Gender equality sits at the centre of intensifying political and cultural tensions. Progress continues, yet it unfolds alongside active resistance, public contestation, and policy reversals. Read More
Futures work in philanthropy is allowing us to expand our horizon and move from mere reaction to anticipation – also in times of intersecting crises. However, our approach to foresight needs to be informed by a critical lens that centres community governance, non-extractive relationships building, peripheral knowledge and honours plural realities. Read More
Pro-democracy organisations share a blind spot: They assume agreement on what democracy means, but it is contested. Mapping the terrain of disagreements is essential to know what we are defending without becoming exclusionary. Read More
Why the Journalism Funders Forum’s latest snapshot should push philanthropy from shared concern to shared responsibility. Read More
As the pressures on our societies intensify, philanthropy can’t afford to keep young people at the margins—and young people can’t afford to see philanthropy as distant or outdated: building bridges between Gen Z and foundations, especially within governance and strategic decision-making, is beneficial and necessary for both. Read More
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 foundations are foundations that control companies. In many cases, the businesses they own are among Europe’s largest employers and… Read More
Philanthropy can unlock lasting change by understanding what movements actually need to succeed. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
