Peer-learning
We strengthen skills, knowledge and practice across the sector by supporting philanthropy professionals to reflect on and adopt impactful approaches, stay up to date on emerging issues and connect with peers around shared learning. In doing so, we help organisations build their internal capacity and contribute to a more effective, ambitious, accountable and inclusive philanthropic sector.
Learning and practice
Communications Professionals in Philanthropy
This community supports communications professionals in shaping messages that build trust, encourage dialogue and avoid division. It provides a collaborative space for Philea members to connect, share best practices and co-develop solutions to shared communications challenges.
Data Science and AI Group
This group brings together data scientists and data enthusiasts working within the philanthropic sector to address the potential advantages of using data analysis for the social sector as well as its risks and pitfalls and strategies to limit them.
Evidence and Learning Community of Practice
This community aims to connect foundation professionals interested in exploring new paradigms and practices on various aspects of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL).
Organisational Development Community of Practice
This community brings together philanthropic organisations who are either providing a form of organisational development (OD) and capacity-building support or are considering developing this as an explicit support to their partners.
Operations and financial management
European Foundation Financial and Investment Officers Group
This group brings together senior investment officers from large independent European foundations to advance the knowledge on the investment environment and practice of foundations across Europe and further the professionalism of its members.
European Network of Enterprise Foundations
This network brings together many of Europe’s largest enterprise foundations with the objective of increasing awareness of the enterprise foundation model and its benefits, and providing a forum for cooperation, sharing and learnings for European enterprise foundations.
Operations Professionals Network
This network brings together operations managers from international philanthropy organisations to learn from one another, strengthen practice in finance, IT, HR, legal and grants management and build future-ready operational processes and collective insights that inform strategic decisions across the sector.
Peer-exchange and cross-cultural learning
Generation Now
This programme gives young professionals in philanthropy a unique chance to interact with leading philanthropy practitioners from Europe and around the world and form lasting networks with their peers.
Philanthropic Leadership Platform: China-Europe
This programme is an intensive, expert and peer-led leadership development exchange that brings together 20 philanthropy professionals from China and Europe to enhance their leadership skills by sharing their knowledge, experience, creativity and concerns with each other.
Tiepolo – Philanthropy Placement Programme
This programme is a peer-learning placement created to empower foundation professionals through a hands-on, peer-learning experience in which foundation staff spend time working with a designated peer in another European foundation.
Peer-learning for philanthropy infrastructure
Annual Meeting for Philanthropy Infrastructure Members
The network provides a space to consider current topical issues, share knowledge and experience, and engage with a broad range of stakeholders with an interest in the work of philanthropy infrastructure.
Leadership and CEO engagement
CEO Retreat for Philanthropy Infrastructure Members
The CEO Retreat is an exclusive event that provides an opportunity for leaders of philanthropic organisations such as national associations and donors‘ forums to come together to consider relevant strategic and operational issues.
Foundation CEO Exchange
The CEO Exchange meets a need expressed by Philea’s members to create a safe and trusted space for exchange, learning and reflection among CEOs of Philea member organisations.