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Read all the latest news from Philea, our members and the wider philanthropic sector.

News - 4 October 2021

Boris Marte appointed new CEO of ERSTE Stiftung

At its meeting on 27 September 2021, the Supervisory Board of ERSTE Stiftung appointed Boris Marte, a member of the foundation’s Managing Board since 2016, as CEO.

News - 28 September 2021

Philanthropy in comparison – PLP: India-Europe compares different models of philanthropy

The first session of the inaugural Philanthropic Leadership Platform: India-Europe saw 19 participants compare and contrast philanthropy in India and Europe with guest speakers; Naghma Mulla and Mark O’Kelley.

News - 27 September 2021

Philanthropy Advocacy welcomes the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)´s second report on Protecting civic space in the EU

Philanthropy Advocacy welcomes the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) ´s second report on Protecting civic space in the EU building on the previous one from 2018. You…

News - 24 September 2021

European Semester reform should learn from National Recovery and Resilience Plans experience

On behalf of the EESC Liaison Group, the Philanthropy Advocacy (Dafne & EFC) co-lead Hanna Surmatz presented reflections about the reform of the European Semester process from a civil society…

News - 21 September 2021

Assifero launches the national commitment of Italian foundations and philanthropic organisations on climate change

Assifero have launched a national commitment on climate change - part of a global movement of philanthropy for climate.

News - 20 September 2021

Myriad, new cross-border alliance for giving, launched by King Baudouin Foundation and Give2Asia

Myriad, a new alliance for cross-border giving, has been launched by the King Baudouin Foundation and Give2Asia. The alliance, created to…

News - 7 September 2021

Alliance for Gender Equality in Europe opens call for proposals for “2021 Fund for Covid Solidarity”

The Alliance for Gender Equality in Europe has opened its first call for proposals for the “2021 Fund for Covid Solidarity“, offering grants of…

News - 7 September 2021

How are EFC members responding to the situation in Afghanistan?

The people of Afghanistan are facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis brought about by political turmoil and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Here we will provide an overview of how…

News - 6 September 2021

Participants selected for the inaugural EFC Philanthropic Leadership Platform: India-Europe 2021

A group of 19 philanthropy professionals from India and Europe have been selected for the Philanthropic Leadership Platform: India-Europe 2021, an EFC exchange programme aiming to enable participants to…

News - 2 September 2021

EFC publishes “Insights on how the work of EFC members changed in 2020”

At the beginning of 2021, following a challenging year of transformation seen across the globe, the EFC surveyed the Steering Committee members of its Thematic Networks to get an…

News - 31 August 2021

Kone Foundation awards approx. €3 million to multidisciplinary cooperation in research and arts

The Kone Foundation has awarded almost €3 million to four organisations working on multidisciplinary cooperation in the fields of academic research and art. The grants are aimed…

News - 31 August 2021

EFC mourns the loss of Dr. Lester M. Salamon, a true pioneer of research on philanthropy

It is with great sadness that we learned of the news that Dr. Lester M. Salamon, Professor Emeritus at the Johns Hopkins University and Director of the Johns Hopkins Center…

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