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Tough questions for charities that advertise online
Sign1 by dailchambers via Flickr Amidst media reports that advertisements on YouTube have appeared on videos promoting hate and violence, more than 250 companies have ceased paying for ads on the […]
Philanthropy infrastructure: a boring name for something on which civil society’s future rests
This article was included in a publication of the Worldwide Initiative for Grantmaker Support (WINGS), Infrastructure in Focus: A New Global Picture of Organisations Serving Philanthropy under the title Inflection […]
Algorithm Is Gonna Get You: what the rise of algorithms means for philanthropy
Algorithms are beginning to have a radical impact on society. Whether you believe this is for the better or the worse, it is also going to change our very understanding of philanthropy and civil society.
2016 World Giving Index shows Myanmar is most generous nation
2016 World Giving Index shows Myanmar is most generous nation.
Beyond Integrity: why civil society needs to engage business in defending civic space
Civil society needs to learn how to get big business on side in the fight against policies that curtail activism. In some countries, only multinational companies have the bargaining power […]
Philanthropic Power: The Awkward Consequence of Pluralism
This article is a slightly edited version of that which first appeared in the September 2016 issue of Alliance Magazine Philanthropy undoubtedly allows a small number of very wealthy […]
International body removes assumption of CSO terror financing risk
The 25th of June 2016 saw a momentous announcement for civil society organisations (CSOs) that few will ever hear of. It might just herald the first step towards securing the […]
Appealing to the enlightened self-interest of partners to reinforce civil society
This article first appeared in The Shrinking Space for Civil Society: Philanthropic Perspectives From Across the Globe, a publication by the European Foundation Centre. The closing space for civil […]
Donation States: An international comparison of the tax treatment of donations
Donation States: An international comparison of the tax treatment of donations.
