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2022: A Year in Philanthropy
At the end of a long and tumultuous year, Alliance hosted an event at the Aga Khan Centre in London. Looking at the key trends and topics of 2022, we began with a livestreamed panel …
Co-designing the guide to net-zero
815 impact leaders attending over 110 meetings with one common theme: the need for collaboration. After 2.5 years of online gatherings, EVPA’s Annual Conference has successfully brought the audience that pre-pandemic sense of togetherness and …
The Nordic way
The prosperity and support of the Nordic welfare states leave its philanthropic foundations free to explore projects beyond the role of the public sector. Here’s how they’ve used that opportunity to advance on ESG It’s …
Lessons from COP27: How to make a difference
Tackling the impact of climate change remains a key topic of discussion within asset managers, but research shows more needs to be done to put ambition into action The agenda at the 27th United Nations …
Funding for seed research struggles to make Malawi food secure as climate change hits hard
Over decades now, climate change has devastated smallholder farmers in Malawi. Floods have damaged millions of people’s lives, washing away crops, animals, and property – displacing families. Drought has caused crops to wither while still …
Too little, too late? The growing urgency for philanthropic leadership
Last year, in the wake of COP26, I recognized the fact that it was philanthropy’s ‘extraordinary moment‘. And indeed, we saw a number of pledges being made, where philanthropy was a quiet catalyst (as with …
The power of Philanthropies at COP27
I arrived at COP27 with a lot of excitement and questions. Our goals there were very clear. We wanted to: (1) Promote the Philanthropy for Climate movement to a broader audience; (2) Help our members …
Philanthropy organisations pledging climate action reaches 600 during COP27
The number of organisations forming ‘Philanthropy For Climate’, global movement that consists of national climate philanthropy ‘commitments’, reached 600 during the COP27 climate summit Philanthropy For Climate was launched in 2019, calling all foundations, regardless …
IKEA Foundation pledges €600m to high-impact interventions to reduce emissions
Major climate funder IKEA Foundation has announced €600 million in new funding to be granted to high-impact interventions for philanthropy to reduce emissions. It plans to spend these funds by 2025, the Foundation said in …
How philanthropy can balance trust, risk, and learning to catalyze innovation
Why one organization is taking a leadership-focused and flexible-grantmaking to climate mitigation work – and what others can learn from it. Philanthropy is sometimes an odd pursuit. Borne most often from the fortunes of individuals …
