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WINGSForum 2014: is data a universal benefit?
Sitting here in Istanbul at WINGSForum 2014 (27-29 March), the buzz around the miracles data can perform has reached a fresh pitch. WINGS is the trades union for all of us who spend our waking …
Are funders made to measure?
Giving money away is one thing; understanding what happens next is quite another. In a world where metrics are valued, the challenge of knowing the difference you make as a grantmaker, philanthropist or corporate foundation …
Do you know?
Raise your hand if you know the answer to the following question: How many grant dollars did US foundations award in 2011? Anyone? Let me ask a different question. If you needed to find the …
The Brave New World of Good
The Brave New World of Good ‘O wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in’t.’ (William Shakespeare) ‘Most human beings have an …
Philanthropy and the Millennium Development Goals
New York has been abuzz this week with the reconvening of the United Nations General Assembly and the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, and in the streets, cafes and restaurants you can hear people from all …
Philanthropy in Australia: where the money goes
In Australia the not-for-profit sector is undergoing significant regulatory reform. The establishment of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission in December 2012 highlighted the increasing importance of transparency and accountability, while the growing interest by …
Why funders should focus on ‘impact practice’ and not just results
The ideas of impact and evaluation are as old as grantmaking itself. But, like anything, being aware of something doesn’t necessarily mean we pay enough attention to it in our working lives. So, for funders …
Trends in Chinese transparency and philanthropy
A report issued in early January dealt with transparency among China’s large foundations. Some of the results are reported in the chart below. Only 182 organizations published financial accounts in their annual reports. Among 240 …
‘Beep, beep’: The sound of philanthropy and the social economy in 2013
‘We will change what we do with and without institutions, and we will change how our institutions (funders, non-profits and others) work.’ So predicts self-described philanthropy wonk Lucy Bernholz in Philanthropy and the Social Economy: …
‘You need a few data, otherwise you don’t exist’
‘You need a few data, otherwise you don’t exist,’ said Benoit Fontaine of the King Baudouin Foundation, speaking at a High Tea meeting co-hosted by the EFC and Alliance in Brussels on 19 November. The …
