By Javier García Moritán, Grupo de Fundaciones y Empresas (GDFE) – Argentina The WINGS meeting in Jamaica, Driving Philanthropy for the Future, will live on in our history as an event that inspired GDFE, along with other chambers and associations, to launch an ambitious initiative to move together “from competition to cooperation”. The creation of […]
By Jorge Villalobos and Romina Farías, Cemefi. What is the role of the State in the processes of moral and material reconstruction after an armed conflict, and how do survivors and displaced people live together? This was one of the questions that Julieta Lemaitre raised during the inaugural conference of the 12th. Conference of […]
by Rolf Alter and Timo Unger, Philanthropy.Insight Concerns for “good” philanthropy are not really new, starting with Turgot’s famous 18th century call to destroy the foundations¹. By now, codes of conduct – all-present instruments of prescription of ethical behaviour – have been in existence for quite some time, and toolkits have been developed in […]
By Suzanty Sitorus, Indonesia Philanthropy Association Along with their increasing wealth, many families who own business empires in Indonesia set up a foundation to carry out their philanthropic mission. In recent years, the second and third generations of some of the family foundations have begun to take the lead. They bring in new approaches […]
By Douglas Rutzen & Alexandra Deblock, International Center For Not-For-Profit Law In recent years there has been a flurry of legislative activity affecting civil society and philanthropy. According to ICNL’s tracking data, 94 countries have proposed more than 269 legislative initiatives over the past six years. It’s not all bad news; one-third of the initiatives would […]
by Benjamin Bellegy, Executive Director, WINGS & Nadya Hernandez, Programs Coordinator, WINGS You may know about them, but it’s rare to get a glimpse into their inner workings: Philanthropy Support Organizations (PSOs) are often the hidden heroes in combatting the rising trend towards heightened control and excessive, unwarranted restrictions of philanthropy and civil society throughout […]
The European Foundation Centre (EFC) was born on 9 November 1989, the same day the Berlin Wall fell. This landmark date therefore not only marks a paradigm shift in Europe’s history, but also in the way foundations work together to achieve common goals in an array of areas from setting policy, establishing influential networks and serving the public good both in Europe and beyond.
