will be central to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a leading philanthropy infrastructure body has claimed. That’s the view of the US Council on Foundations in a new report launched at the …
Africa’s diaspora and its small givers can transform the continent
When we discuss philanthropy within the African continent, too often the focus is on the wealthiest class of Africans and the large contributions they can make. However, what matters more when it comes to charitable …
Stars: different alignment, same general constellation
Changes of staff and emphases are underway at the London-based Saudi philanthropy, the Stars Foundation. Following a decade of its flagship Impact Awards, Stars’ focus is shifting to the Philanthropy University in Silicon Valley set …
An odd couple on an unlikely rescue mission
Three years ago, two Danes hatched an ambitious plan to make the world a better place. The world’s largest investors must enter the game if the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are to be achieved, …