Funders say they want social change…one funding path is still in the shadows
On the importance of fiscal hosting, why it matters for funders to clarify whether they accept fiscal hosts, and how clearer guidance could help more groups access funding.
News - 25 June 2026
Navigating your reputation through an uncertain world
Grant funders face increased challenges to the reputations. This article explores some of the key challenges and what organisations can do to reduce the reputational risks they face.
News - 23 June 2026
The real infrastructure of resilience is relational
What makes communities capable of navigating disruption? The 2024 floods in Poland, Spain and Romania showed how community foundations, rooted in place, draw on deep relational infrastructure to hold communities together during crises.
News - 18 June 2026
Leaders Convening on Long-Term Governance and Democracy in Europe
Philea, the Belgian Federation of Philanthropic Foundations and the School of International Futures (SOIF) will host “Leaders Convening on Long-Term Governance and…
News - 17 June 2026
Grantmaking Taxonomies for Philanthropy
Philea, Candid and the King Baudouin Foundation will host “Grantmaking Taxonomies for Philanthropy” online on 24 June for a…
News - 17 June 2026
Fondsforum 2026
The Knowledge Centre for Danish Foundations will host the yearly Fondsforum 2026 on 25 November in Copenhagen. Through panel discussions,…
News - 17 June 2026
Fagforum 2026
The Knowledge Centre for Danish Foundations will host Fagforum 2026 on 8 September in Copenhagen. The conference brings together members…
News - 17 June 2026
Winter Meeting for Philanthropy Infrastructure Members 2027
The Winter Meeting for Philanthropy Infrastructure Members 2027 will take place on 27–29 January in Helsinki, Finland, hosted by the Association of Finnish Foundations. This three-day convening…
News - 15 June 2026
The impossibility of neutrality
Feminist, decolonial and social justice perspectives are clear: in unequal systems there is no neutral ground. Inaction sustains the status quo, and silence becomes part of power.
News - 12 June 2026
Not just service providers: Why the third sector is a pillar of democracy
If we reduce the third sector to a service provider, we risk weakening one of the few spaces where citizens still actively experience democracy - not as a system, but as a practice.