The Climate Education Crisis by Yasmine Sherif
World leaders must acknowledge the deepening links between the climate crisis and education. Over the next 30 years, more than 140 million people are expected to be displaced by climate …
Philanthropy’s Problem With Single-Issue Solutions by Trent Stamp & Cathy Choi
The problems philanthropy seeks to remedy are big, messy, and complicated. Yet far too often, we try to combat them with simple responses. Faced with child hunger, we focus on …
A Reflection on IPASA’s work in the Turbulent Year that was 2020
By Louise Driver, IPASA Executive Director 2020 has been a life-changing year for many with the disruption and disorder that Covid-19 brought. However, despite the many deep problems and troubles …
Learning spaces in the time of Covid-19: A reflection on IPASA’s Basic Education 2020 workshops
Learning spaces in the time of Covid-19: A reflection on IPASA’s Basic Education 2020 workshops By Melissa King , The Field Institute 2020 has been a year of disruption and …
Collaboration during Covid-19: Making the whole greater than the sum of the parts
By Barbara Dale-Jones and Melissa King, The Field Institute After the onset of Covid-19, and once South Africa had gone into lockdown, IPASA members and affiliates who fund education projects …
Empowering NPO’s through the NPOwer Mental Health Support Programme
Empowering NPO’s through the NPOwer Mental Health Support Programme By Tshikululu Social Investments A first-of-its kind NPO Mental Health Support Programme and 24-hour toll-free Helpline to offer mental health care …
Partnering to safeguard young children and build a better future
By Zanele Twala, CEO of Standard Bank Tutuwa Community Foundation The onset of Covid-19 was an interesting challenge for those of us working in the education space. The biggest lesson …
IPASA Virtual Philanthropy Symposium: the future collective role of philanthropy to build back better together
By Sarah Rennie, IPASA Chair IPASA held its annual philanthropy symposium for the first time virtually this year due to Covid-19. The event followed on from a series of Covid-19 …
‘Give Twice’- Sustainable Investing for Foundations
by Maxine Gray and Barry Shamley In 1970, in an essay for the New York Times, Milton Friedman introduced the theory of stakeholder capitalism. The essay, “A Friedman Doctrine: The …