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Business of Philanthropy: HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco
In a recent episode of the Business of Philanthropy, Badr Jafar, Emirati philanthropist and Founding Patron of the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy at the University of Cambridge, speaks with HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco. …
IKEA Foundation commits €1bn to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
The IKEA Foundation has announced a new pledge of €1 billion to climate programmes over the next five years to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The commitment, which will reinforce its work in the climate space, …
A call to philanthropy to be bold. Now.
‘10 years to transform the future of humanity – or to destabilize the planet’ – this is the reality philanthropy is facing today. In time for Earth Day 2021 Dafne’s Max von Abendroth is calling …
European funders have increased environmental giving, shows EFC report
The European Foundation Centre has launched the 5th edition of its environmental funding mapping, representing the most comprehensive study to date into support for environmental initiatives provided by European philanthropic foundations. The report shows that …
Impactful giving demands engaged families
How engaged is your family with your foundation? Are they passionate about giving or do they see it as something distant or inherited, like antique furniture? Let’s take it a step further. How aligned is …
Philanthropy and governments working together to counter aridity in Mongolia
Land degradation and climate change mean that an estimated four billion people will live in arid and semi-arid areas by 2050, with a reduction in global crop yields of an average of 10 per cent, …
Interview: Alix Guerrier, CEO of GlobalGiving
GlobalGiving is an organisation that focuses on a bottom-up approach to aid and supporting grassroots charitable projects. We wanted to understand how the crises of the last year – health, justice, political, environmental – changed …
Fund movements on the ground to keep fossil fuels in the ground
Last month, I went to northern Minnesota to stand with water protectors and land defenders in protest against Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline, which cuts through their sacred lands, disrupting unique ecosystems and ignoring treaty rights …
Covid-19 has changed philanthropy forever
Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, the funding community has wrestled with how to meet the moment as challenges continue to mount. An informal poll of Fund for Global Human Rights grantees found that, …
Coordinated global philanthropy needs to address global threats
Long-term thinkers, including in philanthropy, have been worried about the risks of a pandemic since long before Covid-19 broke out. Jeff Skoll has famously focused on this issue for a decade, as has Bill Gates. …