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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,…
News - 11 February 2025

ERNOP and Philea launch call for experts for ERNOP Research Notes on justice philanthropy

Philea and the European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP) are launching a call for experts to contribute to a special issue of ERNOP Research Notes on…
News - 10 February 2025

From obligation to opportunity: How compliance strengthens philanthropy

With one of the most stringent legal frameworks for foundations, including the second-highest minimum capital requirement (250,000 euros) in Europe, and ranking 116th in the World Giving Index 2024, Portugal…