Search Results for 'SDG'
To hold or pay out: the case for foundation largesse
Grantmaking foundations provide the risk capital of the social sector, yet their trustees are relatively conservative about how much money they make available, with most payout rates single-digit percentages of foundations’ total assets. At a …
Sustainable economics visions
Business as SDG partner debated Agenda 2030 – a set of Sustainable Development Goals and targets ratified by 180 governments on 25 September – charges businesses to work with civil society groups and governments – …
Barbarians at the philanthropic gate: are foundation grants to corporations defensible?
This post originally appeared on Open Democracy blog. The original article can be found here> In recent years, the Gates Foundation has given large amounts of money to some unusual suspects including Mastercard and Vodacom as …
Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals
There is good reason to be proud and optimistic since the UN member countries adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) this September. The SDGs are the result of tough political negotiations and unprecedented civil society …
Interview with Muhammad Yunus
Pioneering anti-poverty practitioner and Nobel Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus spells out his vision for eradicating poverty. His message comes as world governments, donors and NGOs meet this month to finalise an agreement on global Sustainable …
Interview with Sergio Urbani of the Cariplo Foundation
The untimely death of Pier Mario Vello has brought Sergio Urbani to the head of Italy’s Cariplo Foundation. While he has no intention of trying to fill the very considerable shoes of his illustrious predecessor, …
June 2015
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EFC conference 2015: a growing sense of urgency in a critical year
A sense of urgency ran through the opening plenary of the 26th European Foundation Centre (EFC) annual conference, held in Milan last week (20-22 May). ‘Can we afford the luxury of the long view?’ asked …
Philanthropia and Developmen(t) – an uneasy marriage?
Some call it the “clash of civilizations”. Others, the marriage doomed to failure. And others still the wedding party where one of the guests is expected to buy an expensive gift but then not invited …
Working with the Post -2015 Partnership Platform to achieve social transformation
Nowadays the contributions made by corporate and family foundations in achieving social transformation in Colombia are undeniable. At the Association of Corporate and Family Foundations (AFE) in Colombia, we have identified that to achieve social …