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News - 17 May 2021

A new opportunity to mainstream disability in the foundation sector

At the beginning of March, the European Commission (EC) adopted the new Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030[1], which provides the roadmap for both the…
News - 16 April 2021

Ford Foundation expands BUILD programme to provide additional $1 billion in funding

The Ford Foundation has expanded its flagship BUILD programme to provide an additional $1 billion in grants to all of Ford’s programmatic…
News - 31 March 2021

Brick by brick – Building an effective strategy for social housing in Europe

The EFC is organising “Brick by brick – Building an effective strategy for social housing in Europe” a conversation on 22 April looking at social housing in Europe, with foundations…
News - 29 March 2021

Diversity, Migration and Integration Thematic Network and EPIM – Closing the representation gap for people with lived migration experience in public and policy advocacy on migration issues

Register The EFC Diversity, Migration and Integration Thematic Network and EPIM, the European Programme for Integration and Migration, will…
News - 25 March 2021

Mainstreaming children’s rights: an investment for a better tomorrow

This piece was originally published on Alliance Magazine on 24 March Thirty-one years after the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the…
News - 12 March 2021

EFC Children and Youth Thematic Network webinar – Using social media to make the voices of vulnerable young people powerful

The EFC Children and Youth Thematic Network will explore “Using social media to make the voices of vulnerable young people powerful”…
News - 5 March 2021

Women of the World Festival Istanbul

Watch the livestream The first Women of the World Festival in Turkey will take place on 5-7 March, organised by…
News - 2 March 2021

Addressing the dual crises of climate breakdown and deepening inequality

The dual crises of inequality and climate change call for urgent, bold action. These crises represent the visible manifestation of a broken economic system – one that no longer protects…
News - 23 February 2021

EFC Diversity, Migration and Integration Thematic Network webinar – Framing the narrative around migration during COVID-19 and beyond

Register on Cvent The EFC’s Diversity, Migration and Integration Thematic Network will hold a webinar on 17 March, 15:00-16:30 CET, with the…
News - 17 February 2021

Fondazione 1563 publishes “Social Aims of Finance” exploring sustainable finance and the origins of social responsibility in financial institutions

Fondazione 1563 per l’Arte e la Cultura della Compagnia di San Paolo has published the “Social Aims of Finance – Rediscovering varieties of credit…