Swiss Foundation Symposium 2024 – Connect to change
The Swiss Foundation Symposium 2024 “Connect to change” will take place on 12 September in Sursee, Switzerland. The motto ” Connect to change” stands for networking foundations…
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Philea Forum 2025
Philea Forum 2025 – Power and Equality: A Balancing Act The Philea Forum 2025 will take place in Lisbon, Portugal on 2-5 June, exploring “Power and Equality:…
Problematic wealth – exploring foundation wealth origins
In the UK, exploring institutional wealth connections to historical enslavement has moved in the last few years from being seen as niche or radical to becoming mainstream practice.
If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail: How to support institutional resilience through Organisational Development
The personalised and relational nature of OD often does not lend itself well to standardised measurement approaches. While MEL practices help answer questions about ‘what,’ OD is more expansive and requires considerations about ‘what,’ ‘how’ and ‘why’ together.
Philea re-elected to Social Economy Europe board
Philea has been re-elected to represent the foundation and philanthropy sector on the Social Economy Europe (SEE) board at the SEE General Assembly in Rome on 24 June and…
Philea launches membership satisfaction survey
Philea has launched a membership satisfaction survey to assess the overall satisfaction with Philea’s services and initiatives, as well as the value Philea brings to the broader philanthropic community. The survey aims…
PEXpulse – Making the Case for Funding Networks
PEX will host its next PEXpulse on “Making the Case for Funding Networks” online on 25 July. Networks and movements worldwide are driving systemic impact through innovative, scalable,…
On the need for strong civil society
More than 40% of the population around the world are eligible to vote this year, but representative democracy, while essential, is not sufficient for lively democracies.
Where there are shadows, there is light
John Ellerman Foundation’s decision to set up a Board Shadowing Scheme, supporting three people from diverse backgrounds with lived experience of poverty to participate in their governance processes for six months, represents an opportunity to gain broader and more diverse perspectives and thinking in support of their work.
Philea issues statement of concern about “foreign agent type of law” in Slovakia
Philea is concerned about Slovakia’s attempts to introduce a “foreign agent type of law” that would label civil society organisations in receipt of more than €5,000 per year in foreign funding as an “organisation with foreign support”. The Slovak Parliament already approved the bill at the first reading in April and it is now in its second reading in Bratislava.