The Maldives as it is known worldwide is glaringly different to the Maldives (Dhivehi Raaje) experienced by its islanders. To outsiders it is known for its islands with untouched white...
On Monday 9 December 2013 LGT Venture Philanthropy and Berenberg announced a first close of their social impact fund, Impact Ventures UK (IVUK), raising just over £20 million. What marks...
Philanthropy has an important role to play in international development. Philanthropists are interested not only in giving money for development causes but in making targeted investments and forming effective partnerships...
One can only be deeply moved by the devastation in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Haiyan at the end of November – the lives shattered and up to 10,000 dead...
Muslim Giving and Philanthropy remains one of the largest and most generous economies in the world. While recognizing that ad hoc giving within the Muslim community is a part of...
A little over a year ago, the OECD launched a Global Network of Foundations Working for Development (netFWD). We had spent the previous 12 months consulting with over 80 foundations...
Few of the world’s regions are as intimately connected to the wider world as the Middle East. Since the Ottomans ruled over much of Eurasia there has been an increasing...
Should donors front load their giving to meet the challenges of today or create a legacy for future generations? When Henry Smith, a London salt merchant, died in 1628 he...
1. According to the John Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies, the Netherlands is considered to have the world’s largest non-profit sector in terms of percentage of the economically active...
So you’ve decided that you really can’t spend it all, so why not get into this philanthropy game; it sounds fun and you can join a new club. Well, you...