By Halima Mahomed and Bhekinkosi Moyo Courtesy of www.alliancemagazine.org ‘The dilemma of the poor is not about resources. It is about power. If the poor have power, they will leverage the resources needed.’ Adam Habib, Vice Chancellor, University of Witwatersrand Adam Habib’s remark, made at the 2012 African Grantmakers Network Assembly on The Role of…
We often talk about the roles of foundations: what we can and cannot do, what our boards and donors and other constituencies will react to us doing; what our internal systems and structures and budgets allow us to do… all very real parameters within which we work. We also often talk about the added advantage…
By Barry Knight, Chandrika Sahai and Halima Mahomed Courtesy of www.alliancemagazine.org Increased concentration of wealth and increasing inequality are the conditions likely to give rise to philanthropy. This was true with Carnegie and Rockefeller in the US and it seems to be true in the BRICS countries now. In other words, these are the very…
Now available – the June issue of Alliance magazine Philanthropy in a changing world economy The latest issue of Alliance magazine considers how foundations are responding to global shifts of economic power and what philanthropy might look like in the future. The feature article from guest editor Anthony Tomei is available to read on the…
Does luck play a role in the work of a foundation that achieves great results? According to a survey filled out by 80 European foundations, it does. But are they attracted to the idea of a foundation that relies on luck? No they are not, or at least they won’t admit to it. The session…
In the final weeks of 2012, Alliance is offering a Christmas discount of 50% off new subscriptions to the magazine. The definitive resource for philanthropy and social investment professionals worldwide, Alliance magazine provides up-to-date news and in-depth analysis of the latest developments in this sector. As the only magazine of its kind with a global…
The Fondo de Mujeres del Sur (FMS) is a foundation that mobilizes financial and technical resources in order to promote women’s rights in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. As an indigenous activist fund they play a key role in building bridges between those that have money and those that have the power to implement changes. In…
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…