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Press Release - 13 May 2026

Philea releases most comprehensive report to date on environmental philanthropy in Europe

13 May 2026, Brussels, Belgium – Today marks the release of the 7th edition of Philea’s research into environmental funding by European foundations – the most comprehensive report to date on environmental philanthropy in…

Press Release - 10 February 2026

Transnational Giving Europe becomes Giving Europe: Unveils new look

10 February 2026, Brussels – Transnational Giving Europe today announced it is kicking off the new year with a new name and brand. The network, which facilitates cross-border philanthropy in…

Press Release - 4 December 2025

Europe’s Future Depends on a Thriving Civic Space: Why Policymakers Must Partner with Philanthropy

Brussels, 4 December 2025 – This week, as EU policymakers and philanthropic leaders gathered in Brussels for EuroPhilantopics 2025, the stakes could not be higher. As Europe redefines its priorities…

Press Release - 5 June 2025

Press release: Balancing power and equality on the agenda of largest annual European gathering of philanthropy professionals

05.06.2025 – Lisbon, Portugal – Power and equality took centre stage in Lisbon this week, where more than 800 participants from around Europe and the world convened for the 2025…

Press Release - 30 April 2025

Philea releases latest data on the institutional philanthropy landscape in Europe

Brussels, Belgium 30 April 2025 – Today, Philea released the latest iteration of it’s public-benefits foundations in Europe report. The new data was collected primarily from national associations of donors…

Press Release - 24 March 2025

PEX announces new collective governance model to better harness collaboration within the philanthropy infrastructure community

Brussels, 24 March 2025 PEX, a network of philanthropy infrastructure organisations, transitions to a new collective governance model stewarded by Assifero (Italy), ECFI (Europe), iac Berlin (Germany), INSPIRE (Romania) and…

Press Release - 31 October 2024

Climate-KIC and Philea announce strategic partnership to advance collaboration between philanthropy and the Climate-KIC community

Amsterdam, Netherlands & Brussels, Belgium – 31 October, 2024 – Climate-KIC International Foundation, the not-for-profit arm of Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, and Philea, the Philanthropy Europe Association, announce a…

Press Release - 1 October 2024

Philanthropic organisations and impact investors call on policymakers to enable more investments for impact

Brussels – Today, on the occasion of the European Day of Foundations and Donors, Philea and Impact Europe published recommendations for national and EU policymakers to enable more impact…

Press Release - 30 May 2024

Trust, philanthropy and moral ambition – 3rd edition of Philea Forum closes in Ghent

Today marked the end of the 2024 Philea Forum, where 780 participants convened in Ghent to dive into the theme of “Trust and Philanthropy”. In an…

Press Release - 27 May 2024

New initiative to support philanthropic organisations with impact investing

Brussels, 27 May 2024 – Impact Europe, the investing for impact network, and Philea, the voice of European Philanthropy, today launch a joint paper and programme to help philanthropic organisations…

Press Release - 23 May 2024

Obstacles to cross-border philanthropy are real and the time to remove them is now

Brussels, 23 May 2024 – Today, Philea together with Transnational Giving Europe (TGE) published a collection of real cases of existing obstacles to cross-border philanthropy. “Removing…

Press Release - 2 May 2024

Harnessing foresight: Philea launches futures-thinking guide for philanthropy sector

Brussels, 2 May, 2024 – Today, Philea launched its practical guide for the philanthropy sector on how to apply foresight and futures thinking into their work and strategy. The…

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