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News - 29 June 2026

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.