Barbara Ibrahim The British Museum in London formed an inspiring venue for the eighth convening of the Global Donors Forum, from September 10 to 12, 2018. Having been present at the founding conference ten years ago, I was heartened to see how far this gathering of Muslim philanthropists with experts and partners has developed. Much […]
(To read in English, click here.) Charles Sellen[1] Une philanthropie internationale dominée par les Anglophones L’univers de la philanthropie, entendue comme l’engagement privé volontaire au service du bien commun (Payton & Moody, 2008), est historiquement dominé par les pays de langue et de tradition anglophones. Cette situation résulte d’une foi dans les mécanismes de […]
(To read the original piece in French, please click here.) Charles Sellen[1] International philanthropy dominated by the Anglophone world Philanthropy, in the sense of private voluntary engagement to further the public good (Payton & Moody, 2008), has been historically dominated by Anglophone countries or countries with an Anglophone tradition. This state of affairs stems from […]
WINGS sat down with Natalie Ross of The Council on Foundations and Lauren Bradford and Inga Ingulfsen of the Foundation Center to learn more about their new report, The State of Global Giving by U.S.Foundations, a detailed analysis of trends in international grantmaking by U.S. foundations from 2011 to 2015. The report is the tenth […]
Our network is truly diverse. From geographic location and focus, to ways we support philanthropy’s development, each organization has an interesting perspective on the field in their context. Social media is one of the channels that allow us to keep connected with you and your work, and now with the list below, you can easily […]
When you think of the philanthropy ecosystem, what players come to mind? There are many types of organizations that support the development of philanthropy worldwide. One group of these- academics & their research/teaching centers and departments- provide a lot of research, insight, data, best practices, leadership, and case studies for the field. WINGS considers academic […]
