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On October 13th Delphine Moralis spoke at the EU Social Economy week organised during the Slovenian Presidency. She outlines the diversity of the sector stating that philanthropy refers to foundations,…

Download the session proposal form The night is darkest just before the dawn. Against the backdrop of the greatest crisis faced since World War II, and…

Reflecting on his first PEX session, James Macdonald of Beacon Collaborative explores one of the central themes which emerged – trust and, specifically, its importance in developing long-term relationships between donors and charities.

Professor Tobias Jung explains how using a spectral lens helps building a more nuanced understanding of foundations by re-orientating inquiry into, engagement with, and perceptions of foundations’ peculiarities, practices and promises.

Watch the Closing plenary of the EFC Annual Conference 2021 in Vienna. Hosted by ERSTE Stiftung, the Closing plenary took place on 20 October, wrapping up the…

Watch the Opening plenary of the EFC Annual Conference 2021 in Vienna. Hosted by ERSTE Stiftung, the Opening plenary took place in the Gartenbaukino on 18 October…

Philanthropic organisations handle the grant giving and the investment of the endowment often in a very independent and diverse way. For the majority of philanthropic organisations asset administration of their endowment and their grantmaking/operational activities are two separate areas of activity with not much interlinkage. However, more philanthropic organisations have started considering that their asset administration should at least, to some extent, be linked to their mission and/or be supporting start-ups/social enterprises/businesses also in the form of “impact investing” etc.

The European Parliament launched at its plenary of 21 October 2021 a debate on the need for “A Single Market for Philanthropy”. The debate was initiated by Vice-President Nicola Beer and MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk. The aim of the resolution is to unlock the potential of philanthropy in the recovery and future of Europe, mobilising complementary private resources for the public good and facilitating cross-border giving and philanthropic action.

Stefan Schurig, Secretary-General of Foundations Platform F20, shares his personal reflection on the F20 Climate Solutions Forum, hosted in Milan (Italy) on 29-30 September 2021.

Check out the trailer for the EFC and Dafne Annual General Assembly and Conference 2022, in Barcelona, from 30 May to 1 June. For more on the EFC’s AGA and…