By Rita Thapa Yesterday I was invited to watch “Waiting For Mamu” – a film made on 2012 CNN Hero, Pushpa Basnet. From start to finish tears flowed down my face shamelessly. More so, when Pushpa who has now taken in over 100 children of jailed mothers from 14 prisons across Nepal, spoke of how the “Butterfly…
This article first appeared on May 17, 2014, in Latest from Alliance – the blog of the Allaince Magazine A large part of the conversations at the 25th EFC Annual General Assembly and Conference in Sarajevo have drawn focus to the uneasy realities of the ‘European project’. Framed by the backdrop of Sarajevo – a city…
The following is a cross-posting from White Courtesy Telephone by Max Niedzwiecki Ph.D. Max, the principal of Daylight Consulting Group, is a social justice advocate, researcher, and fundraiser based in New Orleans. Steal This Survey: Creating a Research Agenda for Social Justice Philanthropy The focus of people who work in philanthropy shifts in mysterious ways. Our…
Avila Kilmurray’s presentation at the WINGS Forum in Istanbul in March 2014 titled ‘Role of Philanthropy in Difficult Times’ resonated deeply with us at the Neelan Tiruchelvam Trust, (NTT) an indigenous foundation based in Sri Lanka engaged in community philanthropy. While stressing the importance of community philanthropy Avila set out the elements that make community…
I find that with each passing year the philanthropic discourse succumbs more and more to thinking and language that’s driven by and suited to market-based solutions. In this context, the ‘Barry Gaberman Lecture’ delivered by Avila Kilmurray titled ‘The Role of Philanthropy in Difficult Times’, provided a refreshing grounding to the conversations at WINGSForum 2014: The Power…
by Rita Thapa Photo: SC Closing Event 2 April 2014 at the Tewa Center – A Community of Donors Just this month, I was witness to 3 philanthropic phenomena! The 3 year long Samapanna Campaign (SC) was brought to closure at Tewa, the Nepal women’s fund in Kathmandu, I had the opportunity to participate in…
Last week I attended a public lecture in the magnificent York Minster, the great cathedral in northern England. I felt as if I was in the heart of the English establishment, with all the wrappings of church and state. The lecture was given by the Director of Christian Aid in Scotland. Her day job is…
In his book, ‘A Tale of Two Cities’, Charles Dickens wrote that ‘It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times’; and as ever the Chinese have a proverb (some say a curse) – ‘May you live in interesting times’, but our lecture title today – ‘The Role of Philanthropy in…
Sithie Subanhaniya Tiruchelvam, the founder of the Neelan Tiruchelvam Trust (NTT), an indigenous philanthropic organization based in Sri Lanka, passed away in Colombo on 22 March at the age of 69 following a brief illness. Writing a tribute to Sithie Tiruchelvam is not an easy task as Sithie was an intensely private person. Yet her public achievements,…
We were very sad to learn that Sri Lankan rights activist, and noted member of the Foundations for Peace Network and the Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace Network passed away. Learn more here.