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Norwegian Refugee Council wins $2.5m Hilton Humanitarian Prize
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded its $2.5 million Hilton Humanitarian Prize to the Norwegian Refugee Council, an organisation working in more than 35 countries to support people forced to flee their homes. The …
Philanthropy can’t wait any longer, it needs to decolonise aid now
Every sector grapples with its own issues and challenges, often publicly and not always productively. Despite commonalities in purpose, principles and values among its many actors, the international humanitarian sector is no different. For more …
Philanthropy can advance business for good around climate ambitions and beyond
A new way of thinking about corporate purpose and climate risks Businesses have an important role to play in transitioning our planet to a sustainable and green future, but the idea that businesses should care …
$25m from IKEA foundation to promote climate-friendly cooling
About 10 air conditioners will be sold every second for the next 30 years as demand for cooling systems skyrockets during increasingly frequent heatwaves. A new $25 million grant from the IKEA Foundation to the …
Philanthropy must engage with the ‘Action For Climate Empowerment’ agenda
A global transformation which is just, rapid, and in line with reducing warming to under 1.5 degrees Celsius is not possible without people. For too long, people from all walks of life have been left …
Alliance event: Funding loss and damage
‘Loss and damage’ is a particular phrase the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change uses to refer to the consequences of climate change that go beyond what people can adapt to – such as low-lying …
Funders join network to protect abortion rights
The International Network for the Reduction of Abortion Discrimination and Stigma (inroads) has launched a Funder Call to Action, asking funder organisations to break the silence and stigma that shrouds abortion by taking a stance …
A third of global funders accelerated spending in 2020-21
A survey of philanthropy has found that the global challenges across 2020 and 2021 led a third of global funders to accelerate their spending. ‘Global Trends and Strategic Time Horizons in Philanthropy’ is a report …
ISTR 2022 in-person conference: Better late than never!
Here we are at the ISTR 15th International Conference at Concordia University in Montreal. With the Covid-19 pandemic having scuppered the original plan for this conference to take place in 2020, I am delighted to …
Back in person at ISTR International Conference and PhD Summit
This is my third ISTR International Conference, but the first one that I am attending as a PhD student. As such I applied and was selected to be part of the PhD Summit, a pre-conference …