SwissFoundations Symposium 2023
The SwissFoundations Symposium 2023 will take place on 21 September 2023, in Fribourg, Switzerland. More information will follow soon.
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BePhilanthropy 2023
The King Baudouin Foundation will host “Be Philanthropy” in April 2023, the successor to “The Spring of Philanthropy.” When individuals, families, organisations or businesses contribute to initiatives…
Open data: from sharing standards to spreadsheets with the Data Science Group
A lack of truly open data and evidence continues to hinder engagement and collaboration amongst various actors in the philanthropic space yet many grantmaking foundations are increasingly recognising the value…
Co-creating the Future of Europe in Difficult Times – EuroPhilantopics 2022
On 6 December, we opened the doors of Philanthropy House for EuroPhilantopics 2022, our flagship policy event. With the intent to strengthen the relationship between our sector and EU policymakers,…
How Foundations and Funders Listen – A Qualitative Review in Europe and Brazil
The Maecenata Foundation will host an online colloquium on 30 January where Maecenata’s Visiting Researcher from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation German Chancellor…
Incorporating Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning for foundations with the Organisational Development Community of Practice
As it is a topic that many foundations recognise as being essential to their work, especially when considering Organisational Development (OD) support, the Organisational Development Community of Practice convened…
The European Commission calls on foundations and the wider Social Economy to commit to digital and green transitions
On 14 November, the European Commission launched the Transition Pathway for Proximity and Social Economy. During the launch event, Commissioner Breton and MEP Patrizia Toia, Chair…
BRIDGE Programme Retreat
The BRIDGE Programme Retreat will take place on 16-18 January in Philanthropy House, Brussels, bringing together the Chairs and co-Chairs of Philea’s Thematic Networks to engage in a…
Systems change and the future of philanthropy
How can foundations and philanthropic organisations apply a systems change lens to their work, and what is the unique role of philanthropy in bringing about systemic change? Kyrill Hartog and…
Leveraging the work of infrastructure organisations towards regenerative futures
The next few years are a crucial moment in human history for mitigating the polycrisis. This scientifically backed timeframe has to be understood as a turning point for WHERE philanthropy is heading and HOW to coordinate the work of infrastructure organisations towards regenerative futures. 10x100 is an organising mode for agile transformation, which aims to combine short-term crisis responses with long-term systemic change.