A version of this blog was published in the UK in April 2019 It may be a bit of a cliché to suggest that the world moves a…
News - 29 May 2019
Legal barriers to cross-border philanthropy in Europe
This workshop is open to researchers and practitioners interested in legal barriers to cross-border philanthropy in Europe and possible responses to them. Participants are invited to three consecutive sessions…
News - 28 May 2019
Sara Llewellin wins the fifth EFC Compass Prize
Sara Llewellin, the Chief Executive of the Barrow Cadbury Trust, has been awarded the EFC Compass Prize at the 30th EFC…
News - 28 May 2019
30 years, three remarks, and one fantastic gift
At the EFC’s Annual General Assembly and Conference 2019, in Paris, Körber-Stiftung announced that they will gift their share of Philanthropy House to the EFC,…
News - 28 May 2019
A time to go up a level (or change the game itself)?
I was asked to offer some reflections about what the 30th anniversary of the EFC represents. On the one hand, while I have worked in philanthropy for over 25 years,…
News - 27 May 2019
A huge thank you to Körber-Stiftung for gifting their share of Philanthropy House to the EFC to mark our 30th anniversary
At the EFC’s Annual General Assembly and Conference 2019, in Paris, Körber-Stiftung announced that they will gift their share of Philanthropy House…
News - 27 May 2019
2021 EFC Conference, Vienna – Foundations and the new normal – How to innovate philanthropy?
Check out the trailer for the EFC’s Annual General Assembly and Conference 2021, in Vienna, ”Foundations and the new normal – How to innovate philanthropy?” from 20-22 May. Produced by…
News - 27 May 2019
A call for a transatlantic retreat on the State of Philanthropy
I recently travelled to Brussels to see my long-time friends Gerry Salole and Rien van Gendt at the EFC. As usual, we spoke about the status of philanthropy in Europe…
News - 24 May 2019
We are the audience
This sentence may seem provocative or absurd. However, communications experts are sometimes perceived as being «they»: They have written something; they have published something; they have posted something. They versus…
News - 23 May 2019
Reflection is important, projection is critical
A sector of apples and oranges… and the odd banana The philanthropic sector has been growing at a rapid pace right across Europe for at least two decades. Not…