Civil society is certainly under pressure in many countries, with a tough fundraising landscape, extra demands on many charities and frequent occurrences of government funding reducing or being cut altogether.
News - 15 December 2025
Philea welcomes new EU Strategy for Civil Society
Philea welcomes the new EU Strategy for Civil Society as a significant milestone for the civil society sector. On 12 November 2025, the European Commission unveiled…
News - 9 December 2025
Organisational Development Community of Practice – Strategic Integration and Internal Alignment of Organisational Development Support
The Organisational Development Community of Practice will host its annual in-person event “Strategic Integration and Internal Alignment of Organisational Development Support” on 12-13 March 2026 in Brussels. Organisational Development…
News - 8 December 2025
Foundation Masterclass: Fundamentals of transformational multi-sector partnership
The Partnering Initiative will host “Foundation Masterclass: Fundamentals of transformational multi-sector partnership” in Kartause Ittingen on 25-26 February, in collaboration with Philea,…
News - 8 December 2025
Evidence and Learning Community of Practice – New Paradigms for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning: Systems Change With an Equity Lens
The Evidence and Learning Community of Practice will host its inaugural annual in-person event “New Paradigms for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning: Systems Change With an Equity Lens” on the…
News - 5 December 2025
Philanthropy in Spain and Portugal: Understanding starts with information
According to the famous thought experiment, Schrödinger's cat is neither alive nor dead until the box containing the cat is opened and we can see if it is breathing and purring or not. This point is relevant to our understanding of philanthropy.
News - 4 December 2025
PEXfest 2026: Nurturing Collective Possibilities
PEXfest 2026 “Nurturing Collective Possibilities” will take place on 4-6 March in Bucharest, in partnership with the Romanian-American Foundation. Amidst major turbulence, we can sense…
News - 1 December 2025
Philea Forum 2026
Philea Forum 2026 – Philanthropy for People and Planet The Philea Forum 2026 will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 18-21 May, exploring “Philanthropy for People and…
News - 27 November 2025
Winter Meeting for Philanthropy Infrastructure Members – Staying Ahead of the Curve: Philanthropy Infrastructure in a Time of Transitions
The Winter Meeting for Philanthropy Infrastructure Members 2026 will take place on 3 March in Bucharest, Romania under the theme of “Staying Ahead of the Curve: Philanthropy Infrastructure in a…
News - 25 November 2025
Why serving on Philea’s NGC has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career
Reflections after two terms as Chair of the Nomination and Governance Committee.