Civil Society Week 2025
Civil Society Week 2025 will take place on 17-20 March around the theme of “Strengthening Cohesion and Participation in Polarised Societies” in Brussels. In recent years, overlapping…
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BLIS Narrative Research Webinar – Fabric of Repair
The BLIS Collective will host a BLIS Narrative Research Webinar on the “Fabric of Repair” online on 19 February. This session will…
EDGE Conference 2025 – From Pledge to Action: Accountability in Philanthropy
The EDGE Conference 2025 “From Pledge to Action: Accountability in Philanthropy” will take place in Bogota, Colombia on 28-30 April. The EDGE 2025 conference will be…
Beyond the Finish Line: Advancing Inclusion for All – Exihibition
The ‘Beyond the Finish Line: Advancing Inclusion for All’ exhibition is a collaborative effort by Special Olympics and Stavros Niarchos Foundation open at Philanthropy…
What we need to centre and deconstruct: Thoughts on reimagining philanthropy
We have to start with us, not with externally imposed conversations and frameworks. And this has been both the opportunity and the challenge as the field of African philanthropy has been developing.
Change that lasts: 40 years of impact at Mama Cash
It's been forty years since its founding and Mama Cash, the world’s first international women’s fund, is still going strong.
Systems Transformation – How Leap Collective is shifting philanthropic practice
Formulating strategy in a world of interconnected, fast-evolving crises is a challenge. How do you balance immediate needs with long-term goals? How do you stay on target while remaining open to new ideas? To practise foresight successfully, its methods must be embedded in the organisational culture and paired with the time to test, apply and reflect.
Beyond funding: Exploring participatory practices in the Gulbenkian Foundation’s management of the Active Citizens Fund
The philanthropic task has become more complex due to disruptions caused by the global pandemic, persistent socio-economic inequalities, increasing polarisation, institutional racism, and the widespread impacts of climate change. These…