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In Profile: Mental Health Philanthropy
Despite its relatively humble position in the pecking order of causes which deserve funding, many organisations around the world, funders as well as practitioners, are engaged with the issue of mental health. The following offers …
Peer Dialogue: Being OK in the chaos
How can we approach mental health in a different way that recognises its broad impacts across society? How can we more holistically invest in organisations and people, ensuring that the well-being of staff is put …
Mental health funding still in the shadows
A global strategy linking the disparate elements of the mental health field is urgently needed if the issue is to get the attention it warrants In April 2016, the World Bank and WHO co-hosted a …
Putting power to good use
Philanthropy is an increasingly significant force in terms of figures for development funding, yet reluctance to make common cause and to measure and account for itself are reducing its effectiveness With $42.5 billion of philanthropic …
Network bodies: alive and well in the Covid era
Two years on from the first lockdowns, we’ve all had to get used to not meeting our peers in person. Andrew Milner investigates the effect this has had on network bodies and how these gregarious …
Tax: no need to wait for government action
Seeing Graham Hobson’s piece, ‘More tax, more philanthropy’ (Alliance, December 2021), I wanted to add an extra nudge for readers in their thinking about taxes. I agree with Mr Hobson that ‘the most wealthy can …
Global Updates
This is our round-up of philanthropy news around the world featured in the March 2022 issue of Alliance: The Americas Global South funders launch climate crisis network Brazilian giving circle for racial equity $3m bid …
Help! How can I hold my foundation accountable?
Dear Veritas, I work for a foundation that, like so many others, made commitments to diversity and racial justice during the summer of 2020. However, I’m finding that not much has changed – both with …
The Routledge Handbook of Taxation and Philanthropy
Taxation of philanthropy is a heterogeneous topic that extends to multiple scientific disciplines. For academics and practitioners working in philanthropy, it is not uncommon to turn to branches such as philosophy, law, sociology, and economics …
New feminist funding collaborative awards $10 million to women’s organisations
Feminist funding collaborative Fenomenal Funds has awarded $10 million in grants to women’s organisations committed to shifting power and consolidating a firm commitment to advancing feminist movements worldwide. Fenomenal was funded as a women’s fund …