“We were willing to admit what we did not know, and were open to learning and experimenting along the way.” By Vidya Shah It has been ten years since we, at EdelGive, set out on our philanthropic journey. Needless to say, we did not do it alone. Our nonprofit partners, funding partners, and colleagues at Edelweiss, all played […]
By: Benjamin Bellegy, Executive Director, Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS); Michael Mapstone, Director of International, Charities Aid Foundation (CAF); and Lorenzo Pavone, Deputy Head of Networks, Partnerships and Gender Unit, OECD Development Centre What will philanthropy do to get the world closer to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030? Recent OECD estimates show that […]
By Deborah Doane, outgoing Director, Funders’ Initiative for Civil Society Ten years ago, who would have expected the phrase ‘closing space for civil society’ to gain so much attention within the funding community? Not everyone agrees with the use of the phrase, but it’s become quite clear that the phenomenon it tries to encapsulate – […]
Andrew Chunilall Andrew joined Community Foundations Canada in 2013 and became CEO in 2017, following a six-year tenure as Vice-President of Finance for the London Community Foundation and his long-standing service as a finance and regulatory expert for Canada’s philanthropic milieu. Now at the head of the community foundation movement, Andrew is working closely with the Community Foundations […]
Written by: Naina Subberwal Batra It is the start of a new year, and I have been asked this question on multiple counts: “What are you doing new this year?” It is easy to ride on the waves of the ‘new year, new goals, new me’ trend, but I believe there is strength in consistency […]
By Carl Manlan LOMÉ – It has now been more than three years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the money required to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the agenda’s key targets – remains elusive. In fact, less than half of the $6 trillion in […]
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.
