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Philanthro-Activism: A New Way To Help People And The Planet. Joan Michelson. Forbes. June 2022.

What’s “philanthro-activism”? Justin Winters, Executive Director and Cofounder of One Earth, told me on my Electric Ladies podcast recently: “We’re in this moment right now where we have a very …

Global South environmental and justice funders join together to launch Fundos del Sur. Alliance magazine. December 2021.

Global South environmental and justice funders launch Fundos del Sur. This initiative directs resources to local grassroots organisations working on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Read more here.

Equity, Proximity, and Trust: How Philanthropy Measures up to its Aspirations. Kathy Reich. Nidhi Sahni. Ford Foundation. Bridgespan. November 2021.

Equity, proximity, and trust: How philanthropy measures up to its aspirations. Kathy Reich, from the Ford Foundation, and Nidhi Sahni, from Bridgespan is in conversation with Rachel Flynn from the Skoll Foundation on trends in the funder landscape. Read it here.

All hands on deck: Philanthropy’s extraordinary moment. Leslie Johnston. Alliance Magazine. November 2021.

Philanthropic capital must play a bigger role in driving the systems shift we need Pressure is on here in Glasgow. Governments are rebalancing commitments so that they are on the …

10 lessons from a decade in climate philanthropy. Elsa Özmen. Alliance Magazine. November 2021.

I started working in climate philanthropy over a decade ago. At the time, less than two per cent of all philanthropic contributions went towards climate change. For the climate community, …

Giving in a “reputation age”

“There is an underappreciated paradox of knowledge that plays a pivotal role in our advanced hyper-connected liberal democracies: the greater the amount of information that circulates, the more we rely …

Another Donor Revokes a Mega-Gift. Is a Pattern Developing?

In a recent post reporting on Timothy and Thomas Pearson rescinding their $100 million donation to the University of Chicago, I wondered if the news foreshadowed a future in which a new breed …

Reporting Through Conversation: Building Trust and Relationships

The interview focuses on TWI’s reporting practices, which are informed by and aligned with their philosophy of trust-based grantmaking, the idea that philanthropy can be more effective when funders approach …

Arab philanthropy moves from charity to development, new reports finds

Philanthropy’s role in the Arab region is shifting from a more traditional religious and charitable paradigm to one of secular development. Read More