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…
Since 2016, the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) – one of the three major Chinese foreign affairs organization – has been organizing the World Philanthropy Forum. In 2017 it gathered over 600 participants and featured the heads of several major international NGOs and foundations. Deng Lan, Deputy Secretary General of the Chinese…
Charles Keidan is the Editor of Alliance Magazine 1- Is this the first time Alliance is doing a special feature on philanthropy infrastrusture? Why now? Why is it an important enough topic to feature philanthropy infrastructure in the June edition of Alliance? Alliance has always played close attention to philanthropy infrastructure but this is…
1) Tell us a little about your journey as a philanthropist? How did you get involved in growing giving? What motivates you to fund philanthropy and infrastructure alongside other traditional causes, such as education, environment, etc.? My own desire to grow philanthropy giving stemmed from my own philanthropic poverty! I was (still am!) an art…
Peng Yanni has over 20 years of experience in the field of non-profit management, social enterprise and social investment, and public services to vulnerable groups. She is CEO of Narada Foundation which is a leading grant-making foundation based in Beijing. She sits on the boards as board director, vice chair or chair of a few…
Answered by Hanna Surmatz from EFC and Max von Abendroth from DAFNE The report can be found here Can you please tell us a bit about this report and why the EFC and DAFNE have decided to commission it? Towards the end of 2016 and following the failure of the joint European Foundation Statute…
EPIC Africa is a new member of the WINGS community. We interviewed the Co-Founders Rose Maruru and Adwoa Agyeman. 1- Can you please tell us about the work of EPIC-Africa? Across the continent, CSOs provide vital services for communities. Although they vary greatly in type, size and purpose, it’s widely understood that they contribute mightily to…
