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Leadership changes and layoffs by Soros remind us that – like the Gates Foundation – OSF is family philanthropy
What’s happening at the Open Society Foundations? That’s a question likely to be on the minds of people in the philanthropy universe and well beyond. A joint announcement by the Chair and President of OSF …
The struggle for abortion justice and decolonisation of our bodies
The struggle for reproductive justice has been at the forefront of much activism recently – especially in the year after the U.S. Supreme Court decision restricted abortion rights in America. Yet this struggle is not …
Regaining balance from corporate farms: community gardens and agriculture philanthropy go hand-in-hand
Agriculture has long been a contributor to the global climate crisis, and it’s intrinsic to how industrial agriculture operates today. In 1990, half of the farms in the United States were small or medium sized. …
Decolonizing knowledge in philanthropy: what does it mean?
Why should funders adopt decolonising frameworks and practices? Obsolete strategies to Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) have worked to erase the voice of girls, women, Indigenous people, LGBTQI+ (and other marginalised groups) from the …
The future of collective giving and what’s next for Philanthropy Together
What defines collective giving? As an organization whose sole mission is to catalyze the field of collective giving, we think about this question a lot. There has been hockey stick growth in interest and participation …
Which session at the AVPN Global Conference 2023 would you most like to read about?
WINGSForum 2023 will aim to respond to the call by practitioners, institutions and the sector at large to find common narratives, imagination, solutions and pathways to change. The event will include and welcome a variety …
IEFG 2023: Getting into systems change
Some 100 representatives of education funders gathered in Edinburgh last month to dissect philanthropy’s latest buzzword: systems change. The 2023 International Education Funders Group conference, held at the University of Edinburgh campus from 22-24 May, …
Hewlett Foundation joins Partners For A New Economy with $500,000 commitment
Partners For A New Economy – a philanthropic programme committed to supporting a new economic vision and building power to redesign the economy so all life can thrive – has announced that the Hewlett Foundation …
Outcomes Accelerator announces first cohort of projects
The Outcomes Accelerator – a catalytic platform to accelerate more effective testing, scaling and mainstreaming of outcomes-based financing in the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals – has announced its first cohort of winners. Three …
