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Book Review: Philanthropy Back to the Drawing Board – Shaping a Future Agenda
The Cambridge Dictionary defines the phrase ‘back to the drawing board’, as ‘back to the beginning of a process to start it again, because it is not working’. Everybody should listen when one of the …
Philanthropy Back to the Drawing Board – Shaping a Future Agenda by Rien van Gendt
The Cambridge Dictionary defines the phrase ‘back to the drawing board’, as ‘back to the beginning of a process to start it again, because it is not working’. Everybody should listen when one of the …
Time for funders to step up and resource Indigenous communities
Vibrant Indigenous-led movements offer solutions to many of the world’s most pressing problems, yet these movements remain dramatically underfunded. Indigenous communities represent some 6.2 percent of the world’s population, but they receive less than one …
The tensions in philanthropy’s agenda for transformation
As a partnership practitioner and adviser, I’ve been gratified to see that the call for greater collaboration in philanthropy continues to gain momentum. However, this is just one among many different, and equally important rallying …
Philanthropy for Better Cities Forum 2023
From 11-12 September, global philanthropists and thought leaders gathered in Hong Kong to debate solutions to global inequity and pathways to a more sustainable future for all. Philanthropy, with its proven ability to catalyse change …
Rockefeller Foundation invests $1 billion towards sustainable development goals
The Rockefeller Foundation says it will invest $1 billion towards tackling the climate crisis and ensuring it benefits marginalised communities, as part of a wider shift towards sustainable development goals (SDGs). It is the first …
Philanthropy x Impact Investing 2.0
The 2023 Innovations in International Philanthropy Symposium convened a trailblazing group of individuals, diverse in many ways but united by a commitment to improve the wellbeing of communities around the world. It is rare, in …
Interview: Alejandro Álvarez von Gustedt, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and co-founder of Latimpacto
During the second edition of Impact Minds, Standing Together: The Value of Meetings to advance in collaboration with Latimpacto on August 29 and 30 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I had the opportunity to interview Alejandro Alvarez …
Impact Minds, Standing Together: the value of meetings to advance in collaboration
Something extraordinary happened on August 29 and 30 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We gathered over 500 participants from 27 countries and 200+ speakers for Latimpacto’s second annual conference, Impact Minds: Standing Together. Latimpacto is a young network …
Supporting education development in Latin America: Insights from Impact Minds
We face a generational crisis in education in Latin America following the COVID-19 pandemic. On average, students in the region suffered an estimated loss of 1.5 years of learning, according to the World Bank. As a …