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Academic research and impactful, scalable philanthropy: Cambridge Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Toope
In a his interview series, The Business of Philanthropy, Badr Jafar, Emirati philanthropist and Founding Patron of the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy at the University of Cambridge, speaks with Cambridge’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Toope. The …
New report to look at global resources for LGBTI communities amid pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic could have a long-term impact for the global LGBTI movement unless it adapts, finds new research from the Global Philanthropy Project. The upcoming report, which will be released on 21 January and …
Inequality and infections: philanthropy must be a catalyst for changing power imbalances
When UCL Professor Sarah Hawkes founded Global Health 50/50, she and co-founder Kent Buse were interested in understanding how the global health system performed against its professed commitments to gender equity. Hawkes wasn’t surprised to …
New report analyses Indigenous community leadership in response to Covid-19
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been severe in Indigenous communities, and in the face of these significant challenges, tribal communities have mobilised and leveraged resources to mitigate hardship. A new report from the …
Cambridge CSP research looks at the philanthropy power balance after Covid
Covid-19 is accelerating an already exist trend: the awakening of institutional philanthropy in the global south. Yet research released today from University of Cambridge’s Centre for Strategic Philanthropy at Judge Business School suggests this awakening …
Funding when disaster strikes
It’s been a year of unprecedented need, but also unprecedented giving. A report from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and Candid analysing funding given in response to the Covid-19 pandemic during the first half of …
Tax support for philanthropy: Striking the right balance
Philanthropy plays an important role in most countries in mobilising private support for the public good. The work of philanthropic organisations is especially evident in moments of hardship and crisis, such as natural disasters, national …
Alliance survey reveals mental health issues rising in global philanthropy sector
More than half of respondents to an Alliance survey reported that the mental health and well-being of people in their organisation has deteriorated since the Covid-19 pandemic started. This is one of the key findings …
Charities set up only for political campaigns a problem for Ukrainian foundation sector
What are the scales of election charity? What consequences does election charity have on the general charity sector? These are questions that Ukraine’s Zagoriy Foundation is seeking to answer in a recently released report looking …
Civil society a critical part of pandemic response, finds new research
A new report from the global civil society alliance CIVICUS has highlighted the critical role that activists, NGOs, and grassroots organisations have played during the Covid-19 pandemic. Titled ‘Solidarity in the Time of COVID-19’, the …
