PeaceNexus: supporting organisational change
As the European Foundation Centre’s newest member, we are grateful for this opportunity to introduce ourselves. Please consider this Spotlight as an invitation to reach out to us. Who we are, what…
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A missed opportunity to rebuild Europe on new foundations through a citizen foundational process
“Our societies, while deploring the crisis in representative democracy, are still finding it difficult to devise true citizen debating processes and even more difficult to admit that the revival of…
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…
Championing Philanthropy – ‘Diverse Democracy’
The exhibition ”Championing Philanthropy – ‘Diverse Democracy”’ was produced by the EFC and exhibited in Philanthropy House from 20 November 2017 to 11 January 2018. The exhibition showcased how…
When summer did not follow the spring
Over a few months in 2012, a question came up among Christian Aid’s staff in Africa reflecting on the impact of the ‘Arab Springs’: Will a summer or a winter follow…
Why Shrinking Civil Society Space Matters in International Development and Humanitarian Action (2017)
Civil Society under threat: why protecting and growing civil society globally is vital
This post originally appeared on the Barrow Cadbury Trust website The Barrow Cadbury Trust was set up by husband and wife, Barrow and Geraldine…
UNLEASH: One thousand millennial disruptors tackle the planet’s most pressing problems
Young global thought leaders gathered from 13 – 21 August 2017 for the UNLEASH Innovation Lab, to co-create solutions related to the Sustainable Development Goals. From 13-21 August 2017, Denmark hosted…