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Gbenga Oyebode on new directions for the African Philanthropy Forum
In April, the African Philanthropy Forum (APF) held its board strategy session at the Legatum Institute in London. Charles Keidan caught up with APFs new chair, corporate lawyer and philanthropist, Gbenga Oyebode, about the aims …
A platform for transformation
A country-specific philanthropy infrastructure organisation with a defined role to transform philanthropy in South Africa. In a country in dire need of transformative change, the Independent Philanthropy Association South Africa (IPASA) serves as the only …
Seizing the global moment to advance gender equality
Co-impact and the Equality Fund have two bold strategies to jointly create a historic opportunity for progress on a worldwide scale. Every day, the headlines bring news of interconnected challenges – from rising inequality and …
Philanthropy and AI
What impact will the rise of AI have on the direction and management of philanthropic foundations? AI has the potential to reduce the workload of grantees and enable the sector to do more by saving …
Moving money to girls
Since the very first days of Purposeful, we have known that to build power with girls and their allies is to move resources directly to them. For what is a discussion of power without a …
Civil society in a world of crisis: An overview of the 2023 State of Civil Society Report
In the last year, civil society workers have been repressed in Belarus and Russia for opposing the war on Ukraine, physically attacked in Afghanistan for supporting the right to education for girls, and judicially persecuted …
How we learned to stop worrying and love the uncertainty
When Giving Green started, we were focused on looking for evidence-based climate solutions. But eventually, we came to the conclusion that to maximize our impact, we have to support strategies that are less measurable but …
Funders guide launched on supporting Black feminist organisations in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Foundation for a Just Society (FJS) in partnership with Wellspring Philanthropic Fund has launched the website Resourcing Black Feminist Organising in Latin America and the Caribbean, a tool which can guide funders on how …
Rei Murakami on gender, politics, and philanthropy in Japan
Despite being the world’s third-largest economic power, Japan ranks low on the global gender equity index. Rei Murakami believes that the gender gap in politics is one of the root causes of numerous social issues …
Landscape study finds that Mexico is leading the region on ESG strategies
A report from the Mexican consulting firm Ernest Young has found that 64 per cent of Mexican companies have an ESG strategy, compared to 58 per cent of companies throughout the rest of Latin America. …