The Assifero Annual General Assembly 2025 will take place on 19-20 June in Turin. The Assifero Annual General Assembly is the centrepiece of the association’s…
News - 20 February 2025
Italian Corporate Philanthropy Camp 2025
Assifero will organise the Italian Corporate Philanthropy Camp 2025 on 28 May in Milan, hosted by Fondazione Campari. This event is dedicated to representatives of corporate…
News - 20 February 2025
Italian Family Foundations’ Symposium – March 2025
Assifero will host the first Italian Family Foundations’ Symposium of 2025 on 20 March in Milan, hosted by the Fondazione Luigi Rovati. The meeting is…
News - 19 February 2025
European Commission 2025 work programme promises a European Civil Society Strategy
In a positive development for European civil society, the European Commission has announced that it will publish a European Civil Society Strategy in the third quarter…
News - 19 February 2025
Aid to Ukraine: From emergency response to recovery response
As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, the prospect of a just resolution remains elusive. These prolonged circumstances demand that humanitarian support for Ukraine transform into a more systematic, coordinated effort that can meet both immediate and long-term needs.
News - 19 February 2025
Can we build a trust-based and equitable approach to monitoring, evaluating and learning?
Many funders are seeking to work in more trust-based and equitable ways, and we saw many of these trends accelerate during Covid-19. But what does a trust-based and equitable approach really look like in practice, particularly for funder measurement, evaluation and learning?
News - 18 February 2025
Organisational Development Community of Practice – Supporting Partners’ Response and Adaptation in Funding Crises
Register View the programme The Organisational Development Community of…
News - 17 February 2025
Applications open for the Philanthropic Leadership Platform: China-Europe 2025
Applications are now open for the Philanthropic Leadership Platform: China-Europe, organised in partnership with the China Foundation Forum and with support from…
News - 14 February 2025
Assifero’s Future Chair initiative – What have we learned?
The first progress report on the Future Chair initiative highlights significant progress among signatory foundations in prioritising youth involvement in decision-making. However, long-term and comprehensive efforts are required to embed youth participation into organisational structures and foster intergenerational dialogue.
News - 12 February 2025
Philea publishes “2025 Democracy Briefer for Funders: What’s Happening to European Democracy and What Funders Can Do About It” exploring democratic backsliding, its causes and potential solutions
Philea has published “2025 Democracy Briefer for Funders: What’s Happening to European Democracy and What Funders Can Do About It”, an in-depth explainer, commissioned by the Democracy Network,…