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News - 19 September 2019

Next exhibition to visit Philanthropy House announced – SIGNs of CHANGE by SIGN Network

The next exhibition to be displayed in Philanthropy House will be SIGNs of CHANGE by the SIGN Network, created in celebration of their…

News - 16 September 2019

EU Supranational Risk Assessment partially lowers risk rating for NPOs

In July this year, the EU published its 2019 Supranational Risk Assessment (SNRA). Philanthropy Advocacy, a joint initiative of DAFNE and the EFC, and its joint Legal Affairs Committee as…

News - 16 September 2019

Philanthropy sector and NPO coalition engage with Financial Action Task Force

The philanthropic sector, represented by Hanna Surmatz from the EFC on behalf of the wider philanthropic infrastructure (WINGS), engaged with the Financial…

News - 16 September 2019

Open letter to new Commission and Parliament calls for protection of EU values and civil society

The Active Citizens Fund has released an open letter calling on EU decision-makers to protect European values as outlined in Article 2 of the EU Treaty, with a specific call…

News - 12 September 2019

European Cultural Foundation launch second round of Democracy Needs Imagination grants call

The European Cultural Foundation is launching a second round of grants calls for the Democracy Needs Imagination programme, following the…

News - 2 August 2019

Villum Fonden launch new grants programme for interdisciplinary data-driven research

EFC members, Villum Fonden have launched a new grants programme to support research projects involving collaboration between computer science and other academic fields. The new programme, titled the Villum…

News - 29 July 2019

Fondazione CRT, Compagnia di San Paolo, the Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center and Techstars launch first acceleration programme in Europe dedicated to smart mobility

EFC Members Fondazione CRT and Compagnia di San Paolo, along with the Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center and Techstars, have launched Techstars Smart Mobility Accelerator, the first acceleration programme…

News - 24 July 2019

“The place where operations professionals can speak their language and be completely understood” – Operations Professionals Network summer meeting 2019

The EFC’s Operations Professionals Network (OPN) held its summer meeting on 8-9 July 2019 in Philanthropy House, Brussels, to open up discussions and dialogue on topical operational issues…

News - 22 July 2019

Verena Ringler leads call for an #EUCitizenCommissioner

The European strategy expert, and proposed candidate for Austrian EU Commissioner by opposition party NEOS, Verena Ringler, has led a call for an EU Citizen Commissioner, to support citizen relations…

News - 19 July 2019

European Commission announces plans to strengthen the rule of law in line with proposals made by Philanthropy Advocacy

The Commission has decided on a series of measures to further strengthen the rule of law in Europe following a consultation to which Philanthropy Advocacy (DAFNE and EFC) contributed. The announcement came on 17 July.

News - 17 July 2019

Researchers and practitioners explore ways to ease cross-border philanthropy in Europe

At a pre-conference event ahead of the 9th International Research Conference of the European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP) a group of researchers and practitioners came together to…

News - 16 July 2019

EFFIO Spring meeting strikes a balance between narrow investment topics and wider discussions

The Spring 2019 meeting of the European Foundation Financial and Investment Officers (EFFIO) group took place in London on 11-12 April, hosted by the Esmee…

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