Opinion - 16 March 2020 “Our Goals” The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) concern us all. They deal with how we interact with each other, society and nature. A new initiative has been…
Event - 5 February 2020 Online briefing with business and philanthropy on the Global Sustainable Development Report Join this online briefing on ways in which the private sector and philanthropies can take urgent, targeted action to avoid reversing the development gains of recent decades, based on…
News - 15 January 2020 ”Funding for the Environment” with the EFC’s European Environmental Funders Group The Autumn Meeting of the EFC’s European Environmental Funders Group (EEFG) on 5-6 December 2019 provided the members of the network with a chance to reconnect, share and learn…
News - 8 November 2019 Wake up Philanthropy! Gearing up for the next 30 years How can philanthropy connect to the energy of young philanthropists and activists? How can the sector evolve and adapt to face today’s challenges, such as climate change and threats to…
Opinion - 28 October 2019 Fight climate change with your fork Until recently, most private foundations ignored climate change. Rather, they preferred to combat its negative effects such as migration and health care. This is useful, but it left unanswered many…
Event - 9 October 2019 Annual Disability Funders’ Forum 2019 The EFC’s Disability Thematic Network will host the Annual Disability Funders’ Forum on 19-20 November in Philanthropy House, Brussels, offering the chance…
Event - 12 September 2019 Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition workshop – ”Fixing the Business of Food” The Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition is organising a workshop ”Fixing the Business of Food – The Food Industry and the SDG Challenge”, taking…
Opinion - 10 September 2019 A philanthropic coalition for climate emergency and social justice We have ten years, ten short years left to activate the transition towards a global system able to limit climate change to 1.5 degrees Celsius. In addition to the environmental…
Opinion - 3 September 2019 The path forward for philanthropy − Harnessing the powerful voices of the young Michael Mapstone of the Charities Aid Foundation looks back on 30 years of the European Foundation Centre and examines how the institution has evolved, the challenges…
News - 28 May 2019 Interview with Dr. Frank Niederländer, Board Member of the BMW Foundation “We need to integrate sustainability and impact orientation into the core processes of corporates”, says Dr. Frank Niederländer You will be hosting the 1st C Summit at the BMW Foundation…
Opinion - 16 May 2019 What has (and hasn’t) changed in the EFC and the sector in the past 30 years? The most striking change during the last three decades has been the growth of the sector. It is indeed a golden age for philanthropy. We see an increasing number of…
Opinion - 6 May 2019 Talent is Universal – Opportunity is Not So true. This point was eloquently driven home by the story of the eight-year-old homeless refugee who just won the New York State Chess Championship. We need…
