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News - 12 February 2019

Press release: EFC’s latest mapping provides the most comprehensive study to date of environmental funding by European foundations

Fourth volume of the mapping analyses over 4,000 grants worth €583 million and highlights key findings from both the supply side and the demand side On 12 February 2019 the European…
News - 10 February 2019

Call for proposals from Fondation BNP Paribas – ”Climate and Biodiversity Initiative”

Fondation BNP Paribas have launched a 4th call for proposals for their ”Climate Initiative” program to support research on climate change and biodiversity. The program, now renamed…
News - 7 February 2019

Social Economy for the Future of Europe

”Social Economy for the Future of Europe” was the final hearing of the Social Economy Intergroup of the European Parliament, held at the EESC on the…
News - 11 January 2019

Human-animal relations increase collaboration between humanities, social sciences and environmental sciences

Kone Foundation, based In Helsinki, Finland, funds research in humanities, social sciences, environmental sciences, as well as artistic research, but since we appreciate crossdisciplinarity, we consider…
News - 23 October 2018

The EFFIO Group autumn meeting advances investment peer-learning and topical exchanges on current issues

The European Foundation Financial and Investment Officer Group (EFFIO) met in Hilversum, the Netherlands, on the 4th-5th of October to delve into a variety of issues and topical debates. Hosted…
News - 5 October 2018

Climate change is an ‘everything’ problem – philanthropists can make it an ‘everyone’ solution

Jules Kortenhorst is the former CEO of the European Climate Foundation, and current CEO of the Rocky Mountain Institute Ten years ago, Europe’s first philanthropic organisation devoted solely to cutting planet-warming…
News - 16 April 2018

The role of foundations in the implementation of the World Urban Forum’s New Urban Agenda

When it comes to urban development, there is a clear proponent in the ranks: Latin America, which continues to be the most urbanised region in the world. Although this is…
News - 20 March 2018

The coast is clear … and my office is here! Outreach and advice on the beach

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXLHj3ZIoEs   This year Nordea-fonden, a Danish philanthropic foundation, decided to earmark 6.7 million euro to support activities along the Danish coastline. Here’s a brief description of…
News - 5 February 2018

Cross-sector Partnerships Pursuing Transformative Change in Transatlantic Cities

Since 2008, over half of the global population lives in cities. In Europe and North America this number is closer to 80 percent. If we look at economic activity from…
News - 18 September 2017

Weighing Less on Our Future: Our Food Choices Count!

The exhibition ”Weighing Less on Our Future: Our Food Choices Count!” came to Philanthropy House from the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, as a…