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Professor, Copenhagen Business School (CBS)

Opinions - 12 March 2026

Foundations can do more than philanthropy

European philanthropy is usually associated with grantmaking, advocacy and social innovation. Yet some of Europe’s most influential foundations shape society in a different and less visible way: through ownership. Enterprise…

Nadège Lharaig

Director, Alliance for Gender Equality in Europe

Opinions - 6 March 2026

Worried about the future? Fund women-led movements

Philanthropy can unlock lasting change by understanding what movements actually need to succeed.

Felipe Bosch

Researcher & Network Weaver, School of International Futures (SOIF)

Opinions - 5 March 2026

The future as responsibility: How intergenerational fairness can help European funders meet the moment and renew hope

Decisions we make today will impact generations to come. Incremental change will not get us solutions to climate change, backsliding democracy or ageing population in Europe.

Various authors

Joint article prepared by local Romanian professionals

Opinions - 23 February 2026

Romania’s philanthropy: Rebuilding a philanthropic culture after rupture

In Romania, philanthropy infrastructure is relatively young, still consolidating, and deeply shaped by the country’s post-transition realities. Understanding how it has developed - and where it may go next - offers useful insights for peers working in other emerging or rapidly changing philanthropic ecosystems.

Daria Rybalchenko

Director, National Network of Local Philanthropy Development (NNLPD)

Opinions - 16 February 2026

Community philanthropy as infrastructure: Sustaining democratic resilience in wartime Ukraine

Rooted in history and strengthened by crisis, community philanthropy in Ukraine has evolved into essential civic infrastructure during wartime. Community foundations mobilise diverse local resources, sustain social cohesion and protect democratic agency. As local capacity faces exhaustion, international philanthropy must prioritise flexible, long-term support that reinforces - rather than replaces - local ownership.

Chiara K. Cattaneo

Co-Lead, Elemental

Opinions - 13 February 2026

Of monsters and margins, or why narrative work should be at the heart of philanthropy now

Philanthropy should engage narrative work with intentionality, optimism and steadiness, confronting the narratives shaping its design and practices, and acting to contribute today to the future we collectively envision.

Claire Fally

Programme Officer – Foresight and Innovation, Philea

Opinions - 10 February 2026

There’s no philanthropy on a dead planet: 5 steps every foundation can take to be climate and environment ready

Climate change already is impacting the people, places and causes that philanthropy exists to serve – and foundations have both the power and a responsibility to act.

Andreas Dammertz

Senior Expert for "Education in the Digital World", Robert Bosch Stiftung

Opinions - 19 January 2026

AI now – A new horizon for education

AI is here to stay. The question is not whether we use it, but how. If we fail to address its risks, we risk undermining the very purpose of education: to empower students to think, create and solve problems in a world that technology alone cannot fix.

Jim Cooke

Head of Practice and Learning, Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF)

Opinions - 15 January 2026

How is funder collaboration making a difference – and what’s still holding it back?

Five years on from ACF’s Funders Collaborative Hub, over 200 collaboration opportunities show how funders use shared intelligence, pooled funding and joint advocacy to tackle systemic issues, even as limited capacity, resources and the challenge of involving the right partners continue to constrain impact.

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Opinions

Foundations can do more than philanthropy

Worried about the future? Fund women-led movements

The future as responsibility: How intergenerational fairness can help European funders meet the moment and renew hope

Romania’s philanthropy: Rebuilding a philanthropic culture after rupture

Community philanthropy as infrastructure: Sustaining democratic resilience in wartime Ukraine

Of monsters and margins, or why narrative work should be at the heart of philanthropy now

Why philanthropy needs the next generation now

Aligning philanthropy to protect democracy and civic space

Why the Mediterranean must become a testing ground for the SDGs

There’s no philanthropy on a dead planet: 5 steps every foundation can take to be climate and environment ready

AI now – A new horizon for education

How is funder collaboration making a difference – and what’s still holding it back?