Category Archives: Opinion

Exciting trends in foundation land – the 2012 Feri Foundation Award

How to prevent obesity among teenagers? The Schtifti Foundation (Schtifti is the Swiss German word for a learner or apprentice) in Zurich, winner of the 2012 Feri Foundation Award, has developed unique answers to this question. It has turned the … Continue reading

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More than jargon: using the tools we all like to talk about

We were excited to read Angela Kail’s recent post on New Philanthropy Capital’s theory of change (TOC) report, in particular because we were preparing to co-facilitate a session on using theory of change at the recent Pacific Northwest Global Donors … Continue reading

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Real clarity about impact from the outset vital, says CIFF’s Jamie Cooper-Hohn

According to president and CEO Jamie Cooper-Hohn, in a recently published interview for Alliance, two things make the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation’s (CIFF’s) approach ‘a substantial divergence from the norm of development funding’: first, the fact that they look at … Continue reading

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A big win for affirmative action (and philanthropy) in Brazil

On Thursday 26 April, Brazil’s Supreme Court voted 11-0 in favor of affirmative action. As reported by Latin American News Dispatch: ‘The decision reaffirmed a policy adopted by a number of Brazilian universities to institute the practice of affirmative action … Continue reading

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Road blocks on the path to strategic giving

Given all the opportunities donors have to move themselves to a higher level of strategic thinking and giving, why do some donors never get there or get stuck, particularly at the ‘getting it’ stage? Why do some potential trigger points … Continue reading

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