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Research: Financing extraction of natural gas in Africa has serious consequences
A new report from the African Climate Foundations warns of the consequences of increasing Africa’s natural gas production. Africa holds significant natural gas resources, and substantial new discoveries have been made in the past decade. …
India ‘Philanthropy List’ ranks most generous donors
Hurun India and EdelGive have issued their annual Philanthropy List, ranking the most generous individuals in India. HCL Technologies founder Shiv Nadar tops the list. Nadar, who donates through the corporate entity HCL Foundation, gave …
Why foundations matter
Why do foundations matter? I have spent decades thinking about this question in a Canadian context. To try to answer it, I wrote a book about the work of Canadian foundations and their impact today, …
UKCF Conference 2022: Foundations for the future
Over three days delegates and speakers from the UK and around the world explored the challenges facing our communities and how local philanthropy can drive and support change both now and in the future. To …
Effective crisis response takes more than money
Globally, we are facing multiple and compounding crises. Whether it is the devastating impacts of climate change, a seemingly never-ending pandemic, or armed conflicts from Ethiopia to Ukraine, it can feel like the crises never …
2022 UKCF Conference: To get to the future, we must get through now
The 2022 UK Community Foundations conference focused on the future. But, taking place in Manchester, it was very much set against the crises of right now. What will the future look like for our communities …
UKCF 2022: Community foundations and the future of local communities
Community foundations are key to sustainable communities UKCF 2022 went global. Participants from all continents came together with UK community foundations to reflect on the future of a world that keeps surprising us. A global …
Collaboration in philanthropy: three projects that illustrate the latest trends
In a world in transition, where crises, disruptions, and uncertainties are occurring with increased intensity since the first half of the 20th century, we can see that philanthropists are seeking to act concretely on these …
Philanthropy helps aviation decarbonisation goals advance – but more is needed
The aviation sector contributes five per cent of total global greenhouse gases. With demand for air travel expected to triple by 2050, decarbonisation of aviation is a critical climate objective – yet there has never …
$200m for Asian philanthropy alliance
Singapore’s Temasek Trust has launched the Philanthropy Asia Alliance, a not-for-profit initiative aiming to catalyse collective action for a better world and prime Asia as a force for the greater good. The new organisation is …