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Russian philanthropy’s changing landscape: Growth spurts and growing pains

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Lauren Bradford

By Lauren Bradford Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace, in association with Alliance and the Worldwide Initiative for Grantmaker Support (WINGS), recently launched the second report in their Philanthropy Bridge Series – this time in partnership with CAF Russia – on the world’s largest country. Russia isn’t just large in geographical size, it’s also large…

Observations on Philanthropy in Russia

Posted on March 6, 2018March 6, 2018 by John Slocum

By John Slocum Caroline Hartnell’s Philanthropy in Russia: A working paper provides an excellent overview of the state of Russia’s philanthropic sector. Based on a series of in-depth consultations with more than a dozen leading practitioners, this report is a welcome addition to a field where good English-language literature is frustratingly scarce, and some of…

CAF Roundtable: Building trust in Brazil and Russia

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Alliance

By Amy McGoldrick At a time when it is increasingly common for civil society to look inward as national politics piles on the pressure, it was refreshing to attend a roundtable in London with CAF, to delve into the giving landscapes of Brazil, Russia and the UK. Their ‘Is Philanthropy Doing Enough to Build Trust?‘ event…

In conversation: India’s new philanthropy

Posted on February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 by Chandrika Sahai

India has around 2 percent of the world’s millionaires and 5 percent of its billionaires, and since 2000, wealth in the country has grown 9.2 percent a year, faster than the global average of 6 percent. At the same time, India ranks among the highest in terms of income inequality and is home to the…

Philanthropy – one of the few languages in which we can talk with the world

Posted on February 27, 2018March 6, 2018 by PSJP

By Vyacheslav Bakhmin What do we really know about philanthropy in our country, and what do people know about it in other countries? How would we like to present Russia abroad in the world of philanthropy, do we have to be part of global philanthropic society, and if so, why? Do we know about philanthropy…

February 27, 2018

India’s Puja Marwaha wins Fifth Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize

Earlier today, Alliance Magazine announced that the winner of the Fifth Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize: Puja Marwaha, chief executive of Child Rights and You (CRY).

Other elements of Indian philanthropy

Posted on February 26, 2018February 27, 2018 by Amita Puri

by Amita Puri In her fairly comprehensive paper, Philanthropy in India (a welcome addition to the literature on this topic), Caroline Hartnell emphasizes that the insights shared can only be a starting point in setting out an overview of philanthropy in India. For me the invitation to others to build on this is exciting in…

Philanthropy in Russia: an insider’s view

Posted on January 31, 2018February 27, 2018 by Maria Chertok

by Maria Chertok We at CAF Russia are very happy to co-publish this report with Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace (PSJP), Alliance and WINGS. We have always strongly believed in the value of benchmarking our work in Russia against the global context. This report, written by Caroline Hartnell, gives us this rare opportunity. Given…

Resourcing social justice: understanding philanthropy in India

Posted on January 22, 2018February 27, 2018 by Tulika Srivastav

Response to Caroline Hartnell by Tulika Srivastava Sarojini Naidu once quipped to Mahatma Gandhi: ‘Bapuji! It takes a lot of money to keep you poor!’ Conversations about philanthropy and social justice as a sector are few in India, which makes Caroline Hartnell’s paper extremely relevant and timely. She has undertaken a herculean task, in providing a reader-friendly frame to…

Transparency and philanthropy – an oxymoron in india? Not anymore.

Posted on December 21, 2017February 27, 2018 by Chandrika Sahai

By Sumitra Mishra and Chandrika Sahai India has traditionally been a philanthropic culture with giving ingrained in all of its major religions, a part of everyday life. However, both formal and informal giving in India have mainly been private matters, the choice of cause and the method of giving have mostly been motivated by the…