From dancing on the walls to dismantling them: A philanthropic landscape I’d like to see
It takes a certain type of person to scale a wall and dance on it almost upside down. Other than the two ballerinas doing just that on the final night…
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Vice-President Schinas recognises role of philanthropy in fighting for European values in the context of Ukraine and beyond
European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas has highlighted philanthropy’s role in promoting the same values of integration, fairness, and inclusion that have driven the EU’s assistance of…
Philea engages in 2022 Civil Society Days
From 15 to 17 March, the European Economic and Social Committee held its annual Civil Society Days. Under the overarching theme of “The European Union as…
A decade after the Stauffer and Persche cases, how has cross-border philanthropy changed in Spain?
In 2014, following the ruling of the European Court of Justice, the European Commission initiated an infringement procedure against Spain (N. 20134086) aiming at clarifying whether Spanish legislation on tax…
New tools for collaboration between the European Union and philanthropy
InvestEU: Exploring ways for the EU and philanthropy to co-invest The European Commission, together with Philea and EVPA, invited the European foundation…
Zagoriy Foundation publishes “Charity in times of war” analysing NGO and charity sector in Ukraine since the Russian invasion
The Zagoriy Foundation has published “Charity in times of war” a qualitative study of the NGO and charity sector in Ukraine since…
The New European Bauhaus (NEB) and philanthropy
On 9 June, the European Commission kick-started The Festival of The New European Bauhaus (NEB): four days of webinars, debates, expert panels, and art exhibitions where the “…
European civil society calls for EU Strategy for Civil Society in letter to Ursula von der Leyen
Led and supported by Civil Society Europe and the European Civic Forum, more than 300 civil society organisations (CSOs), including Philea, have…
“Philanthropy United – The Time is Now” – the highlights from the Philea Forum 2022
The Philea Forum 2022 took place on 30 May - 1 June 2022 in Barcelona, hosted by "la Caixa" Foundation, exploring "Philanthropy United - The Time is Now".
How philanthropy can drive people-centred climate action
In all of the critical talk about fossil fuels and low carbon technologies, it is easy to forget that people are central to the climate change issue. People cause it, people suffer from it, people make policy good and bad, and to see real progress people have to be persuaded to prioritise climate change among their many other pressing concerns. Kat Wilcox, Climate Outreach, highlights some important considerations for philanthropy.