News

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.

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…

Apply now Applications are now open for the new Philanthropic Leadership Platform: India-Europe, organised in partnership with the Asian Venture Philanthropy Association with…

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

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.

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.

The EFC is delighted to share that the Barrow Cadbury Trust’s Chief Executive Sara Llewellin has been awarded a DBE (damehood) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours…

On Wednesday, 9 June 2021, EFC Members gathered online for the 32nd Annual General Assembly, the first AGA for both the EFC Chair, Angel Font, and CEO, Delphine Moralis. This…

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…

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.

The cost of housing in most European countries has become simply unaffordable for many. With over 120 million people in the European Union at risk of poverty and social exclusion,…

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.