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Alliance launches Inclusion Fund for non-English language writers

27 March 2024
Alliance magazine

We want to open and broaden the philanthropy conversation.   That means taking active steps to include, welcome and amplify previously excluded voices and making them more central to the philanthropy conversation.  Following our external EDI report, and as part of our ongoing efforts to find better ways to include an array of diverse voices, Alliance is launching a new Inclusion Fund.   The Fund will support previously excluded voices including those who haven’t written …

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Alliance editor debates mandatory payouts on ‘What Donors Want’ podcast

25 March 2024
Alliance magazine

Alliance Executive Editor, Charles Keidan, spoke with Rachel Stephenson Sheff and Emily Collins-Ellis of I.G. Advisors to debate whether mandatory minimum payout rates should be introduced for charitable foundations in the UK, on the latest episode of the the ‘What Donors Want’ podcast. Drawing on Pro Bono Economics’ recent report on the potential of the UK’s ‘Hidden Dragon’ Foundations that are ‘sitting on assets’, they discuss the opportunity to increase funding for social causes whilst …

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Engage in trust based philanthropy for long term impact, says IRC

20 March 2024
Shafi Musaddique

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has launched a report publishing key findings from the largest intervention into early childhood in the world.   The release of the publication marks thirteen years since the start of the Syrian conflict, which has devastated the lives of children, and amid the current humanitarian disaster unfolding in Gaza.  In a report, forwarded by its CEO David Miliband, the IRC says trust-based philanthropy, focusing on interdisciplinary frameworks and investing in data …

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Open Society Foundations announces new president amid continued overhaul

19 March 2024
Shafi Musaddique

The Open Society Foundations (OSF), founded by George Soros in 1979 with the goal of boosting human rights and democratic institutions globally, has announced Binaifer Nowrojee as its new president. The appointment breaks with a succession of male presidents at the helm of the progressive nonprofit. Nowrojee, born in London to Indian parents and raised in Kenya, will be the first woman to lead the OSF.   Unlike her predecessors, Nowrojee has a wealth of …

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Alliance submission guidelines now in multiple languages 

14 March 2024
Alliance magazine

Alliance magazine has updated its submission guidelines to include information in six languages. The move comes after Alliance published transparent …

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Ramadan 2024: Islamic philanthropy surges as UN delivers warning

12 March 2024
Shafi Musaddique

Islamic philanthropy raised a record $46 million for 2 million displaced people in 2023, according to a report released the …

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International Women’s Day: ‘If you care about social impact, you should not be ignoring African women’

8 March 2024
Claudia Cahalane

At the age of 29, Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes founded one of the few women-owned investment companies in Africa. With women in …

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Civil society grants announced amid backdrop of democratic renaissance

7 March 2024
Shafi Musaddique

Philanthropy’s involvement in bolstering civil society is growing.  Nine new grants, at a total of £2 million, have been announced …

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Private philanthropy on the rise in India, Dasra report finds 

6 March 2024
Shafi Musaddique

Private philanthropy is on the rise in India, mostly powered by family-backed philanthropy, and is predicted to expand by 10 …

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Major philanthropist Jacob Rothschild dies aged 87

6 March 2024
Shafi Musaddique

Jacob Rothschild, a giant in the world of philanthropy, has died at the age of 87.  Synonymous with high finance, …

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Hilton Foundation and USAid agree framework for local led development 

5 March 2024
Shafi Musaddique

The United States Agency for International Development, otherwise known as USAid, has signed an agreement with the Hilton Foundation in …

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Latest issue: What leadership can philanthropy provide?

3 March 2024
Alliance magazine

The March 2024 issue of Alliance magazine is now available to read in print and digital formats. Guest edited by Sufina Ahmad (John Ellerman Foundation) …

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Half a billion dollar local journalism initiative expands across US

29 February 2024
Shafi Musaddique

A national coalition of funders investing over $500 million to boost local journalism in the US is expanding into 17 …