In each newsletter, Philanthropy UK invites an a member of the philanthropy sector from Continental Europe to share there thoughts on an issue currently exercising their community..Below is a list of all the EuroView columns we have featured, brought together as one resource to inspire and inform other philanthropists and shine a light on philanthropy among our European neighbours.
If one follows the press and ongoing debates, it becomes clear that the world of philanthropy and social investment is changing. Foundations and wealthy individuals are increasingly investigating new forms of giving and experimenting with ways of using mission-related strategies for investing...
In each issue, we invite a contribution on a topical issue from philanthropic leaders across Continental European. Here Agnieszka Sawczuk, from Foundation for Poland, shares her thoughts on the opportunities for philanthropy in Poland today.
“Was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans nimmermehr” (”What little Hans does not learn, big Hans will never learn.”), my Bavarian grandmother always used to say. The essence of the saying is an observation that is shared in many cultures, and it is backed up by research in...
Dr Marta Rey, assistant professor of the School of Economics and Business of the University of A Coruña, Spain, and director of the Institute for Strategic Analysis of Foundations (INAEF), says marketing could help foundations build essential relationships and bring about social...
Michael Alberg-Seberich is executive partner at Active Philanthropy. www.activephilanthropy.org
Right now, there is one issue in the giving world that is discussed no matter where you are in Europe: the role of the internet and its various dot.org evolutions for the future of philanthropy...
Philanthropy is a discrete but active field in Switzerland with about one foundation for every 1000 citizens. Like many other economies, over the past few months Switzerland has been faced with a new reality, notably in the financial industry, which no one had predicted would happen within this...
