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News - 17 June 2020

The National Lottery Community Fund awards £30 million in funding to community groups tackling social isolation caused by COVID-19

The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded £30 million in funding to approximately 1500 community groups in England tackling social isolation and loneliness caused by COVID-19.
News - 11 June 2020

Ford Foundation issues $1bn in bonds – a first by a foundation

The Ford Foundation has announced that it will borrow $1 billion by issuing social bonds so that it can substantially increase the amount of money it…
News - 9 June 2020

Strengthening local partnerships to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations

Many marginalised groups are especially vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. While long-term, structural solutions are critical in addressing the needs of these groups, one approach that can help in providing…
News - 1 June 2020

EFC members’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from EFC survey March-June 2020 (2020)

News - 26 May 2020

EFC Conference 2021 – From crisis to opportunity – How can philanthropy accelerate sustainable change?

View the Closing Plenary livestream Access the Conference event website The health of the planet is tied inextricably to the…
News - 20 May 2020

Civil Society during and post pandemic: A period with clouds and uncertainties

As COVID-19 has brought our world to a standstill, the weather has never been cloudier. Major uncertainties prevail around the course of the pandemic as well as the measures that…
News - 14 May 2020

EUStaff4Climate launch COVID-19 solidarity fund with King Baudouin Foundation

EUStaff4Climate, in cooperation with EFC member King Baudouin Foundation, have created a fund for EU staff to support the response to the…
News - 14 May 2020

World Health Summit 2020

The World Health Summit 2020 will take place 25-27 October in Berlin, Germany. The summit will see leading international experts from science, politics, business, and civil…
News - 12 May 2020

Webinar – SNF Dialogues – “The Challenge to the Economy”

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation will host the next SNF Dialogues session on 13 May, exploring “The Challenge to the Economy”. The webinar, part of a series…
News - 12 May 2020

Kindness in a crisis

This blog originally appeared as part of Carnegie UK Trust’s Covid-19 and wellbeing blog As the COVID-19 crisis escalates, and people come together in…