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The three circles of philanthropy – Taking a tiered approach to achieving the SDGs
People around the world have little faith in the ability of just governments to deliver on the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They know governments alone can’t promote sustainable development and prosperity for …
US signs up to SDG Platform
The US has become the first high-income country to pilot the SDG Philanthropy Platform, a forum whose aim is to help coordinate the contribution philanthropy can make to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The …
Foundation Center: SDG wizard
The Inter-agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators has developed a set of measureable indicators to help facilitate a robust follow-up, tracking and review mechanism for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As …
The SDG Philanthropy Platform host UN General Assembly event
The SDG Philanthropy Platform will today host the workshop session ‘Convergence: Philanthropy as a Partner in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’ at the Ford Foundation in New York. This is being held as a …
IHRFG conference – funders aren’t sitting on the SDG sidelines
On July 11, 2016, the International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) brought thirty-seven grantmakers together for their thought-provoking Institute on “The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Why They Matter for Human Rights and How Funders Can …
Ending American poverty: the SDGs in the global north
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a turning point in development. They apply equally to the global south and north, creating a universal agenda for a different planet by 2030 that ‘leaves no one behind’. …
EFC AGA 2016: Our new global language: The SDGs in Europe and around the world
In Amsterdam, a capacity filled session during the European Foundation Centre conference explored how philanthropy can strategically engage in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It’s clear that philanthropy has the potential to engage in implementation …
2016 US Council on Foundations: How US funders can lead the SDGs at home
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) made a helpful appearance during the first day of the Council on Foundations’ 2016 conference in Washington, DC today. Helpful and somewhat unusual for this annual gathering of mostly U.S. …
Time for European foundations to get on board with the SDGs
Vikki Spruill’s article on the relevance of the Sustainable Development Goals to US foundations working domestically gives food for thought for European foundation. In September 2015, the world’s governments adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable …
Make watered‑down SDGs work
There is cause for celebrating commitments made for women and girls by UN heads of state in adopting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as a sense of relief as it became evident …