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News - 25 August 2020

Ariadne’s Digital Power Grant Skills Week 2020

Ariadne’s first online Grant Skills Week will take place from 28 September to 1 October debuting the new Digital Power initiative, that…
News - 31 July 2020

Supporting communities on the frontlines of conflict

“The official advice is that it is too dangerous,”  Marina says.  She hands me the phone, and I say, “But I have promised to go.” We haggle and eventually reach…
News - 30 July 2020

Allianz Kulturstiftung launch call for projects “The art of bringing Europe together”

Allianz Kulturstiftung has launched a new call for projects “The art of bringing Europe together” to support artistic and cultural ideas that create open spaces…
News - 20 July 2020

European Economic and Social Committee launch EESC Civil Solidarity Prize

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has launched the Civil Solidarity Prize, a one-off edition replacing the annual EESC Civil Society…
News - 13 July 2020

Delphine Moralis appointed new Chief Executive of the EFC

Delphine Moralis has been appointed the new EFC Chief Executive, and will take up the position officially in September. Delphine is currently Secretary General of…
News - 23 June 2020

Annual Conference on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2020

The Annual Conference on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2020 will take place online on 21-23 October exploring “Access to Justice”. The online conference will…
News - 12 June 2020

The American Academy of Arts and Science publishes “Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century”

“Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century” is the work of the US national and bipartisan Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship…
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 - 11 June 2020

EFC members respond to the murder of George Floyd and subsequent Black Lives Matter protests

When George Floyd was killed by police during an arrest in Minneapolis on 25 May 2020, the protests it sparked in response to his death, and more broadly to police…
News - 5 June 2020

Ford Foundation launches $50 million global fellowship programme to identify and develop the next generation of social justice leaders working to advance solutions to inequality

The Ford Foundation has announced the launch of a ten-year, $50 million initiative aimed at identifying and developing the next generation of social justice leaders working to…