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…
News - 22 May 2019
Joint press release: DAFNE and EFC welcome EESC call for an enabling environment for philanthropy
Brussels, 22 May 2019 – Donors and Foundations Networks in Europe (DAFNE) and the European Foundation Centre (EFC) welcome the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adoption on 15 May…
News - 22 May 2019
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…