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Sustainable Development Goals
Do it yourself versus collaboration
From the US Presidential elections, to Brexit and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the choice between going it alone or working collaboratively with other actors appears to be one of the dominant strategic issues of …
Meet Audrey Elster from South Africa – another of this year’s Olga Prize finalists
About Audrey Elster Audrey Elster is executive director of the RAITH Foundation in South Africa, a locally funded foundation committed to financing social justice work. In 2012, she was instrumental in setting up the Social …
Foundations and cities: adding purpose to urban development
Back in 1976, when Habitat I was held in Vancouver, most institutions, including governments and academia were unaware of the impact of urbanization on development. By the time of Habitat II in Istanbul 20 years …
Sustainable access to energy: meet Clean Power Indonesia
This article originally appeared on the Sankalp Forum website, on the 12th July 2016. The original article can be found here. In recent years, there have been increased efforts from world leaders to tackle the major …
The SDG Philanthropy Platform host UN General Assembly event
The SDG Philanthropy Platform will today host the workshop session ‘Convergence: Philanthropy as a Partner in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’ at the Ford Foundation in New York. This is being held as a …
Foundations or philanthropy: what’s in a name? Interview with Gerry Salole
A key feature of the European Foundation Centre’s new strategic framework is the shift in emphasis from ‘foundations’ to ‘philanthropy’, as reflected in the name of the EFC headquarters, Philanthropy House. What is the significance …
The expanding world of philanthropy advisory: interview with Melissa Berman
As president and CEO of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) and an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s Business School, Melissa Berman is closely involved in philanthropy’s growing – and increasingly global – ecosystem. She talks to …
Development Impact Bond year one results: What do they mean to the service provider?
Last week Educate Girls and its partners launched the results of the first year of our Development Impact Bond (DIB). For a couple of years now Educate Girls has been on an exciting but challenging …
Grassroots forward – New fund launched by the One World Children’s Fund
Recent years have seen the philanthropic sector shift focus from charity to social justice issues that reflect the common threads of humanity that connect us all: equality, prosperity, and peace. As long term advocates of grassroots …
Ending American poverty: the SDGs in the global north
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a turning point in development. They apply equally to the global south and north, creating a universal agenda for a different planet by 2030 that ‘leaves no one behind’. …
