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News - 22 July 2020

New global challenges and the role of philanthropy

The global health crisis and current societal and geopolitical changes have highlighted the multifaceted fragility of the globalised and interconnected world we live in. The outbreak had and will…

News - 22 July 2020

A warm welcome to the newest members and affiliate to join the EFC network!

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

News - 22 July 2020

UK and EU research leaders urge Brexit negotiators to compromise on Horizon Europe agreement

In a joint statement published today, the Wellcome Trust and over 100 organisations and individuals representing the research community across the UK and Europe have set…

News - 20 July 2020

European Economic and Social Committee launch EESC Civil Solidarity Prize

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has launched the Civil Solidarity Prize, a one-off edition replacing the annual EESC Civil Society…

News - 20 July 2020

Greta Thunberg announced as first winner of the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity

The first edition of the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity has been awarded to Greta Thunberg, for her key role in worldwide environmental activism and leadership in…

News - 20 July 2020

Rinat Akhmetov Foundation celebrates 15 years of supporting society in Ukraine

The Rinat Akhmetov Foundation celebrated its 15th anniversary on the 15 July, sharing the many projects the foundation carries out across Ukraine and continues to implement…

News - 15 July 2020

Robert Bosch Stiftung launch call for applications using intersectional approaches to reduce inequality

Robert Bosch Stiftung has launched a new call for applications, seeking projects that seek to use intersectional approaches to reduce inequality. The…

News - 15 July 2020

Matt Reed becomes Aga Khan Foundation’s first Global Director of Institutional Partnerships

Matt Reed has been recently appointed as the Aga Khan Foundation’s first Global Director of Institutional Partnerships. In this new role, Matt will coordinate all AKF’s…

News - 15 July 2020

PEX proves it has the ‘X’ factor

James Magowan, Co-Director at ECFI, and Boris Strečanský, Senior Expert and Board Member of the Centre for Philanthropy in Slovakia and consultant for ECFI, reflect on the PEX community scenario thinking sessions that worked through uncertainties facing the philanthropy field post-Covid, and resulted in the PEX Philanthropy Resilience Storybook

News - 15 July 2020

PEX proves it has the ‘X’ factor

James Magowan, Co-Director at ECFI, and Boris Strecanský, Senior Expert and Board Member of the Centre for Philanthropy in Slovakia and consultant for ECFI, reflect on the PEX community scenario thinking sessions that worked through uncertainties facing the philanthropy field post-Covid, and resulted in the PEX Philanthropy Resilience Storybook.

News - 13 July 2020

Delphine Moralis appointed new Chief Executive of the EFC

Delphine Moralis has been appointed the new EFC Chief Executive, and will take up the position officially in September. Delphine is currently Secretary General of…

News - 9 July 2020

Collaboration between European policymakers and philanthropy – yes, but how?

On 1 July, the European Policy Centre (EPC), together with DAFNE and EFC organised an online policy debate on how European policymakers and philanthropy can strengthen collaboration to support this transition. Topics ranged from philanthropy’s responses during the emergency phase to how to overcome the challenges philanthropy is facing and a call for the recognition of philanthropy.

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