It’s COP o’clock
This year all roads lead to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt for the 27th United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP27). It’s full steam ahead to ensure…
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The stark reality: Every foundation is now a climate foundation
We sat down with Tom Brookes, CEO of the Global Strategic Communications Council and former Executive Director of Communications at the European Climate Foundation, to discuss the role of philanthropy in the face of the climate crisis and the importance of storytelling in creating transformational change.
Gender Equality Week – let human beings, be
Earlier this week, the European Parliament kicked off the third Gender Equality Week, including a series of events tackling issues ranging from equal pay to domestic violence. One of…
The European Pavilion in Rome
The European Pavilion in Rome is a three day event on 17-19 November in Rome for artists, thinkers and researchers from all over the continent to…
European Forum Alpbach discusses the Future of Europe… and philanthropy is part of it
“Since 1947, Alpbach is not only a conference; it is what you make of it”. From 21 August to 2 September 2022, the Austrian city of Alpbach gathered almost 3,800…
Democracy is a verb
“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out…
Perspectives to build upon from the 21st SwissFoundations Symposium
©SwissFoundations Foundations are predestined to help quickly and unbureaucratically in crises. To make this possible in the long term, the Swiss legal system would need flexibility and openness, especially today.
Future culture: The role of European cultural foundations in times of uncertainty
Art and culture weave the future, because it only exists when we imagine it. And when exercising this imagination, creation projects its desires and fears, the worlds that should be,…
