Moving toward EFC 3.0
This year we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the EFC. There is indeed much to celebrate: The EFC is the cornerstone founding institution of philanthropy and social investment infrastructure in…
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The Collide-o-scope of Philanthropy: Old Patterns shifting to meet new Challenges
So, just young enough to still be able to count the candles on the cake, but old enough to be slightly embarrassed about the “surprise party” planned. Happy birthday, bon…
Positive Deviance and the Behavioral Sciences for Sustainable Development
Join an International Linking Forum on ”Positive Deviance and the Behavioral Sciences for Sustainable Development” in Chiang Mai, Thailand on the 1st-4th October, 2019. The four day event will bring…
Better Development: A Justice Based Approach
United Edge are hosting a training event on ”Better Development: A Justice Based Approach” in London on the 9-11 July 2019. The three-day training aims to…
Philanthropy with a European purpose
It is 2019 and Europe is under attack. It would not be an exaggeration to describe these attacks as the Battle of Europe. The attacks are coming from inside and…
From challenge to change to catalyst… via collaboration
We are immersed in a society that has changed radically in the last 30 years. Digitalisation, sociodemographic changes, migration, the role of women in society, new technologies, access to information,…
What has (and hasn’t) changed in the EFC and the sector in the past 30 years?
The most striking change during the last three decades has been the growth of the sector. It is indeed a golden age for philanthropy. We see an increasing number of…
Philanthropy & the SDGs
The EFC is supporting the Philanthropy & the SDGs special event, co-organised by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) and…