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The missing billion, payouts needed
An Alliance magazine and Civil Society Media analysis suggests philanthropists could be giving £1.3 billion more to UK charities. But will anyone make them do it?’ Across Europe, there are no requirements for endowed foundations …
Moving from charity to investment, the power of radical generosity
When the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria back in February, no one could have imagined the earthquake – and more than 11,000 aftershocks – would kill over 50,000 people. In the following weeks, …
Solutions in Africa must be home-grown: Reporting from the Trialogue Business in Society Conference
For the past four years, the Trialogue Business in Society Conference has been held in South Africa (2023, 2022 and 2021 in-person and hybrid; 2020 virtual; and 2019 in-person) showcasing important developments across the corporate …
The opportunities for more strategic philanthropy are vast – here what corporations need to do
Across the Middle East and North Africaregion, various studies on giving suggest that nearly eight or nine out of 10 people in GCC countries make donations, more than half are spontaneous donations, and two-thirds usually …
Social innovation in philanthropy: key takeaways from the 2023 Skoll World Forum
In the world of philanthropy and social innovation, the Skoll World Forum is legendary, and I was delighted to get the chance to attend the event in Oxford this year. In 2022’s virtual Skoll Forum, …
Civil society in a world of crisis: An overview of the 2023 State of Civil Society Report
In the last year, civil society workers have been repressed in Belarus and Russia for opposing the war on Ukraine, physically attacked in Afghanistan for supporting the right to education for girls, and judicially persecuted …
Law that would limit civil society in Georgia to be withdrawn
A controversial ‘foreign agent’ law in Georgia that would have labelled nonprofit legal entities and mass media as foreign agents if more than 20 per cent of their total revenue came from foreign sources has …
Egypt’s growing and changing philanthropy sector with CARE Egypt’s Hazem Fahmy
In Egypt, philanthropy is becoming more independent and sustainable, while also more open to experimentation and learning. And nowhere is this better exemplified than in the recent change in status for CARE Egypt – previously …
Inaugural Activist Scholar Award announced by Purposeful
The Purposeful Activist Scholar Award (PASA) is geared towards supporting those who are already contributing significantly within the field of arts or scholarly activism, allowing a feminist leader from the Global South to deepen a …
Philanthropy must advocate for financial inclusion for Roma
Fifty-two years after the first World Roma Congress on 8 April 1971, the urgency for inclusion and empowerment of Roma has never been greater. Afflicted by multiple recent crises, the living conditions for most of …
