‘Equivalency determination’ takes on a new face
NGOsource, a first-of-its-kind equivalency determination information repository, will go live this March. Developed by the San Francisco-based non-profit TechSoup Global in partnership with the Council...
View ArticleASF: Small-staff philanthropy pursues greater impact
Through its Getting to Impact Initiative, the US-based Association of Small Foundations (ASF) is equipping small foundations – that is to say foundations with few or no staff – with information and...
View ArticleNEF: Foundations progress in field of dementia
In 2010 the Atlantic Philanthropies, the Fondation Médéric Alzheimer, the King Baudouin Foundation and the Robert Bosch Stiftung joined forces in the European Foundations Initiative on Dementia (EFID),...
View ArticleEFC: Copenhagen conference looks to our urban future
From 30 May to 1 June 2013, some 500 foundations and partners will convene in Copenhagen, Denmark for the 24th EFC Annual General Assembly and Conference, entitled ‘Sustainable Cities: Foundations and...
View ArticleIn need of a compass ...
Foundations face crucial spending challenges over the next few years. Weak economic growth and austerity regimes will increasingly take their toll on social wellbeing, and needs will rise. Foundations,...
View ArticleIt’s the wrong question!
‘How much is your financial return discounted by your mission investment strategy?’ We cannot tell you how many times we have heard that question. You might say we ask for it. The F B Heron Foundation...
View ArticleWhy foundations should be shareholder activists
A year after the ‘shareholder spring’, when shareholders of some big companies succeeded in restricting executive bonuses, it will be interesting to see if shareholders are even more assertive this...
View ArticlePaul Hamlyn Foundation goes for ‘complete package’
Founded 25 years ago, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) has been funding in India since 1990. Recently, it has made some changes to its strategy there. In addition to supporting individual...
View ArticleInterview - Penelope Lewis
‘In the old days I think the Bank used to cook up a nice project and go around with a tin cup. That is not going to work any more, if it ever did.’Relations between foundations and the World Bank have...
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Duty of Care: The role of trusts and foundations in supporting voluntary...
Do grantmakers have a duty of care to those they fund? The proposition put forward by the Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR) in a report published at the end of 2012 is that they do. read more
View ArticleTaking a chance on longevity: a third option for endowed foundations
It wasn't so long ago that trustees of endowed foundations could spend 5 per cent of the value of their portfolio each year on their mission, confident that the residue would maintain its value in...
View ArticleWorried about climate change? Fix the financial system first
The world’s large foundations have become a major source of capital for programmes addressing the world’s biggest social and environmental problems, including climate change. But the work of the...
View ArticleInterview - Vikki Spruill
‘I think our single biggest value to our members is defending philanthropy’s role as a unique, catalytic sector in our country and world.’ read more
View ArticleFrom beneficiaries to decision-makers
Stakeholder involvement is one of the current buzz-phrases in philanthropy as more and more foundations are thinking about how to involve beneficiaries. But does it work? Research into youth giving...
View ArticleIt’s the wrong answer
Buzz Schmidt and Clara Miller’s article about the F B Heron Foundation’s approach to mission investing requires support, both for what it says and also to push it further. They explain their...
View ArticleWhy foundations should be responsible investors
I very much welcomed Catherine Howarth’s article on ‘why foundations should be shareholder activists’ (Alliance, March 2013). read more
View ArticleEU explores foundation support for research and innovation
The collective impact of foundation programmes and funding on a particular issue is rarely assessed, but a new initiative funded by the European Commission aims to do just this. It has commissioned the...
View ArticleFoundation Center - BMAfunders.org brings knowledge tools to funders
The Foundation Center and the Open Society Foundations have launched the web portal BMAfunders.org to facilitate engagement, collaboration and strategic decision-making among funders, non-profits and...
View ArticleEuropean Foundation Centre - Improving foundation human resources practice...
For the last few years, Fondazione Cariplo and the European Foundation Centre (EFC) have been working to develop learning opportunities for foundation staff, recognizing that boosting the skills of...
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