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Rolf Alter, Maecenata Foundation, introduces a new Initiative for trust-driven philanthropy
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Interview with Dr. Frank Niederländer, Board Member of the BMW Foundation
“We need to integrate sustainability and impact orientation into the core processes of corporates”, says Dr. Frank Niederländer You will be hosting the 1st C Summit at the BMW Foundation…
2021 EFC Conference, Vienna – Foundations and the new normal – How to innovate philanthropy?
Check out the trailer for the EFC’s Annual General Assembly and Conference 2021, in Vienna, ”Foundations and the new normal – How to innovate philanthropy?” from 20-22 May. Produced by…
EESC calls for an enabling environment for philanthropy
The Opinion entitled “European philanthropy: an untapped potential” was requested by the Romanian presidency.
EESC calls for an enabling environment for philanthropy
PRESS RELEASE (pdf version here) Brussels, 22nd May 2019 – Donors and Foundations Networks in Europe (DAFNE) and the European Foundation Centre (EFC) welcome the European Economic and Social…
Webinar | 15 May / 14.00h: EU ELECTIONS 2019: IS A EUROSCEPTIC SENTIMENT A THREAT TO PHILANTHROPY?
With only a few weeks to go until the European elections on 23-26 May, a new study from the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) anticipates that 30% of…
Status quo is not an option
We need a new paradigm where the work of support organisations becomes essential to achieving effective philanthropy – underpinned by critical thinking, informed by learning from practice, and delivered at scale
Walking with Amadou: Soukeyna visiting a health centre
According to a survey of the inhabitants of Yoff, Dakar, health is the main priority for a child’s development. However, at the local health centre we do not see a…
Europe: speculative fiction writing
In the run up to #EP2019 elections the European Cultural Foundation and the University of Amsterdam Centre for European Studies –…
Upload filters and the copyright reform: Interview with Pavel Richter
"It is very necessary to have an updated and modern version of copyright because copyright was made for the printing age and we are now in the middle of the digital age". Watch our interview with Pavel Richter, Digital Strategist at the Association of German Foundations, previously Executive Director of Wikimedia Germany and Open Knowledge Foundation, and find out how foundations can support digital civil society.