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Environmental groups need more support, finds Environmental Funders Network research
UK environmental groups are driving forward the actions needed to tackle the climate and nature crises, but need more support to act at the speed and scale required, according to the Environmental Funders Network’s latest …
Looking beyond the binary
Learning from failure needs a sharp and objective eye. We need to be able to discern it in the midst of apparent success – and vice-versa The climate emergency brings to the fore the need …
Leadership and intentionality
Organisational learning is more than just falling forward, it’s about developing a clear, intentional pathway to success At Laudes Foundation, we closed 2021 with an event for staff which was about sharing failures and drawing …
Global Updates
This is our round-up of philanthropy news around the world featured in the June 2022 issue of Alliance: The Americas $1bn Gender Fund aims to transform systems Gates board adds four new trustees How Latin …
Get comfortable with discomfort
Inequality is a challenging area of work – not the least for philanthropy. Yet, taking a systemic view on inequalities and power imbalances has more to offer than uneasy self-reflection The world’s richest 10 per …
A commitment to not going back to normal
The past two years have been a time of incredible change, including rapid shifts in the way we work as a philanthropic sector. When Covid-19 hit in early 2020, we were all shell shocked, and …
Listening for radically different funding realities and environmental justice
This year’s Commission of the Status of Women (CSW)’s theme was ‘Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and …
We need to talk about failure in the social sector
A lot of ink is spilled and awards are bestowed celebrating the success of the social sector – and there is much to celebrate. But the truth is, if innovation is essential to the ultimate …
Fintech is part of Africa’s green transition
As Africa prepares for some of the worst effects of climate change, could innovations that merge fintech and climate solutions help the continent accelerate to its sustainable development goals? Time is no one’s friend in …
Alliance digital event: Levelling the global playing field
Sociologists have theorised that the best time to understand something is when it’s disrupted. So, what can we learn about the relationships in global philanthropy, following the disruption that years of health, justice, and climate …