The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund was set up four days after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales on 31 August 1997 to receive the money that was flowing in from the public during that time. At the end of December this year, after 15 years of operation, the Fund will close. Its…
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT), York, UK Written by Andrew Milner Mission At a recent meeting of the Board of the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT), the Trustees wrestled with the wording of a mission statement: how to capture the essence of the organisation in a few words; how to include a sense of the…
Multi Agency Grants Initiative (MAGI) in South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa Written by Andrew Milner Zaide Harneker is a programme manager at MAGI. She recalls her first meeting with one of MAGI’s grantees, the Lethabong Legal Advice Centre in South Africa’s North West Province. Their office was a tiny two-roomed house with an outside toilet.…
Ford Foundation Peace and Social Justice Program, Global Civil Society Portfolio (GCS), New York City, USA Written by Andrew Milner ‘We the invisible’ You work for an NGO that is trying to improve the access to health and education of the poor and vulnerable. By and large, you are doing well. But one day, the…
Ariadne Netherlands is organising a half day funders and grant-makers seminar on Strategic Funding for Children – Embracing Good Principles, Avoiding Bad Practice, on Thursday 4th October in The Hague. The event will explore ways of approaching this field intelligently and strategically, with the aim of equipping donors with enhanced skills and greater knowledge, and…
We have witnessed better results when a social justice and peace lens and approach is used by philanthropy. It enables a focus on root causes and mechanisms that perpetuate injustice as opposed to just alleviating the effects of unjust treatment. However, there remain many questions to be answered about the practice of philanthropy for social…
We are excited to be co-organising an interactive plenary at the upcoming Arab Foundations Forum Annual meeting. Philanthropic resources are typically used to promote human development and ease the symptoms of injustice, largely through services or development projects. Some have begun to question the ultimate impact of these approaches in altering social, economic, and political…
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland would like to invite applications for the following positions: 2 x Development Officers – Social Justice Policy and Practice Part-time Receptionist – 2 days per week Click here for details on both posts. For further information on both posts please contact Betty McNally at bmcnally@communityfoundationni.org or on 02890 245…
The Working Group on PSJP talk about philanthropy for social justice and peace and the PSJP network in an interview with WINGS. You can read it here.
On September 24,2012 the WINGS webinar series addresses the topic of risk, drawing from the experiences of industry professionals. One of the most celebrated aspects of philanthropy is the ability to take risks. The sector has resources to test innovative solutions other actors don’t have, like opportunities to bring said innovations to scale with the…