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The power of gender-just climate action and the urgent need for funding
Every March, Women’s History Month ushers in a flurry of discussions on gender issues, including the stark reality of dwindling funding for women and gender-diverse communities. While data and reports highlight the widening funding gap, …
The philanthropic disparities in clean energy funding
Western philanthropies, including foundations, funds, and others, spend billions of dollars annually to help countries adapt to climate change by investing in clean energy. However, compared to the funds dedicated to projects in poor countries …
Alliance editor debates mandatory payouts on ‘What Donors Want’ podcast
Alliance Executive Editor, Charles Keidan, spoke with Rachel Stephenson Sheff and Emily Collins-Ellis of I.G. Advisors to debate whether mandatory minimum payout rates should be introduced for charitable foundations in the UK, on the latest …
Bringing a language justice mindset to our work
Practicing ‘language justice’ in our grantmaking is one way that funders can be more inclusive and address power relations in our work with partners. In an earlier article, we discussed why FJS believes that language …
Best practice for managing a non-profit across time zones
Rural Uganda. Atlanta, Georgia. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Gallup, New Mexico. Italy. Norway. Denver, Colorado. These are the places in which The InteRoots Initiative – a small, agile nonprofit made up of an executive director and a …
Nonprofits need more funding flexibility to fight global malnutrition
The current system for funding initiatives to address global malnutrition is deeply flawed. Characterized by time constraints, inflexibility, and lack of imagination, current funding models hamper the vital efforts of nonprofit organizations striving to improve …
Open Society Foundations announces new president amid continued overhaul
The Open Society Foundations (OSF), founded by George Soros in 1979 with the goal of boosting human rights and democratic institutions globally, has announced Binaifer Nowrojee as its new president. The appointment breaks with a …
Trauma-Informed Philanthropy for Violence Prevention
With today’s knowledge of the importance of providing trauma-informed care to our program participants, why are we not enforcing these same standards in our fundraising practices? When we are working with individuals who have survived …
More funding is needed for the just transition to sustainable buildings
Buildings are the world’s biggest asset class and contribute nearly 40 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activity. Yet less than 4 percent of climate philanthropic money goes to funding the transition …
Alliance submission guidelines now in multiple languages
Alliance magazine has updated its submission guidelines to include information in six languages. The move comes after Alliance published transparent submission guidelines in September 2023 following recommendations in an externally led EDI audit conducted in …
