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The Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace is excited to present at the WINGSForum in Istanbul (March 27-929, 2014), a session entitled ‘Peaceful Networks’. We are asking the question – How can associations and networks best support their members who are working in areas of deep communal divisions and violent conflict? The…
The Foundations for Peace Network shares its latest newsletter. This issue highlights some of the recent projects and strategies that funders working in conflict areas are using for peace building, social justice and conflict transformation work. Click on the attachment to read the newsletter. FFP Newsletter 5.pdf
On Friday 13th December at 16:00 – 17:00 GMT, join @awdf01 the twitter handle for the African Women’s Development Fund, (AWDF) for a twitter conversation on African philanthropy with @TheoSowa , AWDF’s Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the African Grantmakers Network (AGN). Let’s talk about African philanthropy, how we give back, build communities, and…
The Global Fund for Community Foundations has announced the appointment of two new senior members of staff, Avila Kilmurray and Wendy Richardson, who will be joining the GFCF in early 2014. Avila has been the Director of the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland since 1994 and has received international recognition for her work around philanthropy…
Expanding the Philanthropic Dialogue on the Middle East and North Africa Oct 29-30, 2013 in New York Arts and Culture in Transformative Times: Expanding the Philanthropic Dialogue on the Middle East and North Africa is a two day conference to be held in New York on October 29th and 30th.The even marks ArteEast’s 10th Year.…
Mama Cash is looking for a full time Senior Programme Officer – Body, for 36 hours a week. Mama Cash aims to strengthen its grantmaking by hiring an ambitious and experienced feminist activist to manage a thematic grantmaking portfolio titled Body. The portfolio supports women’s, girls’ and trans people’s groups, organisations and initiatives that push…
The Global Fund for Community Foundations has been appointed Secretariat of the Global Alliance for Community Philanthropy, a new multi-donor, multi-stakeholder initiative supported by founding partners, the Aga Khan Foundation USA, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and USAID, which aims to make the case that growing local ownership and accountability leads…
The Second Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize will be awarded to an individual who has demonstrated remarkable leadership, creativity and results in developing philanthropy for progressive social change in an emerging market country or countries. Sound like someone you know? The closing date for nominations is 18 October (recently extended). Read more about the prize and…
Earlier this month (on September 10 and 11, 2013) the Working Group on Philanthropy for Social justice and Peace and the Global Fund for Community Foundations convened a small group of grassroots indigenous foundations in Shillong in the North East of India. The convening was hosted by the Foundation for Social Transformation – Enabling North…
The Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace is currently examining experiences and issues within independent philanthropy covering peace-building and conflict transformation. We want to hear from grant-makers who have been involved in this area of work or who are interested in getting involved. For further information contact: akilmurray@communityfoundationni.org