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Philanthropy for a Multiracial Democracy: How Investing in Pluralism Can Open the Aperture for Democracy Funders
Full text linkAmerican Democracy has always been an ambitious and complicated experiment. While questions about what philanthropy can do to strengthen democracy in the United States may be particularly salient in the wake of a contentious US election season, these issues predate this moment and would have been pressing regardless of the outcome in November 2024.Still, The Bridgespan Group is increasingly hearing from donors wrestling with the questions: What kind of contributions matter? Where to go from here? We have spent months—before and after the election—talking to donors, field leaders, and advisors, reading what others have written, and reflecting on our own work to try to provide insight into those questions.Many others have written about the challenges we face—pointing out problems with the ways our media, education, economic, electoral, lobbying, judicial, and philanthropic funding systems work. In this brief, we are going to focus on some of the things that are working and what donors can learn from them
Actuar juntos para elevar la filantropÃa: Orientación de WINGS sobre cómo crear un ecosistema de apoyo
Full text linkLa guÃa muestra cómo construir un ecosistema de apoyo a la filantropÃa. Utiliza un conjunto de herramientas y enfoques que pueden ser adaptados por personas de diferentes paÃses para construir el sistema deseado, mapeando las relaciones entre organizaciones y determinando quién hace qué para impulsar la filantropÃa. Está diseñada para fomentar la creatividad y la innovación. El objetivo es inspirar al sector sugiriendo maneras de mejorar su trabajo, en lugar de establecer reglas rÃgidas. Si bien se sugieren pasos especÃficos, estos no implican un proceso rÃgido que deba seguirse. Las acciones dependen del contexto y las necesidades particulares del sector filantrópico
Unpacking the EU AML/CFT Package : Impacts on the Non-Profit Sector
Full text linkCivil society organisations, be they associations, foundations or other public-benefitlegal arrangements, are increasingly affected by policies and security measuresadopted by global bodies, governments and private sector actors with the aim tocounter money-laundering and terrorism financing (AML/CFT). In May 2024, theEuropean Parliament and the Council of the European Union, adopted a new Anti-Money Laundering / Countering the Financing of Terrorism package (hereafter alsoreferred to as: "package"), which was published in the Official Journal on 19 June2024. This paper aims to give a simple overview over this new EU AML/CFT packageand its potential impact on the non-profit sector. This paper can be considered a'living document', which will be updated as our understanding of the packageevolves based on new developments or information
New EU Anti-Money Laundering Rules Adopted in 2024 Briefer
Full text linkThis briefer is a summary of a report drafted by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law and Philanthropy Europe Association, with input from experts and practitioners who kindly shared their insights with us, particularly Civil Society Europe. In this briefer, we analyse the new set of rules aimed at fighting money laundering and terrorist financing that was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union in May 2024
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Public Law Enforcement: A Progressive Era Public-Private Partnership
Full text linkA cadre of capitalists and philanthropists in New York and Chicago helped shape the public law enforcement agenda during the Progressive Era by forming and funding private organizations intent on curbing white slave trafficking. Correspondence in the Rockefeller Archive Center reveals that John D. Rockefeller, Jr. wielded influence over wealthy citizens nationally. Rockefeller listened to his trusted advisers and he and his acquaintances matched one another's donations to organizations such as the American Vigilance Association. "Leading citizens" participated in the day-to-day operations of the private organizations to which they subscribed as donors, and they created new organizations to allow greater intervention in matters they deemed of moral and public health concern. Undercover surveillance became a key tool in the policing of prostitution—a directive of the donors who were keen for the private investigators to learn and deploy modern, social science techniques. New York City turned for guidance to efforts pioneered in Chicago on the public-private partnership between the city and private citizens. Rockefeller expressed his interest that New York should adopt Chicago's regulatory measures, and he arranged and ratified the hiring of men who started in Chicago, including Clifford G. Roe, a Chicago assistant state's attorney who wrote novels based on the cases he tried
Climate Change, Health & Equity (CCHE) Initiative Final Evaluation Report
Full text linkThis report outlines the progress and impact of Kresge's CCHE initiative. The $30 million effort aims to advance climate policies and solutions that benefit low-wealth communities and communities of color, reducing their climate-related health risks over the long term.The initiative emphasizes cross-sector partnerships, advocacy, community engagement, and power building to achieve key outcomes such as strengthened relationships, increased climate resilience funding, and the adoption of equitable climate and health policies and solutions.The report includes key findings, recommendations directed at public and private funders who play a pivotal role in driving systemic change, and examples of network partner successes and impacts over the course of the initiative
Foundations Working on Democracy in Europe
Full text linkThis infographic is part of an effort by the Democracy Network to shed light on what funders are currently doing to strengthen democracy in Europe.It provides a snapshot of the diversity of philanthropic organisations that are funding the area of democracy in Europe, drawn from a small, selected sample. The sample covers 34 organisations from 17 countries, including some foundations based in the United States that contribute to democracy funding in Europe. Data featured in this infographic comes from Philea's internal database, two different surveys conducted with the members of the Democracy Network during 2022, and insights from the Philea Forum 2024 registration form
PACE Annual Review 2024
Full text link2024 was a watershed year for PACE. We gained 16 new members, engaged with hundreds of leaders, and partnered with dozens more to provide vision and leadership to the field of philanthropy and democracy. The year capped off with the largest PACE event ever — drawing over 115 field leaders to explore the role of philanthropy in democracy's future in 2025 and beyond
Nature-Positive Solutions: Kenya
Full text linkThe Nature-Positive Initiative at a glance:What are the main actions?Working with stakeholders across agriculture, economic, environment, and natural resource management sectors at farm- and community-level, CGIAR researchers and partners will:1. Boost critical ecosystem services and enhance social and economic benefits, including equality2. Tackle the root economic and political causes of environmental degradation from agricultural production3. Harness the power of nature-based solutions and ecosystem services alongside advances in digital agriculture and agronomy to reverse negative trends around natural assets, including climate, biodiversity, land, and water4. Promote improved waste management and circular economyWhere is it focused?Burkina Faso, Colombia, India, Kenya, and Vietna
International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change - Progress Report 1
Full text linkThis first progress report for the International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change articulates the progress made by foundations as they seek to integrate climate across their work, from governance to grantmaking. It shares examples of good practice, sheds light on challenges, and identifies opportunities for continued individual and collective progress.Using the input of signatories from around the world, the report showcases the practical ways foundations are implementing the commitment's pillars, reflects on shared challenges and points to the power of collective action in advancing climate philanthropy