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News - 6 March 2023

Communications Professionals in Philanthropy Community of Practice – Advocacy, Influencing and Thought Leadership

Communications Professionals in Philanthropy Community of Practice – Can Foundations be Politically Engaged yet Neutral? Philanthropy, Influence, and Positions The Communications Professionals in Philanthropy Community of Practice will…
News - 2 March 2023

Registration open for Philea Forum 2023

Registration is now open for the Philea Forum 2023 “A New Compass for Europe: Forged in Crisis, Forward in Hope” in Šibenik from 23 – 25 May, hosted by the…
News - 21 February 2023

Investing in the future of Europe: InvestEU and the role of National Promotional Institutions

The Centre for European Policy Studies and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti will host the policy workshop “Investing in…
News - 1 February 2023

Civil Society Days 2023

The EESC Civil Society Liaison Group will host from 1-3 March the Civil Society Days 2023. For this occasion, citizens, organised civil…
News - 20 January 2023

Co-creating the Future of Europe in Difficult Times – EuroPhilantopics 2022

On 6 December, we opened the doors of Philanthropy House for EuroPhilantopics 2022, our flagship policy event. With the intent to strengthen the relationship between our sector and EU policymakers,…
News - 18 January 2023

Swedish Presidency of the EU, European resilience, and the role of philanthropy

With the beginning of the new year, the Czech Republic handed over the presidency of the Council of the European Union to Sweden. The newly formed Swedish government published in…
News - 16 January 2023

Democracy Network – Defending vs Developing Participation: Democracy Brown Bag Lunch 1

The Democracy Network will host the first in a series of brown bag lunches online on 26 January exploring “Defending vs Developing Participation”. How can philanthropy defend against threats…
News - 4 January 2023

Philea Forum 2023: Extended deadline for session proposals

As we understand that the holiday season can be a busy period and want to ensure that everyone has sufficient time to prepare, we extended the deadline for submitting…
News - 16 December 2022

European Commission pledges to introduce a Defence of Democracy Package to uphold civil society

In October 2022, the European Commission included in its 2023 work programme a pledge to develop a defence of democracy package, a set of measures aimed…
News - 15 December 2022

The road to KoneKtor: Philanthropy East Forum

Some may be surprised by our continuous description of the Forum as "the first ever". Understandable, as the Grantmakers East has been around for almost as long as I have been alive. However, if one knew the process that has taken place during the pandemic and its general impact on the sector, it may not be surprising.