In each issue of our quarterly magazine we carry reports from philanthropy events around the world, kindly contributed by Alliance Magazine, the monthly publication that provides a global view of philanthropy through a mix of in-depth features, news and opinion articles. Here we bring these event reports together under one heading to provide a useful resource for all those interested in philanthropy.
A gathering of over 400 people marked the 7th annual meeting of the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) on 16-17 November in Torino, Italy. The theme of this year’s conference, Venture Philanthropy as a Catalyst for Societal Change, drew participants from Africa, the Americas,...
The title of the whole initiative of which the recently ended Bellagio Forum was part is The future of Philanthropy and Development in the Pursuit of Well-being. Going on the title alone, the two questions that seem to call for answers are: how do philanthropy and development relate to each other?...
London on 1 December 2011 saw the long-awaited launch of SIAA, the Social Impact Analysis Association. The challenge for social impact analysis, said Jeremy Nicholls, chief executive of the SROI Network and a SIAA trustee, summing up at the end of the conference, is that social impact...
by Paul Cheng, CAF Venturesome
On 30 May 2011, the inaugural conference of SOCAP Europe took place in Amsterdam at the site of the world’s first stock market at Beurs van Berlage. Over 650 individuals from the social investment world, representing some 50 countries, gathered together for...
