• Registration opens for the Philea Forum 2025

    The Philea Forum 2025 will take place in Lisbon, Portugal on 2-5 June, exploring “Power and Equality: A Balancing Act”, hosted by Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
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  • Philea publishes “2025 Democracy Briefer for Funders: What’s Happening to European Democracy and What Funders Can Do About It”

    A new report by the Democracy Network exploring democratic backsliding, its causes and potential solutions
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  • Applications open for the Philanthropic Leadership Platform: China-Europe 2025

    The upcoming edition will bring together 20 philanthropy professionals, 10 from China and 10 from Europe, for a one-week gathering in Brussels on 14-21 September.
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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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Opinions – 12 March 2025

Philanthropy at a crossroads: Supporting grassroot women’s organisations or fuelling inequality?

Women’s organisations drive critical social change, yet funding for women’s rights remains alarmingly low. Meanwhile, anti-gender movements are gaining ground. This article explores the urgency of investing in grassroots women’s organisations as a key strategy for sustaining democracy and advancing social justice.
Nadège Lharaig
Senior Programme Manager, Alliance for Gender Equality in Europe
Opinions – 6 March 2025

Women will save democracy but they can’t do it alone

Democracy isn’t something we have, it is something we do. It is not a fixed destination and requires constant care and collaboration. Women and frontline communities have long been the beating heart of our democracies: making sure all voices are heard while courageously challenging injustice. Let us show them that we have their back now.
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