The window of opportunity is narrowing to deal with the multitude of problems in the world and Europe. The 2023 Philea Forum provided a critical chance for nearly 700 philanthropy and civil society professionals to come together to find new ways of collaborating to find solutions. Read More
“Be Philanthropy 2023”, organised by the King Baudouin Foundation, highlighted trends, opportunities and challenges in Belgian and European philanthropy, welcoming more than 1,100 representatives of the philanthropic ecosystem. Read More
The Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation will host “A very European puzzle: balancing budgets and promoting growth” on 31 May in Brussels to generate a discussion on the revision of the EU fiscal rules and the strategy that it must put forward… Read More
On 15 June, Philea will organise “Economic System Change: Boring Buzzwords or Vital New Frontier for Philanthropy?”, the first in a series of standalone sessions on emerging issues and challenges for the philanthropic sector that Philea members wish to put on the radar. Questions on rethinking the workings of our… Read More
Pandemic, war, inflation and social unrest have darkened the mood in Europe. The climate crisis and global migration are putting great pressures on European societies. To be purposefully philanthropic, to be boldly engaged, as this conference reminded us, we need courage and an openness to listening and learning from each other. Read More
Although the arts can’t fix high energy prices or missiles raining down on innocent civilians, they are very much part of these struggles and transitions – helping people to make sense, to respond and to campaign. Read More
Philanthropy rests at the intersection of civil society; economic and political structures; and the challenges of our time. The Philanthropic Leadership Platform: China-Europe has been bringing together practitioners from China and Europe since 2016. Why do we need this kind of exchange even more after the pandemic and considering the challenges in EU-China relations? Read More
Philea has launched the Futures Philanthropy initiative, a programme that offers learning and collaboration opportunities and aims to create and share futures literacy in… Read More
Where do philanthropic practices in Europe and China converge and diverge? How does philanthropy in China approach the climate emergency? How can digital technologies accelerate philanthropic impact across both geographies? These are some of the questions that 10 European and 10 Chinese peers at the Philanthropic Leadership Platform: China-Europe will… Read More
The Charities Aid Foundation will host the webinar “Ukraine a year on: Giving with impact” on 25 April. More than a year since Russia’s full invasion, the effect on Ukraine’s people and scenes of devastation continue to shock the world. This webinar will be a deep… Read More
