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Corporate Director of the CaixaResearch Institute and Research and Health in Portugal “la Caixa” Foundation and President, Philea

Carola Carazzone

Secretary General, Assifero and Vice-President, Philea

Opinions - 7 November 2022

Tips of the Triangle: Exploring three-way partnerships for Organisational Development (OD)

Tripartite action plans between a donor, its partner organisation, and an external consultant make a tried-and-true recipe for supporting Organisational Development. MAVA Foundation has conducted this experiment with success, devoting part of our last phase of activity to helping partners strengthen their ability to deliver positive impact.

Delphine Moralis

Chief Executive Officer, Philea

Opinions - 26 October 2022

Gender Equality Week – let human beings, be

Earlier this week, the European Parliament kicked off the third Gender Equality Week, including a series of events tackling issues ranging from equal pay to domestic violence. One of…

Sameer Padania

Strategic consultant, Macroscope

Opinions - 11 October 2022

How can we build a new future for journalism that belongs to all of us?

The reality of support for journalism hasn’t always matched the rhetoric – but this is starting to change, as prominent voices frame threats to journalism as a threat to democracy. But in Europe, funding for independent journalism, especially local journalism, still lags far behind the US. Sameer Padania suggests how Europe could catch up…

Zohra Moosa

Co-Executive Director, Mama Cash

Coco Jervis

Director of Programmes, Mama Cash

Opinions - 7 October 2022

Radical Love: The Case for Funding Trailblazing Feminists Themselves

Philanthropy cares about funding the things that make a difference. For social change, this includes funding social movements at the levels and in the ways that support them to thrive. Are we willing to fund the leaders that sustain these movements in their own right?

Jane Burston

Founder and Executive Director, Clean Air Fund

Opinions - 6 October 2022

Clean Air: Are Funders Missing a Golden Opportunity?

Terms like “win-win” and “game-changers” get thrown around with increasing ease, but tackling air pollution really does live up to the label. Toxic air is a universal health problem – 99% of the world’s population breathes air that breaches the World Health Organization’s air quality guidelines.

Luisa Bonin

Guest Researcher, Maecenata Foundation

Opinions - 29 September 2022

Next Gen at Philea Forum 2022: The view from Brazil

Next Gens are newcomers to the sector – those either at the start of their professional careers or those who are making a career change from other sectors. The 2022 Philea Forum lasted four days, and when it ended, it was just the beginning for me.

Ilaria d’Auria

Head of Programmes – Thematic Collaborations, Philea

Opinions - 22 September 2022

What is the role of philanthropy in a post-Roe world?

With the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, the United States joins only three other countries – El Salvador, Nicaragua and Poland – that have rolled back abortion rights since 1994. In the context of an increasingly underfunded reproductive rights movement in the U.S. and globally, the need to reflect on the role of philanthropy in a post-Roe reality has become even more urgent.

Ian Hodgson

Secretary of the Board, European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG)

Opinions - 19 September 2022

People have the power: How patient-led organisations have effected change

Patient and community-led organisations are powerful mechanisms for amplifying the voices of people affected by challenges to health. During the last 40 years, this has been especially so in the context of HIV and AIDS.

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Together For a Climate of Change

It’s COP o’clock

The stark reality: Every foundation is now a climate foundation

Future Nordics: We must bridge the gap between research and policy solutions

Tips of the Triangle: Exploring three-way partnerships for Organisational Development (OD)

Gender Equality Week – let human beings, be

How can we build a new future for journalism that belongs to all of us?

Radical Love: The Case for Funding Trailblazing Feminists Themselves

Clean Air: Are Funders Missing a Golden Opportunity?

Next Gen at Philea Forum 2022: The view from Brazil

What is the role of philanthropy in a post-Roe world?

People have the power: How patient-led organisations have effected change