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News - 8 November 2019

The EFC launches commemorative 30th anniversary book featuring 30 essays from philanthropy’s thought leaders

View the book online On 6 November, the European Foundation Centre launched a collection of views on philanthropy to mark its 30th anniversary in a special commemorative…

News - 7 November 2019

Luca Jahier: “We need a dream for a positive future”

Report on the EESC Conference on Fundamental Rights and the Rule of Law | 05.11.2019 in Brussels The EESC Conference on “Fundamental Rights and the Rule of Law: Trends in…

News - 7 November 2019

Future is happening now: digital transformation and its impact on giving

300 representatives of philanthropy, IT, business, research, civil society, politics and media from across Russia as well as international delegates from the UK, Germany and Belgium came to Moscow to discuss how digital transformation is changing the social sector and what risks and opportunities it bears.

News - 4 November 2019

Medtronic Foundation one of ten organisations to win the 2019 Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships

The Medtronic Foundation has been selected as one of the ten winners of the 2019 Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships recognising excellence in partnerships between the…

News - 28 October 2019

2019 Grantmakers East Forum identifies common actions for social change through mobilising people, creating spaces and using technologies

The EFC’s 2019 Grantmakers East Forum (GEF) took place in Tbilisi, Georgia, hosted by the Europe Foundation. In its 24th year, the 2019 Forum explored…

News - 28 October 2019

EFC releases latest version of Institutional Philanthropy Spectrum

Download the Institutional Philanthropy Spectrum publication The EFC has published the latest version of its knowledge framework in the format of a short, illustrative guide. “…

News - 27 October 2019

‘How on earth can I get out of here?!’

German actress and philanthropist Maria Furtwängler on how she wanted to get out of a plane on her way to Munich after hearing the welcome announcement by a female pilot, and what this experience has to do with her foundation MaLisa. An interview with Maria Furtwängler and her daughter Elisabeth.

News - 23 October 2019

The Funders’ Forum on Sustainable Cities explores innovation, technology and big data in Turin and Ivrea

The Funders’ Forum on Sustainable Cities took to Turin and Ivrea on 15-17 October to explore ”Sustainable technology = sustainable cities?” and learn about innovation, technology and big data…

News - 22 October 2019

Foundation Giving Trends 2019

by Emma Hutchins, ACF How do you measure a sector that isn’t defined? This is the challenge we meet each year when we produce Foundation Giving Trends, studying the foundation…

News - 20 October 2019

“Political Approach to Philanthropy” – Letter of the Dutch Minister of Legal Protection to the House of Representatives of the Netherlands

Please find herwith a letter of the Dutch Minister of Legal Protection, Sander Dekker, from 18 October 2019 addressing the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, titled “Political approach to…

News - 17 October 2019

Call for signatures to ensure funding for civil society in the EU

Ahead of negotiations of multiannual EU budget, the Batory Foundation initiates an advocacy campaign to increase EU funding for civil society organisations which promote and protect European values within…

News - 15 October 2019

SIGNs of CHANGE exhibition opens with insights and inspiration from south-east Europe

The latest exhibition to visit Philanthropy House, SIGNs of CHANGE, courtesy of the SIGN Network (South East European Indigenous Grantmakers Network) opened with an insightful…

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