Philea - Philanthropy Europe Association

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.

Latest Insights

Program Manager Nature and Environment, Adessium Foundation

Opinions – 21 October 2026

For nature to thrive, civic space must too

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.

Claudia Giampietri

Co-Executive Director, Healthy Food Healthy Planet

Opinions – 20 October 2026

Invest in relationships and watch the ripples spread

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.

Uncategorized – 20 October 2026

Philea concerned about restrictions to civic space in Türkiye

Recent reports from civil society organisations, media outlets and international observers point to worrying developments around civic space in Türkiye and the Philea’s Legal Affairs Committee calls on responsible…

Joshua Amponsem

Co-Executive Director, Youth Climate Justice Fund

Opinions – 19 October 2026

What if philanthropy’s biggest risk is being late?

Strategy itself has a shelf life. When philanthropy cannot adapt at the speed of the world it seeks to change, responsible stewardship can inadvertently become strategic lag.

Jessica Anderen

Chief Executive Officer, IKEA Foundation

Hayley Kornblum

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.

Beatrice Hazeldine Makwenda

Programme Manager & Head of Africa Climate Futures, TrustAfrica

Opinions – 12 October 2026

Reimagining philanthropy’s role in Africa’s Just Transition: From vulnerability to agency

Africa’s just transition cannot be built on narratives of vulnerability. This piece calls for philanthropy to shift power, invest in agency and enable locally led transformation.

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21-23 October 2026

Arts and Culture Funders Forum – Rethinking Impact in Arts and Culture Philanthropy: From Measurement to Meaning

27 October 2027

The Rule of Law and Philanthropy

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