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…
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.
Delphine Moralis Chief Executive Officer, Philea Opinions - 15 September 2022 Democracy is a verb “Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive…
Katharina Guggi Communication + Digital Strategy, SwissFoundations Opinions - 7 September 2022 Perspectives to build upon from the 21st SwissFoundations Symposium ©SwissFoundations Foundations are predestined to help quickly and unbureaucratically in crises. To make this possible in the long term, the Swiss legal system would need flexibility and openness, especially…
Maya Richman Project Manager Digital Powers, Ariadne Network Fieke Jansen Researcher, Data Justice Lab Opinions - 6 September 2022 Responsible grantmaking at the intersection of climate justice and digital rights The science is clear: We are living in a climate crisis. We need to rapidly change to a more just and sustainable society. As a digital rights funders coalition,…
Teresa Sanjurjo Director, Fundación Princesa de Asturias Opinions - 5 September 2022 Future culture: The role of European cultural foundations in times of uncertainty Art and culture weave the future, because it only exists when we imagine it. And when exercising this imagination, creation projects its desires and fears, the worlds that should…
Darius Polok CEO, iac Berlin Opinions - 5 September 2022 Philanthropy shifting towards collective approaches The field of philanthropy is in the midst of a radical transformation. It’s shifting from a paradigm of grant-giving and an impact logic based on a highly predictable world, to one that is open to collective approaches that are promising to tackle successfully complex and interconnected global challenges. This transformation requires places to connect and learn ‒ places like the PEXforum.