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...
On Monday 21 October 2013, The Genesis Prize Foundation announced New York City Mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg as the first recipient of the USD1m Genesis Prize, an award popularly dubbed...
Social investment is the use of finance to tackle difficult social issues without placing the burden on the taxpayer. It connects people with money to charities and social enterprises which...