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News - 10 September 2025

Risk Tolerance, Collaboration and Long-Term Commitment – How the Romanian-American Foundation is making catalytic investments

Risk-tolerant, long-term investments by the Romanian-American Foundation are rebuilding trust in Romania, strengthening civil society and catalysing systemic change through rural cooperatives and community foundations.
News - 10 September 2025

From dictatorship to democracy: Why equity-based governance is the future

A personal journey I was born under a dictatorship in Romania. My childhood was shaped by two hours of state-controlled television a day, newspapers filled with propaganda, and whispered warnings…
News - 4 September 2025

Philea launches survey on foundation governance

Philea has launched a survey on how foundations are governed, seeking to understand what factors help or hinder effective governance. Philanthropy today stands at a crossroads.
News - 4 September 2025

European Foundation Financial and Investment Officers Group – Foundations at the Crossroads: Investment and Impact in a Transforming Europe 

The European Foundation Financial and Investment Officers Group (EFFIO) will explore “Foundations at the Crossroads: Investment and Impact in a Transforming Europe” on 8-10 October in Brussels, Belgium.  As…
News - 4 September 2025

What happens when you fund the funders: Surprising lessons

When we first stepped into our roles at Fenomenal Funds, a feminist funder collaborative supporting women’s funds, we entered with curiosity and uncertainty. Phoebe’s background in feminist programming, research, and…
News - 2 September 2025

Sectoral data on the Irish philanthropy sector: The state of play

Ireland is at an interesting moment in the development of its philanthropic sector. For the first time in the history of the State, there is a National Policy on Philanthropy…
News - 25 August 2025

Philanthropy Platform 2025 – “Construction Site Democracy – Strengthening Foundations”

The Association of Liechtenstein Charitable Foundations and Trusts will host “Construction Site of Democracy – Strengthening Foundations” on 25 September in Schaan, Liechtenstein. The…
News - 19 August 2025

Organisational Development Community of Practice – Charting the Path Ahead: A Community Review

The Organisational Development Community of Practice will host “Charting the Path Ahead: A Community Review” online on 22 September, to explore the community’s activities to date and plan the…
News - 19 August 2025

Guardians of equality: Why we must invest in the institutions that protect the most marginalised

Equality Bodies are a cornerstone of Europe’s democratic architecture, ensuring that anti-discrimination laws are not just words on paper. But too often, they are underfunded, politically vulnerable, and invisible to those they serve. Philanthropy can be a vital ally in helping these institutions turn equality into reality.
News - 24 July 2025

In memoriam: John Richardson, founding Chief Executive of the EFC

Along with the inaugural EFC Chair, Raymond Georis, John laid the first stones along a path which led from seven founding members on 9 November 1989 to more than two hundred by the time the EFC converged with DAFNE to create Philea in December 2021.