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Creativity is untapped when it comes to global problem solving
‘We’ve been tackling the same issues for years and years – for decades.’ That was a comment from Africa No Filter’s Moky Makura at Philea Forum 2022. She was speaking on a panel exploring what …
Philea Forum 2022: Day two and closing in tweets!
Highlights from days two and three of Philea Forum 2022: Philanthropy United – The Time Is Now
Peer Dialogue: Success isn’t the priority
Created in 1994 to support conservation and sustainable economies mainly around the Mediterranean, coastal West Africa and Switzerland, the MAVA Foundation will cease grantmaking this year. Self-analysis has been a key part of its winding-down …
Does philanthropy have a mental health problem?
To mark the publication of our March 2022 special feature on mental health philanthropy, Alliance hosted an event in partnership with Strong Minds, a social enterprise providing mental health services to African women: ‘I think …
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 …
Help! What should I do about a flakey fundraiser?
Dear Veritas, Our small US-based nonprofit serving poor families in the Global South recently hired a fundraiser. He charged $25,000 upfront and, based on his reputation, we agreed to contract with him to increase our funding. …
Two years after 2020’s global movement for racial justice, where are we now?
‘The story of philanthropy since the global protests for racial justice in the summer of 2020 should be understood in the context of the prior decade, if not the past 20 years’, said Lori Villarosa, …
Alliance magazine expands global philanthropy coverage with Regional Representatives
Regional Representatives from the Arab Region, Latin America, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa have joined the Alliance magazine team, as a part of its goal to improve the globalisation of philanthropy coverage. Alliance eventually has …