• Philea publishes “Funding Organisational Development: From Insight to Action”

    The guide offers practical guidance for funders looking to design organisational development (OD) support that responds to today’s challenges while fostering healthier organisations, stronger ecosystems and greater impact.
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  • Year of Climate and Environment 2026

    Building on our longstanding work in this area, Philea will spotlight climate and environment across 2026.
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  • Philea publishes “Unrestricted Funding: A Practical Guide for Funders”

    The guide combines research, case studies and practical tools to help funders adopt more flexible, strategic and impactful funding practices.
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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 and Environment

The impact of environmental crises, like climate change and biodiversity loss, are being felt by people in every part of the world. It impacts our health, our jobs, our education, the food we eat, the places we live.

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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Jessica Anderen
Chief Executive Officer, IKEA Foundation
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Programme Manager, Africa, IKEA Foundation
Opinions – 14 October 2026

Forewarned is forearmed: Why philanthropy should act before a crisis unfolds

Anticipatory action can protect lives and livelihoods, help scarce humanitarian funds go further, and move decisions closer to communities that understand the risks. As climate shocks become more frequent and more predictable, philanthropy has a responsibility to act before crises peak.
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