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News - 22 June 2021

Conference on the Future of Europe and Why It Is Important to Engage with Philanthropy and Civil Society

The Conference on the Future of Europe is an opportunity for European citizens to debate on Europe’s challenges and priorities. The European Parliament, the Council and the European…
News - 22 June 2021

Map of Giving in the Czech Republic – Making Trends Accessible

Klára Šplíchalova, Executive Director at Czech Donors Forum, discusses the Czech Donors Forum’s Interactive Map of Giving and how this raises awareness of the foundation sector, increases transparency and captures the key trends of Czech philanthropy all across the country.
News - 22 June 2021

Polish donors forum kicks off project to strengthen the sector’s advocacy capacity in Poland

On 21 June 2021 the Polish Donors Forum (Polish Dafne member, represented in the PA LAC) organised the first from a serie of meetings within the project “Stronger voice of civil…
News - 20 June 2021

The Swiss Foundation Code sets international standards for good foundation governance

In June 2021, SwissFoundations published the fourth edition of the Swiss Foundation Code in three languages.
News - 18 June 2021

Be Prepared, Be Brave, Begin

James Magowan, ECFI Co-Coordinating Director, shares his reflection on ‘All In 2021’ – the Community Foundations of Canada bi-annual conference - how it focuses on the challenges presented to the community foundation field, considers the relevance of these to a European context and highlights the important role of support infrastructure.
News - 17 June 2021

The Italian Educational Poverty Fund: A Policy Perspective

Giorgio Righetti, General Manager of Acri, discusses the innovative approaches to creating the Italian Educational Poverty Fund and how these have enabled effective cooperation and greater impact.
News - 10 June 2021

Parliament accuses Commission for failure to act on Rule of Law

In a plenary resolution adopted on 10 June, MEPs note that the new conditionality instrument to protect the EU budget in force since 1 January 2021 applies also to the…
News - 10 June 2021

Market-based philanthropy must actively include beneficiaries to be effective

There is a growing trend to treat philanthropy like a business venture, framing development challenges as business opportunities, donations as investments, and beneficiaries as entrepreneurs.
News - 9 June 2021

Europe needs to lead on Global Green Deal – Foundations Have a Crucial Role to Play

The climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges of our time and requires urgent action. There is only one decade left to act. “We cannot do this without civil society”, said Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans who is in charge of the European Green Deal. And further: “The way in which foundations can operate in our societies is the reflection on the quality of democracy in Europe,” showing his willingness to engage in a dialogue for a better operating environment for philanthropy and civil society.
News - 9 June 2021

Conference on the Future of Europe – how can foundations and the philanthropy sector engage?

Register here                                            Taking place in parallel with the Conference on the…