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CLIMATEPHILANTHROPY2030 ClimatePhilanthropy2030 – a commitment from the board and staff of Alliance. There is general agreement that the devastating impact of climate change is a defining issue of our times and a major social and inter-generational justice issue disproportionately affecting the world’s poorest people, communities and countries, and future

generations.

TRADITIONS OF GIVING IN HINDUISM Traditions of giving in Hinduism. For Hindus, dana (giving) is an important part of one’s dharma (religious duty). Dharma has a wide variety of meanings such as eternal law, duty, conduct, behaviour, morality and righteousness. Each person has a dharma towards family, society, the world and all living things. Dharma needs to be seen

within

FOUNDATIONS, INVEST IN IMPACT Philanthropic impact investing deploys a wide variety of financial tools to nonprofits and for-profits with a social mission. Since 1969, foundations have been able to make programme-related investments (PRIs) alongside grants to further their charitable purposes without having monetary gain as a primary motivation. CHURCH, STATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN LATIN AMERICASOCIETY IN LATIN AMERICASOCIALISM IN SOUTH AMERICALATIN MASS SOCIETY USALATIN SOCIETY

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the

PHILANTHROPY IN CANADA: A NEW GENERATION OF DONORS, AND A new generation of donors and social investors is getting involved in philanthropy in Canada. This is a tremendous opportunity for growth of the foundation sector and more innovative choices of strategies including granting, convening, advocacy, programme operations and social investing. Reconciliation with Canada’s indigenous peoples is THE REFUGEE CRISIS IN EUROPE: A ROLE FOR PHILANTHROPY The ‘refugee crisis’ of 2015 conjures tragic images and headline-grabbing figures, from the haunting pictures of Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old boy who drowned during the short but treacherous crossing from Turkey to Greece, to discomfiting scenes between baton-wielding border guards and desperate families seeking sanctuary. MEASURING NON-PROFIT IMPACT: FIVE QUESTIONS DETERMINE IF Peter Singer’s 2013 TED talk about effective altruism argues for the moral necessity of supporting effective charities. Since most of us would prefer to support charities we know, working on issues we care

about, rather than

CASE STUDIES SHOW BEST PRACTICE IN IMPACT MEASUREMENT AND Case Studies Show Best Practice in Impact Measurement and Management. For the past decade, as the importance of transparency and accountability within the philanthropy and social impact investment sector increased, impact measurement has moved from margin to mainstream, from too hard, to can’t miss. Today, many social sector

funders measure

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Special feature Climate action now! 01 June 2021 by Felicitas von Peter and Winnie Asiti. If it is to play its part in tackling climate change, philanthropy itself needs to change – and it needs to do so immediately, write the Guest Editors of Alliance’s issue on climate.

ALLIANCE AT 25

Alliance at 25. This year, Alliance is celebrating its 25th anniversary – looking back over the debates and questions covered in almost 100 issues and ahead to what the future of philanthropy may hold. To mark this milestone, over this year we will be bringing you special events reflecting on philanthropy past and present, coverage

online and

CLIMATEPHILANTHROPY2030 ClimatePhilanthropy2030 – a commitment from the board and staff of Alliance. There is general agreement that the devastating impact of climate change is a defining issue of our times and a major social and inter-generational justice issue disproportionately affecting the world’s poorest people, communities and countries, and future

generations.

TRADITIONS OF GIVING IN HINDUISM Traditions of giving in Hinduism. For Hindus, dana (giving) is an important part of one’s dharma (religious duty). Dharma has a wide variety of meanings such as eternal law, duty, conduct, behaviour, morality and righteousness. Each person has a dharma towards family, society, the world and all living things. Dharma needs to be seen

within

FOUNDATIONS, INVEST IN IMPACT Philanthropic impact investing deploys a wide variety of financial tools to nonprofits and for-profits with a social mission. Since 1969, foundations have been able to make programme-related investments (PRIs) alongside grants to further their charitable purposes without having monetary gain as a primary motivation. CHURCH, STATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN LATIN AMERICASOCIETY IN LATIN AMERICASOCIALISM IN SOUTH AMERICALATIN MASS SOCIETY USALATIN SOCIETY

BAND

The Church in a new role. One key factor was the position taken by the Catholic Church. As the only institution in civil society that maintained its structure intact after the military takeovers, the Church played a leading role in defending human and civil rights. A decisive role was played by Liberation Theology and the guidelines of

the

PHILANTHROPY IN CANADA: A NEW GENERATION OF DONORS, AND A new generation of donors and social investors is getting involved in philanthropy in Canada. This is a tremendous opportunity for growth of the foundation sector and more innovative choices of strategies including granting, convening, advocacy, programme operations and social investing. Reconciliation with Canada’s indigenous peoples is THE REFUGEE CRISIS IN EUROPE: A ROLE FOR PHILANTHROPY The ‘refugee crisis’ of 2015 conjures tragic images and headline-grabbing figures, from the haunting pictures of Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old boy who drowned during the short but treacherous crossing from Turkey to Greece, to discomfiting scenes between baton-wielding border guards and desperate families seeking sanctuary. MEASURING NON-PROFIT IMPACT: FIVE QUESTIONS DETERMINE IF Peter Singer’s 2013 TED talk about effective altruism argues for the moral necessity of supporting effective charities. Since most of us would prefer to support charities we know, working on issues we care

about, rather than

CASE STUDIES SHOW BEST PRACTICE IN IMPACT MEASUREMENT AND Case Studies Show Best Practice in Impact Measurement and Management. For the past decade, as the importance of transparency and accountability within the philanthropy and social impact investment sector increased, impact measurement has moved from margin to mainstream, from too hard, to can’t miss. Today, many social sector

funders measure

RACIAL JUSTICE AND CLIMATE ACTION Racial justice and climate action. The Black Lives Matter movement, the killing of George Floyd, extreme storms, apocalyptic wildfires, soaring temperatures, and an increase in droughts and floods – all in 2020 – and all against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, have placed both climate change and systemic and institutional racism NAILING NET-ZERO BY CREATING AN ACCOUNTABILITY ECOSYSTEM 7 hours ago · Not a day goes by without a company making a new commitment to achieve net-zero emissions in the next few decades. Inspired by the Paris Agreement’s recommendation to reach net-zero by 2050, over 1300 companies have taken action through the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) with close to 690 using science-based target to guide them. While this is valuable progress from the TRACKING 10 YEARS OF PROTESTS: HERE’S WHAT WE’VE LEARNED CIVICUS’s recently published State of Civil Society Report was our 10th edition, offering an opportunity to reflect on what has changed in civic action over 10 years. Looking back, from the ‘Arab Spring’ and Occupy to climate strikes and the current resurgence of Black Lives Matter, it seems clear that we’re living in a great age of mass mobilisation, as in country after country and on CONTACT US - ALLIANCE MAGAZINE amy@alliancemagazine.org. Contact me for all enquires regarding new subscriptions, subscription renewals, advertising across print and digital platforms and our event programme. If you have a specific query please contact the appropriate member of the Alliance team. If your query is general, please contact alliance@alliancemagazine.org. WHY AND HOW TO BUILD CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS: LESSONS 17 hours ago · Daily, free-to-view philanthropy content providing a space for news, thinking, debate and peer exchange among philanthropy practitioners worldwide. ‘True excellence is a product of synergy,’ a common saying goes. For the third sector, it’s especially relevant. It’s too common for nonprofits ALLIANCE WEBINAR: #SHIFTTHEPOWER: WHAT POWER AND HOW FAR What is the #ShiftThePower movement and how much has it achieved? This webinar aimed to answer these questions with insights from a panel of activists and professionals working with small, grassroots organisations within local communities. Bringing insights from across the philanthropy ecosystem $3 MILLION FOR VACCINES FROM ASIA PHILANTHROPY CIRCLE, GAVI Daily, free-to-view philanthropy content providing a space for news, thinking, debate and peer exchange among philanthropy practitioners worldwide. Asian Philanthropists, coordinated by the Asia Philanthropy Circle, have pooled $1.5 million in funding AMOL MEHRA, AUTHOR AT ALLIANCE MAGAZINE 7 hours ago · Not a day goes by without a company making a new commitment to achieve net-zero emissions in the next few decades. Inspired by the Paris Agreement’s recommendation to reach net-zero by 2050, over 1300 companies OLEKSANDRA LYTVYNENKO, AUTHOR AT ALLIANCE MAGAZINE 17 hours ago · ‘True excellence is a product of synergy,’ a common saying goes. For the third sector, it’s especially relevant. It’s too common for nonprofits advocating important causes to be understaffed and under-resourced. Brokering cross-sector partnerships

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Special feature Climate action now! 01 June 2021 by Felicitas von Peter and Winnie Asiti. If it is to play its part in tackling climate change, philanthropy itself needs to change – and it needs to do so immediately, write the Guest Editors of Alliance’s issue on climate.

ALLIANCE AT 25

Alliance at 25. This year, Alliance is celebrating its 25th anniversary – looking back over the debates and questions covered in almost 100 issues and ahead to what the future of philanthropy may hold. To mark this milestone, over this year we will be bringing you special events reflecting on philanthropy past and present, coverage

online and

CLIMATEPHILANTHROPY2030 ClimatePhilanthropy2030 – a commitment from the board and staff of Alliance. There is general agreement that the devastating impact of climate change is a defining issue of our times and a major social and inter-generational justice issue disproportionately affecting the world’s poorest people, communities and countries, and future

generations.

TRADITIONS OF GIVING IN HINDUISM Traditions of giving in Hinduism. For Hindus, dana (giving) is an important part of one’s dharma (religious duty). Dharma has a wide variety of meanings such as eternal law, duty, conduct, behaviour, morality and righteousness. Each person has a dharma towards family, society, the world and all living things. Dharma needs to be seen

within

FOUNDATIONS, INVEST IN IMPACT Philanthropic impact investing deploys a wide variety of financial tools to nonprofits and for-profits with a social mission. Since 1969, foundations have been able to make programme-related investments (PRIs) alongside grants to further their charitable purposes without having monetary gain as a primary motivation. CHURCH, STATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN LATIN AMERICASOCIETY IN LATIN AMERICASOCIALISM IN SOUTH AMERICALATIN MASS SOCIETY USALATIN SOCIETY

BAND

The Church in a new role. One key factor was the position taken by the Catholic Church. As the only institution in civil society that maintained its structure intact after the military takeovers, the Church played a leading role in defending human and civil rights. A decisive role was played by Liberation Theology and the guidelines of

the

PHILANTHROPY IN CANADA: A NEW GENERATION OF DONORS, AND A new generation of donors and social investors is getting involved in philanthropy in Canada. This is a tremendous opportunity for growth of the foundation sector and more innovative choices of strategies including granting, convening, advocacy, programme operations and social investing. Reconciliation with Canada’s indigenous peoples is THE REFUGEE CRISIS IN EUROPE: A ROLE FOR PHILANTHROPY The ‘refugee crisis’ of 2015 conjures tragic images and headline-grabbing figures, from the haunting pictures of Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old boy who drowned during the short but treacherous crossing from Turkey to Greece, to discomfiting scenes between baton-wielding border guards and desperate families seeking sanctuary. MEASURING NON-PROFIT IMPACT: FIVE QUESTIONS DETERMINE IF Peter Singer’s 2013 TED talk about effective altruism argues for the moral necessity of supporting effective charities. Since most of us would prefer to support charities we know, working on issues we care

about, rather than

CASE STUDIES SHOW BEST PRACTICE IN IMPACT MEASUREMENT AND Case Studies Show Best Practice in Impact Measurement and Management. For the past decade, as the importance of transparency and accountability within the philanthropy and social impact investment sector increased, impact measurement has moved from margin to mainstream, from too hard, to can’t miss. Today, many social sector

funders measure

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Special feature Climate action now! 01 June 2021 by Felicitas von Peter and Winnie Asiti. If it is to play its part in tackling climate change, philanthropy itself needs to change – and it needs to do so immediately, write the Guest Editors of Alliance’s issue on climate.

ALLIANCE AT 25

Alliance at 25. This year, Alliance is celebrating its 25th anniversary – looking back over the debates and questions covered in almost 100 issues and ahead to what the future of philanthropy may hold. To mark this milestone, over this year we will be bringing you special events reflecting on philanthropy past and present, coverage

online and

CLIMATEPHILANTHROPY2030 ClimatePhilanthropy2030 – a commitment from the board and staff of Alliance. There is general agreement that the devastating impact of climate change is a defining issue of our times and a major social and inter-generational justice issue disproportionately affecting the world’s poorest people, communities and countries, and future

generations.

TRADITIONS OF GIVING IN HINDUISM Traditions of giving in Hinduism. For Hindus, dana (giving) is an important part of one’s dharma (religious duty). Dharma has a wide variety of meanings such as eternal law, duty, conduct, behaviour, morality and righteousness. Each person has a dharma towards family, society, the world and all living things. Dharma needs to be seen

within

FOUNDATIONS, INVEST IN IMPACT Philanthropic impact investing deploys a wide variety of financial tools to nonprofits and for-profits with a social mission. Since 1969, foundations have been able to make programme-related investments (PRIs) alongside grants to further their charitable purposes without having monetary gain as a primary motivation. CHURCH, STATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN LATIN AMERICASOCIETY IN LATIN AMERICASOCIALISM IN SOUTH AMERICALATIN MASS SOCIETY USALATIN SOCIETY

BAND

The Church in a new role. One key factor was the position taken by the Catholic Church. As the only institution in civil society that maintained its structure intact after the military takeovers, the Church played a leading role in defending human and civil rights. A decisive role was played by Liberation Theology and the guidelines of

the

PHILANTHROPY IN CANADA: A NEW GENERATION OF DONORS, AND A new generation of donors and social investors is getting involved in philanthropy in Canada. This is a tremendous opportunity for growth of the foundation sector and more innovative choices of strategies including granting, convening, advocacy, programme operations and social investing. Reconciliation with Canada’s indigenous peoples is THE REFUGEE CRISIS IN EUROPE: A ROLE FOR PHILANTHROPY The ‘refugee crisis’ of 2015 conjures tragic images and headline-grabbing figures, from the haunting pictures of Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old boy who drowned during the short but treacherous crossing from Turkey to Greece, to discomfiting scenes between baton-wielding border guards and desperate families seeking sanctuary. MEASURING NON-PROFIT IMPACT: FIVE QUESTIONS DETERMINE IF Peter Singer’s 2013 TED talk about effective altruism argues for the moral necessity of supporting effective charities. Since most of us would prefer to support charities we know, working on issues we care

about, rather than

CASE STUDIES SHOW BEST PRACTICE IN IMPACT MEASUREMENT AND Case Studies Show Best Practice in Impact Measurement and Management. For the past decade, as the importance of transparency and accountability within the philanthropy and social impact investment sector increased, impact measurement has moved from margin to mainstream, from too hard, to can’t miss. Today, many social sector

funders measure

TRACKING 10 YEARS OF PROTESTS: HERE’S WHAT WE’VE LEARNED CIVICUS’s recently published State of Civil Society Report was our 10th edition, offering an opportunity to reflect on what has changed in civic action over 10 years. Looking back, from the ‘Arab Spring’ and Occupy to climate strikes and the current resurgence of Black Lives Matter, it seems clear that we’re living in a great age of mass mobilisation, as in country after country and on RACIAL JUSTICE AND CLIMATE ACTION Racial justice and climate action. The Black Lives Matter movement, the killing of George Floyd, extreme storms, apocalyptic wildfires, soaring temperatures, and an increase in droughts and floods – all in 2020 – and all against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, have placed both climate change and systemic and institutional racism CONTACT US - ALLIANCE MAGAZINE amy@alliancemagazine.org. Contact me for all enquires regarding new subscriptions, subscription renewals, advertising across print and digital platforms and our event programme. If you have a specific query please contact the appropriate member of the Alliance team. If your query is general, please contact alliance@alliancemagazine.org. $3 MILLION FOR VACCINES FROM ASIA PHILANTHROPY CIRCLE, GAVI Daily, free-to-view philanthropy content providing a space for news, thinking, debate and peer exchange among philanthropy practitioners worldwide. Asian Philanthropists, coordinated by the Asia Philanthropy Circle, have pooled $1.5 million in funding WHY AND HOW TO BUILD CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS: LESSONS 7 hours ago · Daily, free-to-view philanthropy content providing a space for news, thinking, debate and peer exchange among philanthropy practitioners worldwide. ‘True excellence is a product of synergy,’ a common saying goes. For the third sector, it’s especially relevant. It’s too common for nonprofits THE NATURE OF CAPITAL AND OTHER THREATS TO IMPACT Human nature and its constructs. Capitalism is arguably our triumphant ideology, a foundational construct that orders our lives and societies. It fuels an entire system where private profit (and ego) stimulates creativity, innovation, complex systems, efficiencies and productive things like competition and collaboration, oiled by money – a trust enabling tool. OLEKSANDRA LYTVYNENKO, AUTHOR AT ALLIANCE MAGAZINE 7 hours ago · ‘True excellence is a product of synergy,’ a common saying goes. For the third sector, it’s especially relevant. It’s too common for nonprofits advocating important causes to be understaffed and under-resourced. Brokering cross-sector partnerships

is

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