We are excited to be co-sponsoring a session at the European Foundation Centre Conference in Copenhagen. Our session ‘From Good to Great Philanthropy’ will be held on Thursday, 30 May, 2013 between at 3:30 PM. Many foundations would probably claim that the work they are doing is good – but how many would say it’s…
Grantmakers for Southern Progress (GSP) has just released “As the South Goes: Philanthropy and Social Justice in the US South” – a research project on the landscape of social justice philanthropy in the US South. The study involved interviews with over 75 national, regional, and local funders (some who self-identify as social justice funders, some…
Fundraising for Arts and Culture in the Arab Region By Oussama Rifahi Why culture? I am sitting in front of a businessman, obviously already pre-occupied with his next meeting. I have about twenty minutes to answer this seemingly straightforward question. There is no room for hesitation: it took me two months of arm-twisting with his…
Voting is now open for the winner of the Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize. The shortlist for the Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize was announced at the beginning of March. Profiles of the shortlisted finalists are featured in a special supplement to accompany the March 2013 edition of Alliance magazine, which focuses on philanthropy in emerging market…
Reflecting on African philanthropy as a homogeneous topic is like trying to climb more than one mountain at the same time. Impossible. First, the formal philanthropy sector in Africa, though relatively small, is pretty diverse. It’s a landscape of private, corporate and family foundations, public trusts, corporate social investment units, community foundations and intermediary agencies.…
The Global Fund for Women is hiring a Program Officer for the Middle East and North Africa. Look here for more information.
The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is a grant making foundation, which aims to support the work of the African women’s movement for peace, equality, sustainable development and social justice. AWDF, which is based in Accra, Ghana. AWDF requires the services of an experienced, innovative and dedicated Programmes Specialist, Knowledge Management, to support the senior…
Click here to see the latest PSJP newsletter. It contains: FEATURE • Stories from PSJP – Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) BLOG POSTS from http://www.psjp.org and others • Art and Social Justice by Tanul Tiwari • Funding the Fight to End Violence Against Women in South Asia by Chandrika Sahai • Red Umbrella Fund Welcomes…
At last year’s 12th annual Just Giving Conference over 250 globally minded local and international foundations, donors and allies committed to social change gathered to help launch the new EDGE Funders Alliance. A short video produced during the conference captured well the spirit, commitment and vision of the community of “engaged donors” being created within…
Engaging young people in philanthropy: lessons from Brazil and Slovakia Join the Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF) to hear about how two community foundations – one in Brazil and the other in Slovakia – are working with young people in their communities. From Brazil, the Florianopolis-based community foundation ICom (Instituto Comunitaria Florianoplis) will tells…