Catriona Gourlay Opinions - 6 April 2018 PeaceNexus: supporting organisational change As the European Foundation Centre’s newest member, we are grateful for this opportunity to introduce ourselves. Please consider this Spotlight as an invitation to reach out to us. Who we are, what…
Tine Wickers Opinions - 20 March 2018 The coast is clear … and my office is here! Outreach and advice on the beach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXLHj3ZIoEs This year Nordea-fonden, a Danish philanthropic foundation, decided to earmark 6.7 million euro to support activities along the Danish coastline. Here’s a brief description of…
Pierre Calame Opinions - 21 February 2018 A missed opportunity to rebuild Europe on new foundations through a citizen foundational process “Our societies, while deploring the crisis in representative democracy, are still finding it difficult to devise true citizen debating processes and even more difficult to admit that the revival of…
Nick McGrath Opinions - 6 February 2018 Inspiring young people and creating hope for the future in Northern Kenya “If I hadn’t joined a youth group, I myself may have joined al-Shabaab,” explained Noor Dahir, the charismatic Director of a Lamu Island-based youth group Kiunga Youth Bunge Initiative. Lamu Island, known for…
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…