This report by Oxfam and International Alert summarizes the findings of new research on the impact of violent conflict on civil society organizations (CSOs) and the implications for international actors who partner with them.
Funding In Conflict-Affected Environments addresses the question – how can independent philanthropy fund activities and initiatives in conflict-affected areas in order to promote and support peacebuilding? The study has been authored by Avila Kilmurray and published by the Social Change Initiative, Belfast and the Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace.
On the Network’s 10th anniversary (2016), the two publications present the combined experiences and reflections of the members of the Foundations for Peace Network. They offer the lessons from the network members experience and their thinking on the way forward for philanthropy and its role in the current difficult times.
What happens when Community Foundations find themselves facing political turbulence, periods of severe community crises or periods of societal transition? Is there a role for community philanthropy during times of political conflict and conflict transformation? What can support associations do to facilitate the work of Community Foundations when they are struggling to develop a…
Subnational Conflict and International Development Assistance Thomas Parks, Nat Colletta, Ben Oppenheim Subnational conflict is the most widespread, enduring, and deadly form of conflict in Asia. Over the past 20 years (1992-2012), there have been 26 subnational conflicts in South and Southeast Asia, affecting half of the countries in this region. Concerned about foreign interference,…
Attached are two documents – a report on the work of Foundations for Peace and a brochure describing the thinking behind Foundations for Peace. Foundations for Peace is a group of activist funders who believe that in societies living in a constant state of war or threat of war, religious or caste conflict or who…
The Victim Empowerment and Peacebuilding report is a product of the Foundations for Peace Network and was developed to further a strategic FFP goal which is to ‘share models of good practice in various aspects of peacebuilding work’. The Network members work in regions of conflict and felt it important to share and learn from…