The idea is similar to retail giant Amazon’s discontinued AmazonSmile program that let shoppers steer commissions to charities. Amazon ended the program in February after 10 years.At the start, Give Freely’s browser extension works on 10,000 online stores including...
Most people who plan to vote for Britain’s Conservative Party don’t believe that charities are ‘too political’.
In a poll released by the New Philanthropy Capital (NPC), an independent think tank for charities, just 22 per cent of Tory...
I was walking with a young leader of an Indian civic engagement organisation last week, when he shared a perspective that stayed with me. He said, “Sometimes, society believes its role is solely to resist deep-rooted power structures. But...
The clock is ticking. As our planet inches closer to irreversible climate tipping points, the onus of preventing catastrophe falls upon our global climate leaders. Policymakers are in a fervent race against time, crafting strategies to cut emissions, champion...
The final session I attended at WINGSForum2023 was Building Barriers, Shifting Power: A collaboration to reshape philanthropic infrastructure.
Due diligence. Risk analysis. Compliance. Vetting. These words, Matthew Patten at Catalyst2030 acknowledges, can make us shudder. Why? ‘It can present resource...
The first session I attended was Advancing racial justice & transformation through philanthropy, run by Ana Maria Sanchez – Philanthropy director at Cemefi (Mexico); Cassio França – Secretary General, GIFE (Brazil); and Lori Villarosa – Founder and Executive Director,...
The journey to host this year’s WINGS Forum in Nairobi, Kenya began in Mexico in 2017, the last in-person forum of WINGS where it was announced that the 2020 Forum would be held in Africa. However, the COVID-19 pandemic...
Earlier this month, WINGS hosted their 2023 Forum, and Alliance asked its readers what session they would like to hear about most in a poll. The winner was ‘Decolonising Philanthropy: A Global South Exploration’ – take a look at...
Reforming International Development had two – very different – sessions during the WINGSForum. The first was upon the terrace, dubbed the ‘Garden of Experimentation’, where statements were made and those in attendance were to choose if they agreed or...
