Status quo is not an option
We need a new paradigm where the work of support organisations becomes essential to achieving effective philanthropy – underpinned by critical thinking, informed by learning from practice, and delivered at scale
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Walking with Amadou: Soukeyna visiting a health centre
According to a survey of the inhabitants of Yoff, Dakar, health is the main priority for a child’s development. However, at the local health centre we do not see a…
Europe: speculative fiction writing
In the run up to #EP2019 elections the European Cultural Foundation and the University of Amsterdam Centre for European Studies –…
Upload filters and the copyright reform: Interview with Pavel Richter
"It is very necessary to have an updated and modern version of copyright because copyright was made for the printing age and we are now in the middle of the digital age". Watch our interview with Pavel Richter, Digital Strategist at the Association of German Foundations, previously Executive Director of Wikimedia Germany and Open Knowledge Foundation, and find out how foundations can support digital civil society.
How to Fix Democracy: Ivan Krastev
The Bertelsmann Stiftung and Humanity in Action have teamed up with Andrew Keen, author of How to Fix the Future, to…
Open Society and the Future of the Roma Movement
For decades, the Open Society Foundations have proudly supported Europe’s Roma communities in their struggle for equal opportunities, recognition, and democratic participation. …
Philanthropy Manifesto: a milestone on the road towards a Single Market for Philanthropy
Guest post on Alliance Magazine by Massimo Lapucci, Secretary General of Fondazione CRT and Chair of the EFC On 20 March, in the presence of over…
404 Error? The European Democracy network delves into digital literacy and its role in democracy
The European Democracy network Spring Meeting on the 18th March plunged its participants and members of the network into a multitude of discussions on what digital literacy is,…
