Crisis in Afghanistan As the world watches the situation in Afghanistan unfold, it’s clear that the recent transfer of power from the former Afghan government has caused immense uncertainty across...
Introduction The objective of this working paper is to provide a ‘bird’s eye view’ reference guide to the UK ESG Investing Ecosystem by summarising and explaining the key relevant definitions,...
Russell Ally, University of Cape Town – What do we really know about charity fundraising and philanthropy in Africa? How much do Europeans know about charity, fundraising and philanthropy in...
Pragmatic Philanthropy: Asian charity explained Authors: Ruth Shapiro, with Manish Mirchandani and Heesu Jang Ruth Shapiro’s highly readable title is a welcome addition to the surprisingly underrepresented catalogue of books on Asian philanthropy. Philanthropy sits at the nexus between astonishing...
Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are a well-established vehicle for philanthropy in the United States – where contributions to DAFs reached $23.27 billion in 2016 1 – and their popularity in the...
European Foundation Centre (EFC) & the Funders’ Initiative for Civil Society (FICS)
The European Foundation Centre (EFC) and the Funders’ Initiative for Civil Society (FICS) have launched a paper which addresses the trend of closing civil society space, how it is impacting...
Introduction Most of us want to make a difference. We see suffering, injustice and death, and are moved to do something about them. But working out what that ‘something’ is,...
Results from a national online poll show that 56% of British full time workers would volunteer their skills to fight poverty in a developing country, if they had the support...
This report, produced and published by WINGS, seeks to increase understanding of community philanthropy infrastructure organizations, including areas where their practice and our knowledge about them can improve. Community philanthropy...