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The Septmeber 2023 issue of Alliance magazine is now available to read in print and digital formats. The SDGs are the international community’s flagship for social, economic and environmental welfare. If they are to mean anything and if …

There are two competing impulses at work in giving. The relationship between them forms a crucial part of modern philanthropy. To fulfil its potential the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ ‘New Pluralists’ initiative should be mindful of …

A study of Latin American responses to the SDGs provides a microcosm of attitudes to be found globally During the late 1990s, a group of experts started using the acronym VUCA to describe the increasing …

Through working in philanthropy for over 50 years, we at the BMW Foundation have come to see the commitment of leaders as a unique lever to drive positive and sustainable change. While the prevailing leadership …

The model of the charitable foundation is increasingly under criticism. ‘Wealth draws envy and philanthropy draws suspicion’ is one of Hilary Pearson’s many punchy phrases. Her book about the world of Canadian foundations is a …

US philanthropist Mackenzie Scott is estimated to have given away more than $14 billion over the last three years, approximately half her wealth.  According to a Chronicle of Philanthropy calculation, 17 nonprofits have announced donations from Scott’s …

This August, as we celebrate International Youth Day, we call on all donors to commit to sustainably resourcing youth-led action. Only an estimated 16 percent of global human rights funding focuses on children and youth, …

MacKenzie Scott has given away over $14 billion to some 1,600 nonprofits since 2019 – a pace of funding unlike any had seen in modern billionaire philanthropy. Up until recently, the process for getting a …

Mainstreaming philanthropy on behalf of employee mental health in corporate sectors is a long-winded mouthful to say. Some say it is something as mundane as ‘positive out, positive in’. How do employees respond to corporate …

This year is an important moment to consider steps forward to reduce poverty and inequality across the world, including efforts to support the hard-to-reach, ‘last mile’ communities. Governments are responsible for delivering this change, but …