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Opinions - 14 June 2016

Community Philanthropy: it’s a thing, and you need to know about it

This post originally appeared on the Oxfam “From Poverty to Power” blog on 2 June. It’s almost always the same argument. Or excuse. Governments joining the…

Juliette Decoster

Opinions - 6 June 2016

Protecting whistleblowers and whistleblowing, a challenge for democracy

The Panama papers affair, just like with the previous Lux leaks or Snowden revelations, once again confirm the importance of the role of whistleblowers in defending public interest. Whistleblowers are…

Ana José Varela-González

Opinions - 21 March 2016

On Galicia’s Way of St. James: A Formula for Development via Technology Transfer

This post originally appeared on the Huffington Post on 8 March 2016 Galicia is a peripheral region in the north-west of Spain, a coastal area and the destination…

Opinions - 14 March 2016

What does it mean to be a foundation nowadays? Part II

Part Two: There is nothing so stable as change In this series of blogs, I’m considering what it means to be a European foundation today: what are the…

Opinions - 17 February 2016

What does it mean to be a foundation nowadays? Part I

Part one: On diversity, adaptability and the art of acupuncture European foundations can be encapsulated in one word: diversity. They have diverse characteristics in terms of their origin, focus, size,…

Elizabeth O’Connor

Opinions - 17 February 2016

The European Climate Foundation’s monitoring and evaluation journey

“Why does the European Climate Foundation (ECF) monitor and evaluate?” This was the question that started the ECF’s M&E journey. The answers include: to help see where we are going,…

Joanna Mikulski

Opinions - 17 February 2016

It’s time for philanthropy to demand more evidence-informed communications

Do you feel like your organisation’s communications efforts are too often about “sending stuff out into the ether”? If so, you’re not alone. I recently heard this sentiment expressed during…

Opinions - 3 February 2016

The investment challenges faced by small and medium-sized foundations

Small and medium-sized foundations (with assets, say, below 600 million euros) face a particular set of issues in maximising their investment returns while minimising their investment risks. Three obvious difficulties…

Opinions - 28 January 2016

The Commons as a path for philanthropy to catalyse system change

In its quest to promote deep progressive change within society, philanthropy is often blamed for addressing the symptoms rather than the roots of problems. In other words, we seem to…

Anne-France Simon

Opinions - 26 January 2016

Towards Philanthropy 2.0

In the current climate, crowdfunding represents a very welcome financial innovation, both for innovative companies that banks sometimes regard as too risky, and for non-profit-making enterprises and charity organisations which…

Opinions - 18 January 2016

The myth of free education – Why investment in private higher education is worth it

Whilst academic education at private universities is recognised and has a high reputation in countries such as the United States, Great Britain or Japan the private operators in Germany permanently…

Opinions - 14 December 2015

Know the unexpected: Risk Management at Jacobs Foundation

In addition to the risks emerging from the financial and economic crises, philanthropic organisations also need to deal with arising risks. Therefore, the Jacobs Foundation has complemented its internal control…

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