Alliance magazine

07/08/2024

Last week famine was officially declared in the Darfur region of Sudan. Since April of last year, civil war has wrecked the country resulting in the displacement of over eight million people and bringing nearly 750,000 Sudanese to the brink of starvation and death.

Despite the horrifying statistics, the crisis in Sudan has gone largely unnoticed by the international aid community. Alan Boswell, Project Director of the Horn of Africa for the International Crisis Group, discusses with Alliance Digital Editor Charlotte Kilpatrick the urgency of getting aid relief to Sudan.

Last week famine was officially declared in the Darfur region of Sudan. Since April of last year, civil war has wrecked the country resulting in the displacement of over eight million people and bringing nearly …

05/08/2024

"Philanthropy talks a lot about decolonising wealth, yet there are so few examples where deep inner transformation, and the dismantling of colonial architecture has taken place or been sustained."

Philanthropy, we can’t keep straddling two worlds ⤵️

Philanthropy talks a lot about decolonising wealth, yet there are so few examples where deep inner transformation, and the dismantling of colonial architecture has taken place or been sustained. Often, funders shift some practices and …

26/07/2024

As we approach the 5th African Philanthropy Conference, Alliance is assembling a team of bloggers to report from the event. Which session at Conference would you most like to read about? Vote here!

As we approach the 5th African Philanthropy Conference, Alliance is assembling a team of bloggers to report from the event. We hope to be able to share the topics and themes from the conference with those …

24/07/2024

“If we want to really create deeper change, we think philanthropy should not remain simply a sector that fills gaps left by government or market, but actually helps trigger transformation”, Benjamin Bellegy.

The ‘Illuminating the Invisible’ report, by Propel Philanthropy and Alliance magazine supported by WINGS, features insights on the work of Social Impact Infrastructure Organisations (SIIOs) and their contribution to .

Read it here: https://www.alliancemagazine.org/propel-philanthropy/

22/07/2024

The poster boy for criticising philanthropy has changed his mind. What should we make of Rutger Bregman’s declaration that he was wrong to castigate philanthropy and now agrees that there is a role for private donations to make the world a better place?

The charismatic Dutch historian has a large following and a global platform to help encourage more generosity, so of course I’m glad that he is now aware of philanthropy’s storied history in financing the progressive movements that ended slavery, enfranchised women, secured civil rights and ended apartheid.

The poster boy for criticising philanthropy has changed his mind. What should we make of Rutger Bregman’s declaration that he was wrong to castigate philanthropy and now agrees that there is a role for private …

18/07/2024

"Throughout history, Black women have been at the center of struggles for change. In recent years, they have led some of the most influential and largest mobilisations, including , Black Lives Matter, , and powerful responses to the climate crisis.

But despite their leadership, Black women’s contributions are often ignored and their initiatives remain poorly funded."



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Angela Davis once said, ‘When Black women move, the whole structure of society moves with them.’ Throughout history, Black women have been at the center of struggles for change. In recent years, they have led …

17/07/2024

"Thorny issues for philanthropy in the Global North are likely to apply as forcefully in the Global South. Chief among them is the question of who scrutinises philanthropy."

Philanthropy in the Global South is coming of age. Can it fulfil its potential? Don't miss the latest Column entry from Charles Keidan ⬇

Philanthropy across the ‘Global South’ – an elusive shorthand for developing economy countries and regions – is booming. New ‘south-south’ partnerships are being forged, new academic centres are research and teaching about philanthropy in ‘emerging …

15/07/2024

"To what extent have the philanthropic actors engaged in this work paused to reflect on the criticisms of the systems they are funding, and the harms those systems are perpetuating?"

Philanthropists are funding drug research the wrong way, writes Diarmaid McDonald of Just Treatment. ⬇️

In February, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) launched the ‘More Research, Less Cancer’ campaign, which, in their words, aims to get ‘high-value donors and philanthropists to raise £400m to tackle the disease, making it the largest …

04/07/2024

PWarren Buffett, the world’s tenth richest person with a net worth of $129 billion, has changed the way his wealth will be handed down – and to whom. The Berkshire Hathaway chairman will no longer donate to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation after his death.

Shafi Musaddique reports for Alliance magazine 👇

Warren Buffett, the world’s tenth richest person with a net worth of $129 billion, has changed the way his wealth will be handed down – and to whom. The Berkshire Hathaway chairman will no longer …

03/07/2024

Of the many global crises we face, which do you address first? And how do you deal with the complexity each one of them poses? Is philanthropy helping, or does it need a redesign? Does it indeed pursue the common good?

In search of answers, the Pursuit of the Common Good (PCG) initiative conducted a survey of more than 50 experts from around the world on their perceptions of the common good and philanthropy. The results of this ground-breaking survey – the first of its kind on this subject – are presented in the PCG’s 2024 report, A New Paradigm for the Common Good.

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26/06/2024

Have you had a look at the 2024 Philanthropy Australia Conference program yet? Plenaries and panels – tick! Concurrent sessions and masterclasses – tick! Side events – tick! It’s going to be a compelling and engaging Conference and together we’ll grow more and better giving in Australia.

Family foundation? Not-for-profit? New gen? Corporate foundation? Impact investor? Intermediary? Expert? Newby? There’s something for you at Adelaide 2024.

Download the program here: https://www.philanthropy.org.au/about-us/publications/philanthropy-australia-conference-draft-program/

If you haven't yet registered, click here to learn more and register today: https://philanthropy.eventsair.com/philanthropy-australia-national-conference-2024/

26/06/2024

We want to open and broaden the philanthropy conversation. That means taking active steps to include, welcome and amplify previously excluded voices.

The goal of the new Alliance magazine Inclusion Fund is to overcome these financial and language barriers by supporting and incentivising contributions from front line or grassroots organisations and those who do not speak English or have it as a first language. ⬇

We want to open and broaden the philanthropy conversation. That means taking active steps to include, welcome and amplify previously excluded voices. Our externally led EDI audit in 2023 identified two key barriers to achieving …

25/06/2024

"Thanks to sky-high salaries, sponsorships, and broadcasting revenues, modern football has spawned a globally outward, politically progressive band of multi-millionaires turning themselves into individual grantmakers..."

Shafi Musaddique on how Football and philanthropy have been inextricably linked since the birth of the beautiful game. ⚽ 💰

Of the five billion people watching the European Championships this summer, the vast majority may not realise that they are, in fact, watching philanthropists on the pitch. Football and philanthropy have been inextricably linked since …

24/06/2024

"Accountability is not an ugly word. It should be welcomed by everybody..."

Sonia Ben Jaafar, CEO of the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation مؤسسة عبد الله الغرير, speaks to Charles Keidan about their unique model of education philanthropy ⬇

Sonia Ben Jaafar is CEO of the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation, one of the largest privately funded philanthropic education initiatives in the Arab world. Prior to that, she was the Managing Director of EduEval, a …

19/06/2024

Every month, Alliance magazine regional representatives from around the world provide a report on the latest happenings in philanthropy from their region. Read the latest update below!

Every month Alliance regional representatives provide a report on the latest happenings in philanthropy from their region. Below is roundup for May 2024   CAPS Published Latest Research on Government Procurement from the Social Sector …

04/06/2024

Most philanthropists would claim that enhancing the common good is at the heart of their philanthropic purpose. But how many live up to this expectation? How would philanthropy be different if pursuing the common good became the defining principle in efforts to find solutions to the world's problems?

Guest edited by Judith Symonds(Sciences Po) and Bruce Sievers (Haas Center for Public Service, Stanford University), this FREE special feature will make the case for philanthropy to renew and prioritise the idea of the common good as a primary goal for the successful functioning of contemporary society.

Download for free today! ➡ https://tinyurl.com/3e7x5dek

21/05/2024

Corporate foundations are a significant channel for private companies and entrepreneurs to fulfill their social responsibilities and play an active role in participating in the Third Distribution in China.

What's their current status? Analysis from Beijing Normal University 👇

Corporate foundations are a significant channel for private companies and entrepreneurs to fulfill their social responsibilities and play an active role in participating in the Third Distribution[1] in China. The report to the 20th National …

17/05/2024

The concept of the ‘common good’ that today guides diverse missions in the continent’s nonprofit sector (including philanthropy) and the pursuit of the public good in government originates from this pluralistic, divergent, fluctuating stew of practices."

North Americans have evolved away from an early tradition of sharing to today’s environment of continually contested values, writes Clara Miller ⬇️

In North America, social ideals encompassing the ‘common good’ have existed from the earliest times of human habitation. First Nations tribes, groups of European settlers landing from England, France and Spain, enslaved Africans arriving under …