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Welcome to the June 2024 issue of Alliance
Like motherhood and apple pie, who would not be in favour of pursuing the common good? But what exactly is the common good? And do those of us working in philanthropy have a special responsibility …
Rethinking democracy in a digital age
The election of Javier Milei in Argentina suggests the need for philanthropy to shed its traditional political reticence In the shadow of Argentina’s 2023 elections, a fascinating narrative unfolded, not of political victories or defeats …
Digital technologies and the common good
Managing resources in common in a world of digital/physical intermingled experiences requires new systems of governance, new systems for building trust, and new processes for repairing failures Fifty years after early techies welcomed each other …
Wanted: funders to back public interest media
There are, broadly speaking, two types of media funders. The first group are philanthropists who buy prominent media titles. Think for example of Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, who bought the Washington Post for $250 million …
Democracy requires independent media. Philanthropy should help
For a democratic regime to function effectively, it needs, among other priorities (notably education), a media system that operates properly. All over the world, political and civic debate is becoming more tense, more emotional and …
Asia’s new social outcomes marketplace launched by AVPN
AVPN 2024: AVPN and a new venture called OutcomesX has today launched a social outcomes platform across Asia. They say the initiative is an important move for Asia to meet its $1.5 trillion Sustainable Development …
Elon Musk: An enemy of philanthropy
The billionaire’s philanthropy is corrosive to everything philanthropy should stand for For one of the world’s richest and most famous men, who exerts a magnetic forcefield of attention, it is remarkable that comparatively little has …
Nigeria unveils global donor platform to generate job creation
Nigeria has unveiled a new online giving platform that it hopes will bring in donors to support and invest in sustainable agriculture, renewable energy transitions and the startup sector. Announced at this year’s African Diaspora …
Towards holistic impact measures in EdTech
For some time, the philanthropic sector has grappled with perplexing dichotomies in leveraging education technology (EdTech) to impact children’s learning. Should EdTech investments prioritize bolstering fundamental learning skills such as literacy and mathematics, or should …
Best practice for managing a non-profit across time zones
Rural Uganda. Atlanta, Georgia. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Gallup, New Mexico. Italy. Norway. Denver, Colorado. These are the places in which The InteRoots Initiative – a small, agile nonprofit made up of an executive director and a …
