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In recent years, dozens of countries that previously permitted foreign funding have adopted new laws in order to block cross-border funds, often with the excuse of protecting security, economic interests or public morality, or preserving sovereignty. Funders are invited to take part in a one-and-a-half day Workshop on Shrinking Space for Civil Society on 11-12th…
Monday 2nd March, 10.30am – 5pmHallam Conference Centre44 Hallam Street, London, United Kingdom W1W 6JJ This conference, jointly organised by the Fabian Society and Bright Blue in partnership with the Webb Memorial Trust, will focus on building a cross-party consensus on the attributes of and solutions for twenty-first century poverty. The day will include: A keynote speech from Alan Milburn (chair, Social Mobility…
The Board of the Alliance Publishing Trust (APT), based in London, is looking for a dedicated and inspiring Editor ofAlliance magazine to succeed Founding Editor Caroline Hartnell when she retires next year. Alliance focuses on the roles, impact and potential of philanthropy and social investment worldwide for readers in foundations and with a special interest in philanthropy. The…
The EDGE Funders Alliance has issued a call for session proposals for the 2015 just giving conference, April 8 – 10, 2015. Baltimore, MD. The conference theme is “BETTER, NOT MORE; Decommodifying Nature – Reimagining Work – Liberating Knowledge – Democratizing Wealth”. About the Conference and this Call for Sessions As we assess the current…
The Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity in the US has released a new paper, “Sustaining Racial Justice Action in Phianthropy: Ferguson & Beyond,” based on a convening of activists and funders, in which they looked at questions of how to address the recent tragedies in the US related to the killing of Michael Brown, Eric…
What role can private philanthropy play in post-conflict and post-authoritarian transitions? Why do these unique moments in history require a different level of creativity, flexibility and willingness to take risk? What are the biggest challenges on the ground and how can these be effectively anticipated and mitigated? These are the questions that will be addressed…
On Oct 7-8, 2014 the Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace (PSJP) in collaboration with the Network of European Foundations and the Even’s Foundation (Antwerp) organised a convening entitled “European Values – Promoting Solidarity at a Time of Austerity. What Role can Philanthropy Play?” The convening brought together a small group of…
On November 13, 2014 the Alliance magazine announced the launch of the Third Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize. The prize was established in memory of Olga Alexeeva, founder of Philanthropy Bridge Foundation, by former PFB trustees in honour of her memory and beliefs. The prize is awarded annually. The prize of £5,000 will be awarded to an…
On Oct 20, 2014 in Cleveland (USA), at the Fall Conference for Community Foundations, an international research collaboration unveiled the “Community Foundation Atlas,” the most comprehensive directory of the world’s community foundation movement that has ever been published. The online platform, available at http://communityfoundationatlas.org/, maps the identi- ties, locations, assets, roles and achievements of place-based…
The board of the African Grantmakers Network (AGN) announced on August 25, 2014 the postponement of the 3rd AGN Assembly that was due to take place from 17th – 19th November 2014 in Accra, Ghana. This will now take place in the second half of 2015. The announcement by the board explains that the postponement has become…