Civil society, nonprofits & NGOs

While collective giving is seen as ‘innovation’, it really marks a return to long-established values and practices of philanthropy A groundswell in collective philanthropy in the past decade is changing institutional philanthropy from the outside …

The magic lies with your changemakers, not your technology Foundations around the world are abandoning stagnant legacy systems in favour of trust-based approaches. What’s more, many are foregrounding the experience of changemakers (the grantees actually …

How should we prepare for crisis?  To mark the publication of our special feature in the December 2022 issue, Alliance hosted a digital event on crisis, reaction and resilience  ‘What are your insights on effective …

Remaking institutional philanthropy to serve the purpose it needs to serve requires an honest, ‘warts-and-all’ self-assessment by those involved The rallying cry for philanthropy to change has been resounding and gaining momentum over the past …

Pressure has been growing on philanthropy to change its practices. We asked a number of recipient organisations what changes they have seen from their funders, how far such changes have gone and what they would …

For change to be truly enduring, it’s said that it needs to start from within. But that doesn’t mean external forces or pressures are irrelevant. Far from it. When it comes to philanthropy, a field …

This is our round-up of philanthropy news around the world featured in the March 2023 issue of Alliance: Arab Region Research highlights shortfall in HNWI succession plans Strategic giving prospers in Saudi Arabia Alliance regional …

Transparency is a huge topic in the nonprofit sphere. Many people want nonprofits to share where they are getting their donations and what they are doing with the money. Although nonprofits are among the most …

At a remarkable gathering in Lake Naivasha, Kenya, 100 African feminists, women’s funds and philanthropists gathered last month for an Indaba. Two hours’ drive from the capital Nairobi, the Indaba – a Zulu term for …

I was lucky enough to catch up with Sarah Mukasa, Division Director, Women’s Rights at Open Society-Africa, in Entebbe, Uganda, after her plenary session ‘Strengthening an Infrastructure for African Philanthropy’ at the most recent African …