Archive

News - 5 September 2022

Philanthropy shifting towards collective approaches

The field of philanthropy is in the midst of a radical transformation. It’s shifting from a paradigm of grant-giving and an impact logic based on a highly predictable world, to one that is open to collective approaches that are promising to tackle successfully complex and interconnected global challenges. This transformation requires places to connect and learn ‒ places like the PEXforum.
News - 18 August 2022

Community foundations: Chipping away at the gridlocks in systemic transformation

We are now living immersed in interconnected challenges of planetary scale, with climate change most deeply and devastatingly interlinked with everything. We see complexity play out live, cascading into society…
News - 10 August 2022

Community foundations in Europe: Movement building momentum

Community foundations took root in Europe in the 1980s. Since then, they have spread to 22 countries and evolved in their form and function, adapting to changing social, economic and…
News - 9 August 2022

Organisational Development Community of Practice – Providing support to networks

Register to attend The Organisational Development Community of Practice will host an event on “Providing support to networks” on…
News - 4 August 2022

How to make a foundation data-driven with the Data Science Group

Making the decision to become a foundation that puts data at the centre of its activity requires not just a vision, but the ability to translate that vision into practical…
News - 11 July 2022

Towards more engaged philanthropy infrastructure

What is on the hearts and minds of the leaders of philanthropy infrastructure organisations? In this interview, Rana Kotan, Secretary General, the Third Sector Foundation of Turkey (TUSEV) and Delphine…
News - 7 July 2022

KoneKtor – Philanthropy East Forum – Resilience in times of crisis

The KoneKtor – Philanthropy East Forum (formerly Grantmakers East Forum) will host its annual meeting on 27-29 September in Warsaw, Poland, exploring “Resilience in times of crisis”, hosted…
News - 7 July 2022

How can philanthropy work with young people? Outlining the ‘Find, Equip, Enable, Connect and Track’ approach

In all their diversity, young people want philanthropy to support initiatives that empower them. They are calling for an equal partnership and meaningful engagement where philanthropy can create and invest…
News - 6 July 2022

From dancing on the walls to dismantling them: A philanthropic landscape I’d like to see

It takes a certain type of person to scale a wall and dance on it almost upside down. Other than the two ballerinas doing just that on the final night…
News - 4 July 2022

German Foundation Congress 2022

The Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen will organise the German Foundation Congress on 28-30 September in Leipzig, looking at “Foundations – Shaping the future…