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News - 5 February 2020

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and ”la Caixa” launch joint fund for arts and social inclusion in Portugal

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and ”la Caixa” have launched the PARTIS & Art for Change programme, a new joint initiative worth €1.5…

News - 4 February 2020

Wellcome Trust release statement urging for increased sharing of research data and findings related the novel coronavirus outbreak

The Wellcome Trust has released a statement calling on researchers, journals and funders to ensure that research findings and data relevant to the novel coronavirus (nCoV)…

News - 3 February 2020

Confronting disinformation, disintegration and the erosion of democracy with Eurozine

The links between disinformation and democracy are in no way, shape or form a new phenomenon, as highlighted by the EFC’s Gerry Salole when opening up a recent joint workshop,…

News - 2 February 2020

Philanthropy Advocacy raises awareness around the new money laundering and terrorism financing policy

The Philanthropy Advocacy (DAFNE and EFC) team organised in early 2020 a series of training’s and information sessions on how philanthropy can engage around money laundering and terrorism financing policies.

News - 30 January 2020

Apply for the new European Social Catalyst Fund

The new European Social Catalyst Fund is designed to have significant impact on some of Europe’s most pressing social challenges.

News - 29 January 2020

EFC delighted to join Alliance’s new ClimatePhilanthropy2030 initiative

Alliance Magazine has launched a new initiative ClimatePhilanthropy2030 that will see Alliance dedicate 10% of their overall work for the next…

News - 27 January 2020

Andrew Crook, charity law expert, passes away

The EFC is deeply saddened by the loss of Andrew Crook who passed away as a result of complications following heart surgery last week. Andrew, an expert in charity law…

News - 27 January 2020

Applications open for the Journalism Funders Forum Mentorship Programme

The Journalism Funders Forum has opened up applications for the its Mentorship Programme, a professional programme aimed at staff in the philanthropic sector that will seek…

News - 24 January 2020

George Soros announces $1 billion gift to launch Open Society University Network

Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Open Society Foundations Founder and Chair George Soros announced on Thursday a $1 billion gift to start the Open Society University Network—an unprecedented…

News - 21 January 2020

Facing Change exhibition, by Genio opens at Philanthropy House

The exhibition ‘Facing Change’ opened at Philanthropy House on the 16 January at an event that also saw the launch of the European Social Catalyst Fund. The…

News - 17 January 2020

Letter from 62 Bulgarian civil society organisations to the European institutions on smear campaign against civil society in Bulgaria

A group of 62 Bulgarian civil society organisations addressed the European Commissioners with a letter in which they described the smear campaign taking place in Bulgaria against CSOs, mainly…

News - 16 January 2020

The European Social Catalyst Fund is launched at Philanthropy House

The deadline for applications has been extended to 11 September. The European Social Catalyst Fund (ESCF), a brand new initiative between the…

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