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News - 10 August 2017

Open Dialogue and the Future of Philanthropy

How Open Dialogue among politicians can help Europe move beyond crisis and why the philanthropic sector should invest more in conversation spaces Caspar Kolster, Mercator European Dialogue Programme Assistant &…
News - 15 June 2017

10 tech issues that will impact social justice in 2017

his post originally appeared on the excellent Ford Foundation Equals Change blog earlier this year. In our increasingly complex and interconnected world, innovations in technology and data are…
News - 1 June 2017

Institutional Philanthropy: A Focus On Disability (2017)

News - 14 March 2017

Communicating Philanthropy: who is listening?

I am taking the liberty to slightly rephrase the key question raised during the launch meeting of communications professionals in philanthropy, kindly hosted by the European Foundation Centre in Brussels…
News - 20 December 2016

May we all learn the true value of living and letting live

I am sitting in my office preparing for the closure of this year and thinking (rather than looking) forward to the beginning of the next and find little solace in…
News - 30 August 2016

Against all odds – making gains for LGBTI communities across Africa

Organisations across Africa are working under difficult circumstances to improve human rights for LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) people and to help them gain equality, dignity and justice. Often,…
News - 14 July 2016

European Foundational Assembly : who is willing to join a citizens’ initiative?

The EU integration and expansion process has failed to give rise to a community of destiny. There is a need for citizens to lead the way in reinventing Europe by…
News - 28 June 2016

Guess who’s coming to dinner? A cultural integration project

What is the project “Guess who’s coming to dinner?” The project, promoted and supported by Fondazione CRT, was created by the Rete Italiana di Cultura Popolare (Italian Network of Folk…
News - 6 June 2016

Protecting whistleblowers and whistleblowing, a challenge for democracy

The Panama papers affair, just like with the previous Lux leaks or Snowden revelations, once again confirm the importance of the role of whistleblowers in defending public interest. Whistleblowers are…
News - 21 March 2016

On Galicia’s Way of St. James: A Formula for Development via Technology Transfer

This post originally appeared on the Huffington Post on 8 March 2016 Galicia is a peripheral region in the north-west of Spain, a coastal area and the destination…