• Philea launches membership satisfaction survey

    The survey seeks to assess the overall satisfaction with Philea’s services and initiatives, as well as the value Philea brings to the broader philanthropic community.
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  • Philea publishes “Removing Obstacles to Cross-Border Philanthropy; The Time Is Now”

    New report provides real-world examples of impacted foundations and donors, and delves into the broader legal and fiscal contexts behind each barrier
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  • Funders Forum on International Cooperation Partnerships Commits to Supporting Locally-Led Development

    The Funders Forum on International Cooperation Partnerships and Enabel, endorsed the Donor Statement on Supporting Locally Led Development, initially championed by NORAD and USAID.
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Philea nurtures a diverse and inclusive ecosystem of foundations, philanthropic organisations and networks working for the common good. We help our members to get inspired, act together and achieve greater impact by sharing data and knowledge, exchanging best practices, connecting around common themes, engaging in policy work, and more.

Cross-cutting Themes

Climate

We are now well into the 10-year countdown to slow the warming of our planet. In this decisive decade, actions taken by markets, governments and citizens will determine liveability on our planet for the next century.

Democracy

Democracies across the world have faced unprecedented challenges in recent years ‒ from narrowing civic space, to curtailment of freedom and equality, to the spread of misinformation.

Equality

Philea members have pointed to striving for equality as an urgent issue that must be addressed by philanthropy now and in the coming years. Rising economic inequality has exacerbated virtually all of the problems philanthropy works on.
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James Drinkwater
Head of Built Environment Programme, Laudes Foundation
Max von Abendroth
Lead Public-Private-Philanthropy Collaboration, The Partnering Initiative
Opinions – 15 July 2024

Build for people: The unexpected impact dimension of philanthropy

Let’s look beyond the annual giving of €54.5 billion of philanthropic organisations in Europe. The real transformational impact arises from the unique catalytic role philanthropy has when partnering up with other foundations, the public sector and/or corporations.
Belén Giaquinta
Organisational Strengthening and Learning Manager, Laudes Foundation
Kate Sullivan
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, The Human Safety Net
Opinions – 2 July 2024

If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail: How to support institutional resilience through Organisational Development

The personalised and relational nature of OD often does not lend itself well to standardised measurement approaches. While MEL practices help answer questions about ‘what,’ OD is more expansive and requires considerations about ‘what,’ ‘how’ and ‘why’ together.
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