I was 16 when I saw the documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” and became acutely aware of the severity and urgency of the climate crisis. When choosing where I wanted to study for university, I chose Middlebury College, a small liberal arts college in Vermont because of its reputation… Read More
If you were to evaluate the success of initiatives to support philanthropy, the Grantmakers East Forum (GEF) would score very highly. Results of a review being undertaken by the Steering Committee show that GEF has played a central role in building the philanthropic sector in Central and Eastern Europe and… Read More
In July 2021 the Chiesi Foundation funded and supported, IMPULSE – Improving Quality and Use of Newborn Indicators. IMPULSE is a two-phase research project led by the consortium of Burlo Garofalo WHO Collaborating Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and CUAMM Doctors with Africa and developed in collaboration… Read More
This blog was first posted on Alliance on 19 June When commenting on the ERNOP Science and Society Seminar presentation of Giedre Lidelkyte Huber (Geneva Centre for Philanthropy) of key findings from the recent in-depth OECD report, I very… Read More
At the beginning of March, the European Commission (EC) adopted the new Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030[1], which provides the roadmap for both the EU and Member States to progress on all areas of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with… Read More
Preparing for the launch of the latest edition of our Environmental Funding by European Foundations publication, I mentioned the topic to my eldest son who said that this was the most important thing he had heard me work on since I started my new job at the EFC. For… Read More
This blog was first published on the website of the European Cultural Foundation Donations are widely regarded as the core product of charitable foundations. This is how they see themselves, and how the outside world sees them. Most laws and regulations about philanthropy relate… Read More
What is Quid? Quid is an award-winning Italian not-for-profit social enterprise committed to redesigning the Made in Italy fashion value chain for good: tackling at once, through fashion, climate change and labour market inequalities: With its own ethical fashion brand, Progetto Quid, Quid recovers end-of-line fabric… Read More
Forty years have passed since the signing of the founding charter of the Princess of Asturias Foundation in Oviedo, a small, ancient city in northern Spain. In the present times of uncertainty, the commitment assumed by the institution that 24th September 1980, namely to recognize excellence through the work of… Read More
This piece was originally published on Alliance Magazine on 24 March Thirty-one years after the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, ‘progress has gone backwards on every key measure of childhood’ according to a report published earlier this… Read More