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Grantcraft asked Selim Iltus of the Bernard van Leer Foundation and Barry Knight of CENTRIS (and the Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace) about their grantmaking lightbulbs. Hear what they had to say about foundation behavior and cognitive dissonance by clicking here.
At the Working Group on PSJP we are deeply saddened to note the passing of Pier Mario Vello, Secretary General of Fondazione Cariplo, on Sunday 29 June. Some of us had the pleasure and privilege of working with him via the European Foundation Centre, particularly the most recent workshop we delivered together with Pier…
On June 25, 2014, Foundation Center launched a completely redesigned website for its GrantCraft service, which harnesses the practical wisdom of funders worldwide to provide free resources that improve the practice of philanthropy. The new site is home to guides, blogs, videos, and other media that address questions faced by funders of all types around the world,…
We are very excited to share this documentary film that records the efforts of Taso Foundation in Georgia to establish a culture of giving in their country to support the social justice and peacebuilding work after the 2008 war. In this film, Marina Tabukashvili, Executive Diractor of the Foundation talks about the importance of supporting and…
On May 15, 2014, a session entitled “Sea Change or Hard to See Change – Are Foundations Making Enough of a Difference?” was presented in Sarajevo, organized as part of the EFC Annual General Assembly and Conference. Foundations in Europe seem to vary greatly on the charity to social change spectrum. But, in one way…
Foundations in Europe seem to vary greatly on the charity to social change spectrum. But, in one way or another, do all foundations aspire to create sustainable change? Should they? This highly interactive session will examine how foundations look at themselves and will consider the question: ‘Do we understand ourselves to be change makers?’ This is not evident and is…
The Southern Africa Trust has recently announced the appointment of Bhekinkosi Moyo as the new executive director of the Trust with effect from 1 June 2014. Bheki is currently the deputy executive director of the Trust. He was its acting executive director for a few months last year. Bheki was previously the director of programmes…
The April 2014 issue of Cuadernos, the newsletter of the Spanish Association of Foundations, focuses on “social inclusion”. Don’t miss the article on page #6 by Stephen Pittam, ‘Las fundaciones por la paz y por la justicia social’ on the role of foundations for social justice and peace in the face of the current challenges facing Europe. CUADERNOS…
Mama Cash and AWID are partnering with theguardian.com to create a new ‘women’s rights and gender equality in-focus section’ on their global development website. The section launched on Tuesday, 4 February 2014 and provides a specific focus on the pressing issues affecting women, girls, and trans* people around the world and the critical work being…
Since we started building it, exciting things have been happening in the PSJP network around the world. In case you missed any of it, we wanted to bring you up to speed. Africa A few network participants convened a group of social justice philanthropy practitioners in Johannesburg in October 2012 to provide space to begin…