Middle Plenary Paris 2019 – Égalité
Kicking off this session, which focused on the notion of “égalité” and philanthropy’s role in creating more equal societies, Zhora Moosa, Executive Director of MamaCash and plenary moderator, stressed that…
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Reflection is important, projection is critical
A sector of apples and oranges… and the odd banana The philanthropic sector has been growing at a rapid pace right across Europe for at least two decades. Not…
Opening Plenary Paris 2019 – Liberté
‘’Are you a free man?’’ asked Laurence de Nervaux, the moderator of the Opening Plenary, to Plantu, the French cartoonist who had arrived at the conference with a bodyguard, a…
The Collide-o-scope of Philanthropy: Old Patterns shifting to meet new Challenges
So, just young enough to still be able to count the candles on the cake, but old enough to be slightly embarrassed about the “surprise party” planned. Happy birthday, bon…
What has (and hasn’t) changed in the EFC and the sector in the past 30 years?
The most striking change during the last three decades has been the growth of the sector. It is indeed a golden age for philanthropy. We see an increasing number of…
Philanthropy & the SDGs
The EFC is supporting the Philanthropy & the SDGs special event, co-organised by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) and…
Back to the future: Questions for foundations
1989 – What a time to be alive! The Berlin Wall came down. The Cold War was pronounced over. It felt as if we had entered a bright new future,…
EFC Grantmakers East Forum 2019 – Common actions for social change: mobilising people, creating spaces, using technologies
The EFC’s Grantmakers East Forum (GEF) will meet in 2019 in Tbilisi, Georgia, hosted by the Europe Foundation, for the 24th annual meeting of…
