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From climate action to green economy
The Province of Manitoba, Canada has very cold winters and very hot summers with landscapes ranging from prairie and farmland in the south to boreal forest and lakes in the central region, and tundra in …
Comic Relief and climate change – first steps
Climate change has already had a very significant impact on many people in Africa in both subtle and catastrophic ways. In early 2006, Comic Relief began to recognize this trend and set in place a …
Climate change resources
The following is a selection of the available resources on climate change. It makes no claim to be comprehensive. It is simply an attempt to show some of the most current and relevant developments in …
Rwanda and Ethiopia lack ‘clarity’ on philanthropy laws and regulations
Rwanda and Ethiopia lack clarity in their philanthropic regulatory framework. According to two reports published by the East Africa Philanthropy Network analysing each country’s philanthropic landscape, huge gaps persist in holding back the development of …
Business of Impact 2024
Business of Impact gathers corporate impact stakeholders in search of the most effective ways to advance their social impact by strategically leveraging corporate resources. It brings together 200+ corporate impact actors at the intersection of …
Must we welcome philanthropy’s Prodigal Son? Yes, but there is work to do first
The poster boy for criticising philanthropy has changed his mind. What should we make of Rutger Bregman’s declaration that he was wrong to castigate philanthropy and now agrees that there is a role for private …
Aligning investments and grantmaking behind your mission: Can foundations do it?
There are increasing calls for foundations to align their multi-billion dollars of investments in the global capital markets with their mission for public good. Is this a realistic ambition? What are the barriers to achieving …
‘What stands out in The Netherlands is that major institutional asset owners are committing to impact investing’
Alonso Ortiz Galan is the director for corporate impact investing at the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN). Originally from Mexico, he is now based in New York. He has worked to launch initiatives within government, …
Impact Transformers: How much are corporates committing to social investment?
Alliance investments editor Claudia Cahalane meets social investment leaders and innovators at Impact Europe’s Impact Transfomers event, at The Hague from 11-13 of June 2024. On day one of Impact Transformers at the Hague, I find myself …
JRF’s Next Frontiers Conference
Next Frontiers: Stewarding Wealth for People & Planet, is the third year of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s funding, philanthropy and investment conference – paying attention to the whole wealth and finance ecology. This year, much …