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The Wellcome Trust’s newly appointed CEO has begun his tenure. John-Arne Røttingen, a former ambassador for global health at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Norway, was hired back in October.   “It is a …

The biggest charitable donations from the world’s wealthiest individuals and their foundations totalled over $3.5 billion in 2023.   According to an annual list compiled by Chronicle of Philanthropy, four universities received big gifts in …

Successful nonprofit fundraising is often found through storytelling, a powerful rendition of the impacts an organization can make through its mission. When applied to victim advocacy organizations, even the most survivor oriented nonprofit can unintentionally …

Avila Kilmurray is the migration and peace building executive at the Social Change Initiative. Her work in peace building stretches back to 1975 when she was active in the community center and philanthropy in Northern …

The charity sector is waking up to the value of lived experience – the insights of people directly affected by an issue. There’s a growing recognition that involving people with lived experience in decision-making is …

Foundation staff should show ‘upward empathy’ towards their board. And they should not expect boards to acquire programme expertise. In my last contribution to Alliance, I delved into the cognitive dissonance between foundation teams and …

The Hewlett Foundation has named a temporary successor for the departing president Larry Kramer.   Elizabeth Peters, the foundation’s general counsel and corporate secretary, will be the interim president while the $13 billion charitable institution …

Over the last couple of years, we have seen an unprecedented number of commitments by funders and philanthropists to support locally-led development, increase direct funding to local actors and promote a more enabling environment for …

Alliance Publishing Trust, the media charity and publisher of Alliance magazine has welcomed three new members to its board of trustees. The new trustees are Robin Heller, president and founder of advisory firm Athena Advisors; …

Over the last several years, the philanthropy teams in major corporations have seen their jobs change dramatically. Some of the changes were already underway when, in 2019, the Business Roundtable published a new statement of …