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News - 22 May 2019

Joint press release: DAFNE and EFC welcome EESC call for an enabling environment for philanthropy

Brussels, 22 May 2019 – Donors and Foundations Networks in Europe (DAFNE) and the European Foundation Centre (EFC) welcome the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adoption on 15 May…

News - 22 May 2019

Opening Plenary Paris 2019 – Liberté

‘’Are you a free man?’’ asked Laurence de Nervaux, the moderator of the Opening Plenary, to Plantu, the French cartoonist who had arrived at the conference with a bodyguard, a…

News - 15 May 2019

Fondazione 1563 calls for applications for ‘The Age and the Culture of the Baroque’ fellowship program 2019

The Fondazione 1563 per l’Arte e la Cultura della Compagnia di San Paolo (Fondazione 1563) Study Program on the Age and the Culture of Baroque aims to promote research devoted…

News - 29 April 2019

IKEA Foundation provides €33 million endowment to Ingvar Kamprad Design Centre at Lund University

The IKEA Foundation has provided a €33 million endowment to secure the development of the next generation of industrial-design professionals at the…

News - 24 April 2019

Fondation de France designated as one of the collectors of the funds to rebuild Notre Dame

Following the fire that damaged large parts of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris on the 15 April, efforts have begun to raise funds for the reconstruction of the symbolic building, with …

News - 16 April 2019

The Fritt Ord Foundation Prize for 2019 awarded to Nature and Youth and to Greta Thunberg

The Fritt Ord Foundation Prize for 2019 has been awarded to the environmental organisation, Nature and Youth and to prominent climate protester, Greta Thunberg. The…

News - 12 April 2019

Ariadne and the European Community Organizing Network publish joint study ”Making a way forward”

Ariadne and the European Community Organizing Network have published a joint study ”Making a way forward: Community Organising and the Future…

News - 9 April 2019

The Economist features the EFC’s ”Data on Foundations” map in their Digital Philanthropy Toolbox

The Economist has recently released their Digital Philanthropy Toolbox and have included the EFC’s ”Data on Foundations” map as part…

News - 6 April 2019

EFC European Environmental Funders Group explores Circular Economy in Italy

The European Environmental Funders Group (EEFG) hosted its Spring Meeting 2019 on ”Circular Economy: role and opportunities for the philanthropic sector”, in the Cariplo Factory,…

News - 5 April 2019

Ariadne issues statement urging greater focus on rights, citizenship and equality

At Ariadne’s annual meeting last week in Belfast, 80 of its members issued a statement urging for a greater focus on rights, citizenship and equality. “Having heard directly…

News - 5 April 2019

”Communicating on Europe; Communicating to Europe” with the EFC’s Communications network

The EFC’s Communications Professionals in Philanthropy had its Spring Meeting 2019 on ”Communicating on Europe; Communicating to Europe” on the 4-5 April, 2019 in …

News - 3 April 2019

404 Error? The European Democracy network delves into digital literacy and its role in democracy

The European Democracy network Spring Meeting on the 18th March plunged its participants and members of the network into a multitude of discussions on what digital literacy is,…

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