Empowering Philanthropy Infrastructure for Change
This initiative aims to strengthen strengthen and grow philanthropic infrastructure across Europe to encourage more philanthropic giving for civil society.
Empowering Philanthropy Infrastructure for Change (EPIC) aims to empower Philanthropy Infrastructure Organisations (PIO) with the necessary skills, knowledge and tools to build and further strengthen philanthropic ecosystems in their countries, and advocate for an enabling environment, fundamental rights and EU values. The end beneficiaries of this work is civil society across Europe and beyond – which is widely supported by PIOs through the work of their members.
Our work through EPIC includes capacity-building seminars, advocacy trainings, in-depth research and strategic communications that seek to:
- Build Networks: By supporting the establishment and growth of new PIOs in the CEE region thus increasing the impact of philanthropic funding around fundamental rights
- Build Knowledge: By developing and disseminating robust data, evidence and analysis to better inform strategies
- Build Capacity: So PIOs can better contribute to the development & implementation of EU policies in promoting & protecting fundamental rights
- Build Connections: By connecting the local, regional and European philanthropy sector to key partners and decision makers
- Raise Awareness: By giving visibility to the value and role of philanthropy in defending fundamental rights and upholding union values.
Empowering Philanthropy Infrastructure for Change Hub
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Opinions
- Not just service providers: Why the third sector is a pillar of democracy by Giorgio Righetti, Acri
- How Ukrainian society gives under full-scale invasion by Viktoriia Zablotska, National Network of Local Philanthropy Development
- The state (and future) of the community foundation field in Europe by James Magowan, ECFI
- From commitment to practice: Gender mainstreaming in a contested moment by Sevda Kilicalp, Philea and Iva Petkovic, Alliance for Gender Equality in Europe
- In a world that demands everything from us, we need to build more space by Lola De Coster, Belgian Federation of Philanthropic Foundations
- Worried about the future? Fund women-led movements by Nadège Lharaig, Alliance for Gender Equality in Europe
- Community philanthropy as infrastructure: Sustaining democratic resilience in wartime Ukraine by Daria Rybalchenko, National Network of Local Philanthropy Development
- How is funder collaboration making a difference – and what’s still holding it back? by Jim Cooke, Association of Charitable Foundations
About Empowering Philanthropy Infrastructure for Change
Empowering Philanthropy Infrastructure for Change (EPIC) is an initiative of Philea that is co-funded by the European Union through a Framework Partnership Agreement for 3 years, under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV) programme.
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