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Vienna, 22 October 2021 – The annual conference of the European Foundation Centre (EFC) came to a successful close this week. For three days, discussions among around 400 representatives of…

The European Parliament launched at its plenary of 21 October 2021 a debate on the need for “A Single Market for Philanthropy”. The debate was initiated by Vice-President Nicola Beer and MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk. The aim of the resolution is to unlock the potential of philanthropy in the recovery and future of Europe, mobilising complementary private resources for the public good and facilitating cross-border giving and philanthropic action.

The founder of the Vladimir Potanin Foundation has announced plans to create an endowment worth 100 billion rubles (approx. €1.2 billion) for the foundation over the next…

Ahead of the COP26 in Glasgow next month, we are shedding a light on how philanthropy infrastructure organisations are accelerating climate action across the sector.

Stefan Schurig, Secretary-General of Foundations Platform F20, shares his personal reflection on the F20 Climate Solutions Forum, hosted in Milan (Italy) on 29-30 September 2021.

In this interview, Rosa Gallego (Spanish Association of Foundations) discusses the role of philanthropy in tackling climate change, philanthropy ecosystem developments, community philanthropy movement and her personal story.

Last week the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights in Vienna held its annual conference Fundamental Rights Forum (FRF), which after last year's fully online edition, took a format of the hybrid event. FRF is a unique platform for dialogue about the most pressing human rights challenges that Europe faces today and one of the sessions of the conference "An EU civil society strategy: Why do we need it?" was organised by our member, the Hungarian Donors Forum. Veronika Móra, Hungarian Donors Forum, shares her insights in this blog post.

View the report The EFC, the ClimateWorks Foundation and The Hour is Late have published “Foundation funding for climate…

The Convention on the Conference on the Future of Europe a civil society run mechanism to collect civil society input into the Conference on the Future of Europe of…

On 1 October Philanthropy Advocacy published “Comparative Highlights of Foundation Laws” a broad, comparative overview of the diverse legal and fiscal environments of foundations, across 40 countries,…

The EFC welcomes its latest members and affiliates to its worldwide network of philanthropic organisations! To find out more on EFC membership and what it can provide visit…