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Swiss sector looks forward on annual foundation day
The Swiss Foundation Day 2022, held this year on 10 November 2022, was a great success: around 340 people (a new record!) travelled to the charming Stadttheater in Olten to attend the annual meeting of …
Doug Miller and Naina Subberwal Batra on IVPC’s future
It’s been a long trek since Doug Miller and four others set up the EVPA and it has taken in the creation of other social investing networks on the way, most recently the International Venture …
IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Philea release research on Europe’s philanthropy landscape
Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and Philanthropy Europe Association (Philea), have this week released a briefing on the philanthropy environment in Europe. Published for EuroPhilantopics, a meeting where philanthropy engages with policymakers in …
Investigating good at EVPA’s Impact Week
Towards the end of a thought-provoking, inspiring and oversubscribed (over 800 impact leaders) Impact Days, EVPA’s CEO urged us to keep our ‘eyes on the prize’. And indeed, this is why we travelled to Brussels …
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 …
Accountability and Transparency: Giving vehicles, not wealth warehouses
Opposition to philanthropy reform in the US may prompt increased scrutiny and result in more, not less, regulation The Accelerating Charitable Efforts (ACE) Act, which introduces restrictions on donor-advised funds (DAFs) and private foundations, has …
Nordic Foundations Conference: Kone, Brita Maria Renlunds, and KR Foundations on how ESG can be done
‘The world is changing – and it’s changing fast. It’s no longer an option for us to look down or avert our eyes. We must look up, face the facts and take responsibility, together’: that …
Look Up – Look North: Stepping up on ESG. Igniting the potential
In their annual conference in Copenhagen in November, the Nordic foundations grappled with the notion of ESG and what it means for their donations, their investments and their footprints. The grouping of the three may …
Pearl Initiative gathering in UAE explores collaboration, impact
A gathering of philanthropy representatives in the United Arab Emirates last month explored collaboration and impact across the private and public sectors. Convened by the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research, …
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Founding President & CEO to step down
Melissa Berman, who has served as the President and CEO of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors since its inception 20 years ago, has announced that she will step down in 2023. The RPA Board of Directors is …