Civic participation does not organise itself. It requires relationships, platforms, rules and networks that connect individual acts of giving to collective action and public influence. This is where philanthropy infrastructure organisations play a critical role.

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping all areas of our lives at dizzying speed. But who gets to say what that transformation looks like? Following the #PhileaForum2026 session on Responsible AI, Catherine Miller, Co-Director of the European AI & Society Fund shares some practical advice for grantmakers that want to make sure new technologies will work in the public interest.

Nearly two-thirds of foundations and non-profits report using AI, across tasks ranging from internal administration and communications to research and programme delivery. Yet many organisations remain unsure what good use looks like in practice. Widespread use is not the same as better decisions or stronger mission delivery.

In this crucial decade for climate action, there is an overwhelming argument for bold European action on climate change and a unique role for philanthropy to play.

Europe experienced the hottest summer ever recorded, with wildfires, droughts, heatwaves and all kinds of extreme weather. These events highlight the urgency of ambitious climate policy and of protecting and restoring Europe’s nature.

Anyone who has survived an Italian Sunday lunch knows that the real negotiations happen somewhere between the pasta and the second course. Yet it builds trust, and if you make it to dessert, the deal is sealed. Work on food systems needs more tables like that.