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JRF’s Next Frontiers Conference
Next Frontiers: Stewarding Wealth for People & Planet, is the third year of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s funding, philanthropy and investment conference – paying attention to the whole wealth and finance ecology. This year, much …
Cross border European media fund launches to ‘serve the common good’
A groundbreaking new cross border European media fund has been launched in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in a bid to create a sustainable journalism industry and ‘serve the common good’. The Media Forward Fund, which …
Democracy in France depends on restoring a free press
The situation of the press in France is an example of the wider media crisis across Europe. France may have narrowly avoided a far-right government – for now – but the task of mobilising funds …
Philanthropy and the problem of the Outer Commons
As I look around at the lack of political consensus on what to do about poverty, public health or climate, and as I listen to the arguments and debates in the media, I do wonder …
Embracing unrestricted funding to drive transformation
In 2022 we were grateful to become an early recipient of funding from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott. This was a huge boost for us because of the generosity ($20 million) but also because it was, unusually …
How philanthropists and the new government can work together for change
We’re now in the final days before the election. Attention will soon turn away from campaigning and towards how the next government can deliver on their promises. This is where we believe that a strong …
Equal seats at the table: Why philanthropy should embrace gender quotas
In 2023 women comprised only 4.7 percent of CEOs in India, highlighting a significant gender gap in leadership roles. Despite remarkable strides in education and the workforce over the past half-century, women remain underrepresented at …
Latin American Rockefeller fellowship to develop climate solutions
The first cohort of Latin American leaders offering solutions to the climate crisis from across have been selected, as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s ‘Big Bets Climate Fellows’ programme. The fellowship is dedicated towards …
Zimbabwe’s revised PVO Amendment Bill will restrict efforts to relieve hunger
In a typical summer farming season in Zimbabwe, many small-scale farmers can grow enough food to feed their families for a whole year. And they can even sell their surplus farm produce. It was not …
Book review: Reimagining Philanthropy in the Global South
Reimagining Philanthropy in the Global South is a bit like the arrival of a letter you knew must be on its way, but took a long time to get there. The editors have put together …
