The Role of Philanthropy in Society: What’s There and What’s Next?

By Chandrika Sahai At the WINGS Forum in Mexico in February 2017, a session was organised to discuss the initial findings of a new study of philanthropy initiated by the Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace. The purpose of the study is to understand the role of philanthropy in today’s world. We…

More Than the Sum of Our Parts

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…

Session at the WINGSForum - ‘Peaceful Networks’

The Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace is excited to present at the WINGSForum in Istanbul (March 27-929, 2014), a session entitled ‘Peaceful Networks’. We are asking the question - How can associations and networks best support their members who are working in areas of deep communal divisions and violent conflict? The…