Mar 03, 2020

Indigenous Peoples are invaluable partners in solving many of today's complex problems, such as climate change, biodiversity preservation, and sustainable management of natural resources. Its Peoples constitute the world's largest minority encompassing more than 475 million people in over 90 countries -- around 6 per cent of the global population. Indigenous territories cover almost a quarter of the world's land surface and 80 per cent of the earth's global biodiversity. As the philanthropy world begins to recognise that support and funding for the self-determination efforts led by Indigenous Peoples are critical, this ground-breaking special feature will discuss effective ways to partner with Indigenous Peoples and place Indigenous values at the heart of philanthropic practice. Alliance Issue: Indigenous philanthropy; March 2020, Volume 25, Number 1

Mar 03, 2020

Phil Buchanan, president of the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) and author of Giving Done Right: Effective philanthropy and making every dollar count, tells Charles Keidan why he thinks the US non-profit sector is so important to the health of a democratic polity and why it's a mistake to tar all philanthropy with the same brush. Alliance Issue: Indigenous philanthropy; March 2020, Volume 25, Number 1

Mar 03, 2020

The time is ripe to push for gender equality and social change. Women's funds hold the keyWhen Melinda Gates made her groundbreaking pledge of $1 billion to address gender equality in the US last year, she noted "a window of opportunity" to grow women's "power and influence". She rightly credited this opportunity to the efforts of millions of women and the rise of women-driven social movements. Empowered women running for office and advocating for the rights of the marginalised are crucial to advancing gender equality. Gates also pointed out a simple truth -- this opportunity has a shelf life and now is the time to seize it. Such fleeting opportunities to create significant social change come along once every few generations. So, how do we capitalise on it? Alliance Issue: Indigenous philanthropy; March 2020, Volume 25, Number 1

Mar 03, 2020

A moving and personal tribute to the late Mott Foundation chairman, William S. White, from colleagues and friends Wendy Richardson and Leticia Ruiz-Capillas. Alliance Issue: Indigenous philanthropy; March 2020, Volume 25, Number 1

Mar 03, 2020

Attracting local donors can pay big dividends -- more than just financial ones -- and it's not just about wealthy donors, eitherThe Merti Integrated Development Programme is based in Isiolo, a town in northern Kenya on the road to the Ethiopian border. Since its founding in 2000, Merti has supported over 300 adolescent girls to complete their education. This has opened up new possibilities for marginalised girls whose opportunities have traditionally been very limited. Alliance Issue: Indigenous philanthropy; March 2020, Volume 25, Number 1

Mar 03, 2020

As the ground shifts under our feet, the foundation sector has some major issues to face in the 2020s. In a UK context, the following are among the most pressingCivil society will face many challenges over the next ten years. Foundations, with their financial clout, privileges and independence, have the opportunity to lead the response in both their own practice and by supporting others. Here, I suggest four challenges from my UK vantage point that are emerging as the most urgent to address in the 2020s. Alliance Issue: Indigenous philanthropy; March 2020, Volume 25, Number 1

Dec 03, 2019

Sandra Breka was appointed to the Board of Management of the Robert Bosch Stiftung, Germany's second-largest foundation, in September 2017. Since then, she has led a process which has involved the foundation turning itself inside out -- redrawing its International Understanding and Cooperation programme area. The process led to the termination of all its existing grants and programmes. Why such an upheaval and what will the foundation look like now?, asks Charles Keidan. Alliance Issue: Feminist philanthropy; December 2019, Volume 24, Number 4

Dec 03, 2019

New destinations require new navigational tools. Four very different books from within the 'social change' profession highlight the complexities of achieving systemic transformation of the current economic and political ordersA significant reassessment of our current economic and political orders is underway. The need to better address our most grave societal threats -- poverty, inequality, environmental collapse, social trauma, and technological overreach -- is increasingly apparent. In this article, I look at how four very different books from inside the 'social change' profession, that self-selecting community of people who dedicate their careers to the common good, are contributing to this reassessment and inspiring hope and action. Alliance Issue: Feminist philanthropy; December 2019, Volume 24, Number 4