EFC Conference will inspire the world of philanthropy to ‘imagine and invest...
Brussels, 3 February 2016 – Taking place during the Netherlands’ Presidency of the EU, the European Foundation Centre’s 27th Annual General Assembly and Conference will convene more than 750...
View ArticleFondation BNP Paribas Climate Initiative – New call for projects
As part of its Climate Initiative, the BNP Paribas Foundation will soon be launching a new call for projects, with the aim of selecting 3-7 projects that will increase our understanding about the...
View ArticleFondazione Cariplo celebrates its 25th anniversary with four new programmes...
The foundation recently announced that in 2016 it will provide a total of 152 million for grants. The main policy areas remain the same but in addition the foundation has introduced four new...
View ArticleAlliance Breakfast Club – The role of philanthropy in creating sustainable...
Join Alliance magazine and the Big Lottery Fund for the next Breakfast Club debating the role of philanthropy in creating sustainable cities. Drawing on the Alliance December Special feature on...
View ArticleJoin the General Assembly of Partners (GAP) and help shape Habitat III and...
From 17 – 20 October 2016, the United Nations Member States will gather in Quito (Ecuador) for HABITAT 3 , a conference that aims “to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable urban...
View ArticleSiemens Stiftung to act as trustee for Familie Nowak-Stiftung
Over the next ten years, the assets of around six million euros of the foundation Familie Nowak-Stiftung will be largely earmarked for projects of the Siemens Stiftung aimed at improving basic services...
View ArticleStavros Niarchos Foundation responds to the severe drought crisis in Ethiopia...
The grant will support efforts on territories that are classified as “Priority One” hotspots by both the UN and the Ethiopian government, including the Sitti Zone of the Somali region, the Afar region...
View ArticleEFC European Environmental Funders Group Spring meeting
Kindly hosted by Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer pour le progrès de l’homme (FPH), the event will take place at La Bergerie de Villarceaux, an organic farm that gathers social and economic...
View ArticleEuropean Conference of Life Science Funders and Foundations
The first European Conference of Life Science Funders and Foundations will explore opportunities to positively influence and accelerate the necessary discoveries and their transformation into...
View ArticleAsia Venture Philanthropy Network Annual Conference 2016
After 3 years in Singapore, the AVPN Annual Conference is now moving to other Asian cities to tap deeper into the social investing and philanthropy markets there. The post Asia Venture Philanthropy...
View ArticleCoop Tour Germany
The two-day itinerary will immerse participants in the cooperative atmosphere, meet Coop experts from abroad, gain new insights and make new contacts, at home and abroad. In 2050 sustainable energy...
View ArticlePrins Bernhard Cultuurfonds receives 14 million euros from the BankGiro Lottery
The Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds has been awarded 14 million euros from the BankGiro Lottery to spend on culture, nature and science. The post Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds receives 14 million euros from...
View ArticleAdessium Foundation launches new website, video presentation and teaser...
The foundation has also posted a trailer of A Plastic Ocean, an adventure documentary shot on more than 20 locations over the past 4 years. Explorers Craig Leeson and Tanya Streeter and a team of...
View Article2016 US Climate and Energy Funders Group Annual Meeting
The annual meeting will gather funder to discuss the next steps to realize a successful path from Paris after COP21, the transformation of different sectors and related opportunities at the city,...
View ArticleOak Foundation seeks a Project Director – Climate Justice Resilient Communities
Background Climate Justice – Resilient Communities (CJRC) is an outgrowth of Oak Foundation Climate Justice Initiative (CJI). The CJI is designed to support a people-centred, human rights-based...
View ArticleMoving Beyond GDP: New Regional Social Progress Index
The draft version of the regional Social Progress Index aims to measure the social progress for 272 European regions as a complement to traditional measures of economic progress. The index scores...
View ArticleWebinar – Beyond COP21: What does de-carbonisation mean for investments?
EDGE Funders alliance are hosting a webinar series on ethical investment. The first in the series: Beyond COP21: ‘What does de-carbonisation mean for investments?’ will be held on Monday 14th March,...
View ArticleInnovation and collaboration – the role of philanthropies in the architecture...
The event aims at contributing with innovative ideas and practices to the global debate on the finance framework required for sustainable urban development. The session will explore the links between...
View ArticleOn Galicia’s Way of St. James: A Formula for Development via Technology Transfer
Galicia is a peripheral region in the north-west of Spain, a coastal area and the destination for pilgrims on the route known as the Way of Saint James. Over the past eleven centuries the route has...
View ArticleInterlacing the Climate Change and Equity Agendas in Transatlantic Cities,...
Urbanisation is one of the most significant megatrends shaping the world in the 21st century. With the recognition that sustainable and equitable cities are a crucial component of a liveable future,...
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