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News - 14 July 2025

Unpacking the EU AML/CFT Package: Philea and ECNL explore implications for philanthropy sector 

Philea and the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL) have published a new report “Unpacking the EU AML/CFT Package: Impacts on the non-profit sector” exploring the…
News - 9 July 2025

Partnering for progress

Natalia Kiryttopoulou, lead for global assessment and advisory services at CEP, discusses just-released research on European foundation practices with Sevda Kilicalp, head of knowledge and learning at Philea.
News - 9 July 2025

Emerging Futures – The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is building imagination infrastructure through collaborative experimentation and visionary leadership

Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Emerging Futures programme is investing in “imagination infrastructure” – backing collaborative experiments, visionary leaders and communities prototyping fairer, more just futures for people and planet.
News - 9 July 2025

Philanthropy inspires me with hope because it is rooted in solidarity, generosity and love

An in-depth interview, originally published in El País in June 2025, on the challenges facing the European foundation sector.
News - 1 July 2025

Philea takes over coordination of Transnational Giving Europe

Today, coordination of Transnational Giving Europe (TGE), the network enabling European donors to make donations quickly and easily across most EU countries, was transferred from King Baudouin Foundation (KBF)…
News - 26 June 2025

The epiphany of place

Place-based philanthropy is a particularly powerful way of addressing complex multi-faceted issues bringing about systems change at local level. What if the key to unlocking real, lasting change lies not in distant policies or top-down solutions - but right where we live?
News - 26 June 2025

Philanthropy must step up: Not with caution, but with courage

The world is changing at an unprecedented pace, confronting us with a complex set of deeply interrelated challenges: climate instability, economic inequality, democratic erosion and social fragmentation. For philanthropy, this…
News - 25 June 2025

Finding the right governance framework for investment portfolios in foundations

Charitable foundations have a wide range of financial arrangements. Some aim to spend their funds within a set period. Others rely wholly or partially on fundraising so do not have…
News - 25 June 2025

Data and the future of philanthropy: Romania in the Fabric of Giving 2025

Philanthropy plays a crucial role in addressing today’s most pressing challenges, from climate change to social inequality. But to be truly effective, it needs more than good intention, it needs solid data.
News - 18 June 2025

ERNOP 12th International Conference: Philanthropy by the people, for the people?

ERNOP will host the ERNOP 12th International Conference on “Philanthropy by the people, for the people?” in Heidelberg, Germany, on 25-26 September to explore how philanthropy,…