Paul Costello Opinions - 5 February 2018 Cross-sector Partnerships Pursuing Transformative Change in Transatlantic Cities Since 2008, over half of the global population lives in cities. In Europe and North America this number is closer to 80 percent. If we look at economic activity from…
Jenny Hodgson Opinions - 5 December 2017 It’s time for human rights organisations to harness the power of local giving – and for funders to support them to do so Individual giving has power. Consider the huge outpouring of donations to organisations such as the American Civil Liberties Union that followed Donald Trump’s executive ban on seven Muslim-majority countries in…
Eric Gutierrez Opinions - 15 November 2017 When summer did not follow the spring Over a few months in 2012, a question came up among Christian Aid’s staff in Africa reflecting on the impact of the ‘Arab Springs’: Will a summer or a winter follow…
Opinions - 24 October 2017 Rethinking Poverty: What makes a good society? This post originally appeared on the Webb Memorial Trust website The title of this book, Rethinking Poverty – What makes a good society?,…
Debbie Pippard Opinions - 24 October 2017 Civil Society under threat: why protecting and growing civil society globally is vital This post originally appeared on the Barrow Cadbury Trust website The Barrow Cadbury Trust was set up by husband and wife, Barrow and Geraldine…
Bing Hao Opinions - 24 October 2017 Is there a one-size-fits-all solution for foundations conducting due diligence on prospective grantees? Is there a one-size-fits-all solution for foundations conducting due diligence on prospective grantees? Are there standard techniques or formats that one could borrow and apply? To a certain extent, yes.
Jen Wallace Opinions - 16 October 2017 Wellbeing and social progress: using convening power to catalyse change Wellbeing is at the heart of what we do at the Carnegie UK Trust. Our Trust Deed, written by Andrew Carnegie, was far ahead of its time in charging us…
Happy Mwende Kinyili Opinions - 25 September 2017 Stand with us!: activists call funders to action In communities globally, feminist groups led by women, girls, and trans and intersex[1] people are collectively organising to make the world more peaceful, democratic and fair. At the same…
Alessio Mennecozzi Opinions - 7 September 2017 Linking global citizenship to food for a better future What does it mean to be a global citizen in today’s world? How can food be considered a key factor in a cutting-edge approach to such a topic? Global citizenship…
Matt Reed Opinions - 4 September 2017 Recognition, Solidarity, Hope: Helping marginalised women participate more fully in society Two years ago, I sat with some young women in a programme the Aga Khan Foundation runs in Uttar Pradesh. They held hands or leaned on each other. Some had…
Flemming Besenbacher Opinions - 29 August 2017 UNLEASH: One thousand millennial disruptors tackle the planet’s most pressing problems Young global thought leaders gathered from 13 – 21 August 2017 for the UNLEASH Innovation Lab, to co-create solutions related to the Sustainable Development Goals. From 13-21 August 2017, Denmark hosted…
Heather Grady Opinions - 18 August 2017 Can Sustainable Development be a stimulus for expanded civil society space? One of the mounting concerns for philanthropy – especially for giving across international borders – is restrictions, large and small, placed by governments on civil society’s activities. Sometimes the concern…