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European Cultural Foundation launch second round of Democracy Needs Imagination grants call
The European Cultural Foundation is launching a second round of grants calls for the Democracy Needs Imagination programme, following the…
A philanthropic coalition for climate emergency and social justice
We have ten years, ten short years left to activate the transition towards a global system able to limit climate change to 1.5 degrees Celsius. In addition to the environmental…
Paris Peace Forum 2019
The 2019 Paris Peace Forum will take place from 11-13 November. For its second edition, the Call for Projects of the Paris Peace Forum received more than 700 project submissions…
Cooperation beyond borders
Congratulations, EFC, and many happy returns! Privately established foundations working for the common good are central to European history, first appearing in recorded history when Plato founded the “Academia” in…
The path forward for philanthropy − Harnessing the powerful voices of the young
Michael Mapstone of the Charities Aid Foundation looks back on 30 years of the European Foundation Centre and examines how the institution has evolved, the challenges…
Freedom – the Baltic way
“All injustice and oppression eventually come to an end. The spirit of freedom is stronger than any slavery. Sooner or later, any lies will be illuminated by the truth. Let’s…
What philanthropy can no longer take for granted
At 30, the European Foundation Centre has matured into the continent’s preeminent support infrastructure for philanthropy. Its achievements notwithstanding, and they are many, philanthropy has little it can…