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Response to Sommer: How to miss the point of board members
In his article on staff relations with boards, Simon Sommer makes three central claims, and they come one right after the other: The primary role of a board is to ensure that every action taken …
The #ShiftThePower Global Summit
The #ShiftThePower Global Summit brought together changemakers and trailblazers from around the world and from across different parts of the international development, philanthropy and civil society systems. A key objective was to create ‘good collisions’ …
The Economist’s philanthrocapitalism is still the predominant narrative
Earlier this month, the publication which spawned and celebrated the birth of philanthrocapitalism in the heady days of 2006 has just renounced it eighteen years later. What took them so long? The crossing of the …
Introducing Critical friend – a new column by Alliance executive editor, Charles Keidan
As we, at Alliance, strive to be a ‘critical friend’ to philanthropy worldwide, this monthly column from Alliance’s executive editor, Charles Keidan, shares new thinking on the issues which matter. Drawing on two decades as editor, …
Gates Foundation CEO: Just 0.5% of world billionaires’ wealth prevents 7 million deaths
Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman has urged the world’s richest to give up more of their wealth to fight poverty, inequality and disease. Just an extra 0.5 per cent of billionaire giving could prevent 7 …
Getting to gender parity: Are quotas necessary?
Alliance editors have asked: should a time-limited quota be introduced in relation to gender diversity on the boards of foundation? Maja Spanu and Axelle Davezac, of the Fondation de France, answered this question in their …
Four takeaways for Philanthropy from #ShiftThePower
Five members of the Humanity United team traveled to Bogotá, Colombia in December to participate in the Shift The Power Summit, joining with a community of peacebuilders working toward a global civil society and funding …
Three lessons for peace, from Latin America
Bogota was the epicenter of a global conversation about new dynamics and ways of deciding in relation to power. Over the three days we had the privilege of bringing together more than 700 agents of …
Shifting Power for Palestine – It’s more than just power
It is impossible to hold a gathering of almost 700 people from all over the world and not talk about the ongoing genocide in Palestine. That is why it was an honour and a pleasure …
Trust is the key to shifting the power
I got an opportunity to attend the #ShiftThePower Summit held in Bogota, Colombia in December 2023. This blog highlights the most interesting experiences during and beyond the summit that helped me gain diverse perspectives, especially …
