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 […]
By Hilary Pearson, Philanthropic Foundations Canada Are we Kodak just before the iphone? Or Blockbuster just before Netflix? Could foundations be at that moment….and are we about to be massively disrupted? These provocative questions were asked by Ingrid Srinath, Director of the Center for Social Impact and Philanthropy at Ashoka University in New Delhi, and a […]
WINGS joint article from the Enabling Environment Affinity Group* Civil society and global philanthropy are fighting for their relevance. No longer the highly trusted actors in some countries, they have been targeted and vilified in a growing number of countries with heightened restrictions on their operations being almost universally imposed. While it is true that […]
by Moiyattu Banya-Keister, Coordinator of the Africa Youth Philanthropy Network (AYPN) On Tuesday, June 11th, various African Philanthropic network organizations including the East Africa Philanthropy Network, African Philanthropy Forum, African Youth Philanthropy Network, the Aga Khan Foundation, African Philanthropy Network, WINGS, SDG Philanthropy Platform and the Philanthropy Leadership Network, hosted a Twitter chat titled: #LiftUpPhilanthropy […]
From building local leadership and solutions to exiting responsibly, insights distilled from the MacArthur Foundation illustrate what community-focused philanthropy looks like. by DIPA NAG CHOWDHURY After more than three decades of grantmaking in the field of Population and Reproductive Health (PRH), MacArthur Foundation’s programme in this field came to a close this year. As our approach to […]
