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Middle East next gen move on from traditional giving 

Shafi Musaddique and Charles Keidan 30 April 2024

Young philanthropists in the Middle East are showing appetite for a more hands-on approach, a greater emphasis on transparency and accountability and a move away from traditional family foundations, to focus more on individualised giving.  …

Biodiversity conservation a top philanthropic priority in China

Shafi Musaddique 30 April 2024

Biodiversity conservation is a top priority of environmental philanthropic funding in China, according to China’s largest environmental grant-making foundation.   Findings by the Society of Entrepreneurs and Ecology (SEE) Foundation show that $270 million was …

Gender finance gap grows in the Philippines

Shafi Musaddique 25 April 2024

A gender finance gap for women entrepreneurs remains systemic in the Philippines, according to a report published by Japan-based Sasakawa Peace Foundation.  Women own the majority of micro, small and medium companies in the Philippines. …

Philanthropy essential to bridge India’s mental health funding gap 

Shafi Musaddique 25 April 2024

India’s mental health crisis is severely underfunded, despite attempts by philanthropic and private sector resources to bridge the gap.  A study published by the Centre for Asian Philanthropy India (CAPI), named ‘Mindful Investments: Philanthropy for …

The emerging story of philanthropy and peace

Barry Knight 23 April 2024 For Subscribers

Recent growth in violent conflict across the world means that philanthropy has little choice but to address it. While the world’s media are focused on Ukraine and the Middle East, other regions including Sudan, Ethiopia, …

Collective giving a growing force in US philanthropy

Shafi Musaddique 11 April 2024

Collective giving is on the rise as a growing force in US philanthropy, suggesting that it can move resources in ways that traditional philanthropy does not.  That’s according to a new report released by the …

Philea Research Forum 2024

Alliance magazine 28 March 2024

The Research Forum was a unique space for knowledge exchange, critical networking and deep-diving into research and innovation funding practices by foundations. Hosted by Fondazione Cariplo, with the support of the Cariplo Factory, the Research Forum aimed …

Innovation is like a truffle

Ilaria d’Auria 28 March 2024

“Innovation is like a truffle”. This is one of the many insights that I have been chewing on since I returned from Philea’s Research Forum conference in Milan, hosted by Fondazione Cariplo. Truffles are known to …

Foundations as hubs of knowledge and innovation

Alexandre Esteban and Ignasi López Verdeguer 28 March 2024

The recent Philea Research Forum took place on the 7th and 8th of March in the incomparable setting of the CARIPLO Factory in Milan. The Forum was an exceptional opportunity to meet again with some …

Cariplo Foundation president on bridging divide between local and global inequalities

Shafi Musaddique 26 March 2024

Giovanni Azzone cuts a sharp figure. The spectacled and suited president of the Cariplo Foundation, one of Italy’s biggest foundations, is softly spoken – but has big ambitions. With an endowment of 9 billion euros, …