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Trust in Chinese social sector takes more than regulations
Around ten years ago, I experienced an embarrassing incident while volunteering for a fundraising event in Shanghai. It was organized by an international NGO to support an orphanage in rural China. My teammate and I …
How to build women leadership in civil society
This year, we topped the FAIR SHARE Index for Women Leadership with 77 percent of leadership positions held by women. This is a proportionate representation of CIVICUS workforce which is also 77 percent women. As …
Mixed reactions to the SDGs from Africa
Alliance asked a number of African organisations how the SDGs inform their work and how useful they found them as a means of determining their own priorities. Here are the responses, in their own words …
A blueprint for peace and prosperity
Jan Sahas, a community and survivor-centric NPO working across India has embraced the SDGs not because it has been forced to by donor demands, but because they are proving a useful way to organise and …
Asian philanthropy: Differently does it…
The 2023 AVPN Global Conference in Kuala Lumpur illuminated how Asian philanthropy does not always operate in the same way as elsewhere One of the perennial fascinations of the AVPN conference is seeing the differences …
Redefining Leadership: The BMW Foundation’s Journey towards a Regenerative Future
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 …
From Unicorn to Zebra: The transformation of ZGF
I recently came across an article about venture capital structures and how they interact and work with start-ups. The article argued that the venture capital structure is broken because it favours ‘quantity over quality, consumption …
Shifting power starts at home – transforming our organisation to transform the world
Our beloved Power Shift community emerged from the understanding that philanthropy must not only shift more money towards equitable, intersectional, community-led solutions, but also transform its practices and the philanthropic sector itself. Many of us …
US nonprofits increasingly reluctant to lobby policymakers and politicians, survey finds
Charities and nonprofit organisations in the US are increasingly reluctant to lobby policymakers and politicians, according to a new study released. The survey, conducted for Independent Sector, a membership organisation of nonprofits and grant makers in the …
Responding to the Illegal Migration Bill as a Grant-Maker
The Illegal Migration Bill has been passed, with devastating ramifications for the asylum system. The UK government passed the bill as a solution to stop people crossing into the country via small boats. Its implications, however, …
