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Philanthropy

Hundreds gather to mark 3rd anniversary of Rabbi Sacks’ death, consider how religion can ‘heal a fractured world’ – eJewish Philanthropy

The question that Gila Sacks has been asked repeatedly since Hamas’ Oct. 7 deadly rampage in Israel is what wisdom her father would have offered. Sacks is the director of prevention services in the United Kingdom’s Department for Health and...

Pension scheme pool commits 40% of new fund to impact investments in ‘market-leading’ move

One of the UK’s eight Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) pools has committed 40% of a new investment vehicle to impact investing (social or environmental impact).  The pool manager – Brunel Pension Partnership – manages £38 billion of assets on...

War inspires unprecedented volunteering, charitable giving in Israel — study – eJewish Philanthropy

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares opened an investigation into the nonprofit American Muslims for Palestine, which has in the past been accused of sending money to Hamas… A delegation of 28 rabbis and Jewish leaders from New York...

Philanthropy’s role enhancing early childhood education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), home to some of the world’s fastest-growing economies, faces significant challenges in providing access to quality early childhood education (ECE). Governments in the region have historically focused on building new schools and increasing enrollments, rather than...

Your Daily Phil: JCRCs put to the test with war in Israel, rising antisemitism

Good Tuesday morning. In today’s edition of Your Daily Phil, we report on how Jewish Community Relations Councils are responding to the war in Israel and rising antisemitism in the U.S.,...

Biden administration pledges plan to combat rising antisemitism on campuses within 2 weeks – eJewish Philanthropy

Jewish leaders suggested the Biden administration strip federal funding from universities that fail to address antisemitism on their campuses during a meeting at the Department of Education on Monday to discuss steps to counter the noted rise of antisemitic...

Tax the wealth of the world’s richest, not their income, says EU tax research group 

The world’s top 3,000 wealthiest people should pay a 2 per cent levy on their total wealth, rather than their income, according to a think tank informing EU tax policy.  The EU Tax Observatory’s global tax evasion report said billionaires...

Unpacking the Post-Pandemic Funding Landscape: A Closer Look at Global Aid and Philanthropy

In the wake of the pandemic, what has been the impact on global aid and philanthropy? Has civil society funding or human rights funding been sacrificed for COVID or migration responses? The Transparency and Accountability Initiative (TAI) embarked on...

V&A Dundee removes mention of Sackler family amid Opioid epidemic links 

The V&A Dundee in Scotland has erased references to donations received from the Sackler family, the latest museum to do so as anger continues to boil over their role in the opioid epidemic in the US.  The design-focused museum, the...
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AFIELD Forum ‘Systems Change by Artists’ to be held in Brussels, Belgium

AFIELD Forum: Systems Change by Artists For its 10-year anniversary, the AFIELD network is launching a new public forum on...
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