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Looking at girls’ education through a different lens
Girls’ education has been deemed a ‘silver bullet’ for some of the biggest development challenges. It has been likened to a Swiss army knife because of the range of tools it offers for international development and …
Looking back, looking ahead: Impact investing at a crossroads
In the earliest days of a formal impact investing industry, the concept itself was radical. I vividly recall sitting in an office with my mentor and former boss, shortly before the Global Impact Investing Network …
Grants for clean air less than one per cent of total global philanthropic funding
Philanthropic funding for clean air amounts to 0.1 per cent of grants worldwide, according to a new report from the Clean Air Fund. And while philanthropic funding for clean air projects has increased, it is …
Alliance poll: philanthropy to experience Asian boom
Philanthropy is primed for explosive growth across Asia, respondents to an Alliance survey published in the magazine’s special 100th issue have predicted. Almost half of the respondents forecast that Asia will see the most growth …
Alliance anniversary poll: Gates and Ford had most positive impact over last 25 years
Alliance readers have identified the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The Ford Foundation as the two standout foundations which have achieved the most positive impact on the world over the last 25 years. This …
Here’s how philanthropy can change: editorial team shares recommendations in Alliance’s 100th issue
Global philanthropy should increase diversity on every level and facilitate wider ownership of the philanthropy debate, increase levels of participation and trust-based philanthropy, urgently commit more resources to tackle climate change, and fulfil its unique …
A time to reflect and look to the future
Welcome to the 25th anniversary edition of Alliance, a special 100-page magazine to mark our 100th issue. Milestones bring about a sense of accomplishment, as we look back at what we’ve achieved. Over the last 25 …
Bending the arc of philanthropy towards justice
Philanthropy has changed a lot, but you don’t see how your own child grows Our field has undergone profound shifts in the last 25 years amounting to a quiet revolution. Put crudely, international philanthropy a …
25th anniversary reader survey
Alliance survey exclusive: Gates and Ford top perceptions of the foundations with the most positive impact worldwide Worldwide survey of Alliance readers identifies the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Ford Foundation as having the …
25 years of philanthropy
From the flourishing of civil society to the fall of philanthrocapitalism and shift to a more trust-based philanthropy, our field has changed considerably in the last 25 years Alliance was born into an age of …