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Interview: Marc Salzmann and Sabrina Grassi, Swiss Philanthropy Foundation
Swiss Philanthropy Foundation is what Sabrina Grassi, its Director General, and Marc Salzmann, its Partnership Manager describe as an umbrella foundation, providing hosting facilities as an alternative for individual philanthropists to set up their own foundations …
We are trying to create systemic change to build greater accountability and transparency: Ruth Shapiro, CAPS
Alliance in collaboration with WINGS has been commissioned by Propel Philanthropy to conduct a 10-part interview series on the work of Social Impact Infrastructure Organisations and the benefits they bring to the sector. This interview …
Hewlett Foundation president Larry Kramer announces plan to step down
Larry Kramer, president of the Hewlett Foundation, is stepping down from his role after over a decade at the helm. He will move on to his new role as president and vice chancellor of the …
World Bank president Ajay Banga looks to raise funds from corporate philanthropy
World Bank president Ajay Banga is eyeing up private capital and corporate social responsibility funds to bolster current sources of financing. Efforts also include hybrid capital instruments and a portfolio guarantee programme that could allow …
A week in Brazil: Learnings from TPW’s global journey
It is a curious consequence of the pandemic that so many have turned inwards and lost a global perspective. Not just in terms of what we do, but also of what we consider relevant for …
Turning philanthropy inside out: The power of listening to community voices in Malawi
I often wonder if we were to construct a solutions enterprise to address global inequity and injustice, whether we would construct the nonprofit and civil society sectors as they are today. Would we bind giving …
The role PSOs play is much broader than funders understand: Dave Biemesderfer, United Philanthropy Forum
Alliance in collaboration with WINGS has been commissioned by Propel Philanthropy to conduct a 10-part interview series on the work of Social Impact Infrastructure Organisations and the benefits they bring to the sector. This interview …
AVPN 2023: Empowering Asian Solutions for Global Challenges
AVPN Global Conference 2023 brought together leaders from Asia and beyond, to collectively envision an impact future that is inclusive, equitable and sustainable. Importantly, this convening was an opportunity to build the trust between social …
Global challenges, Asian Solutions
Transformational collaboration, Asian leadership, empowered communities, urgent action: AVPN CEO Naina Batra offered these four rallying cries in her opening remarks of this year’s conference in Kuala Lumpur. These themes or some combination were to …
The makings of effective philanthropy
One day, not that long ago, a few of us from the India Climate Collaborative sat on a low couch in our office tossing ideas back and forth as we tried to answer a challenging …