A warm welcome to the newest EFC members and affiliates to join our community
30 January 2020
Spain, United States, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Ireland
Children and Youth, Democracy, Disability, Education, Environment and Sustainable Development, Health and Well-being, Human Rights and Citizenship
Related Members
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
International Union for Conservation of Nature - European Regional Office
Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia
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Other news from Spain
05 February 2020
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and ''la Caixa'' launch joint fund for arts and social inclusion in Portugal
29 April 2019
Call for Papers: III International Congress Technology and Tourism for Diversity
Other news from United States
10 February 2020
Ford Foundation supported documentary "American Factory" wins Oscar for Best Documentary
04 November 2019
Medtronic Foundation one of ten organisations to win the 2019 Secretary's Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships
Other news from Netherlands
19 March 2020
Welcome to the newest affiliates to join the EFC network!
31 January 2020
Sign the statement: Brexit and a cultural way forward, together
Other news from Switzerland
20 November 2019
Swiss Federal Council refrains from making charitable foundations subject to the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI)
22 July 2019
A warm welcome to our newest members
Other news from United Kingdom
18 March 2020
UK foundations launch joint funder statement on COVID-19
18 November 2019
LEGO Foundation, Reekimlane Foundation and White Rose University Consortium join the EFC
Other news from Belgium
16 January 2020
Evens Foundation launch call for applications for the new Evens Prize for Education
13 June 2019
Wecyclers receive the King Baudouin African Development Prize 2018-2019
Other news from Ireland
Other events in Spain
27 November 2019
EFC Research Forum workshop - Towards an impactful evidence-based research grant-making
10 - 11 June 2019
Inclusive Leadership Workshop
Other events in United States
Other events in Netherlands
Other events in Switzerland
Other events in United Kingdom
10 - 13 March 2020
The Climate Story Lab UK
20 June 2019
Report launch - ''Making The Most of Technology in Education Systems''
Other events in Belgium
Other events in Ireland
Other exhibitions from Ireland
Other good-practices from Spain
Other good-practices from United States
Other good-practices from Netherlands
Other good-practices from United Kingdom
Other good-practices from Belgium
Other blogs from Spain
Other blogs from United States
Other blogs from Switzerland
Other blogs from United Kingdom
29 January 2020
100 years of the Barrow Cadbury Trust
01 October 2019
Why we need to reimagine how we do research
Other blogs from Belgium
Other blogs from Ireland
Other videos from United Kingdom
Other Children and Youth Resources
03 March 2020
Fondation Botnar launch call for proposals that leverage data and frontier technologies for the health and wellbeing of young people
11 December 2019
The new EFC Children's Thematic Network kicks off with an exploratory meeting looking at children's participation and the next steps of the network
Other Democracy Resources
11 March 2020
Civitates launch new call for proposals that strengthen public interest journalism in Europe
03 February 2020
Confronting disinformation, disintegration and the erosion of democracy with Eurozine
Other Disability Resources
19 - 21 February 2020
Zero Project Conference 2020
05 December 2019
Understanding and implementing intersectional grantmaking with the Disability Thematic Network and Gender Equality Network
Other Education Resources
23 March 2020
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation offer free online access to concerts, museum and educational resources
24 January 2020
George Soros announces $1 billion gift to launch Open Society University Network
Other Environment and Sustainable Development Resources
16 March 2020
“Our Goals”
19 February 2020
Virtually everyone’s a winner - Nordea-fonden sets up electronic board meetings
Other Health and Well-being Resources
27 March 2020
Definitely Maybe: Europe’s moment of solidarity
27 March 2020
EFC membership survey identifies key challenges and trends resulting from COVID-19 outbreak
Other Human Rights and Citizenship Resources
The EFC welcomes its latest members and affiliates to its worldwide network of philanthropic organisations! To find out more on EFC membership and what it can provide visit here.
Our new members:
Fundación Princesa de Girona – Spain
Fundación Princesa de Girona is a private foundation set up by civil society entities in Girona in 2009 and backed by 88 trustees; the Honorary Chairman is King Felipe VI of Spain on behalf of his daughter Leonor, Princess of Girona. The Foundation’s mission is to support the education, initiative and development of young people as a way of empowering new generations to build a better and more caring society. It is a grant-making Foundation, but it also runs its own programmes focusing on issues such as entrepreneurial education and employability of young people.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation – USA
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is placing a big bet that significant progress is possible on some of the world’s most pressing social challenges, including advancing global climate solutions, decreasing nuclear risk, promoting local justice reform in the U.S, and reducing corruption in Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria. The Foundation also continues its historic commitments to the role of journalism in a responsive democracy as well as the vitality of its home city, Chicago
Nationale Postcode Loterij – Netherlands
The Nationale Postcode Loterij (Dutch Postcode Lottery) was established in 1989, using the funds generated by the national lottery to provide long-term institutional support with a special focus on poverty alleviation, human rights, social cohesion, nature conservation and the environment. The Lottery supports organisations both within the Netherlands and worldwide and in 2018 granted € 370 million.
Thalassa Foundation – Switzerland
The Thalassa Foundation aims to assist and actively support projects, initiatives and activities that promote the protection and safeguarding of marine and coastal ecosystems in the Mediterranean Sea, and especially in the area of Greece. They encourage research and work closely with the scientific society on environmental issues based on fundamental pillars such as restoration and preservation, sustainability, education and environmental awareness. This small, non-endowed Foundation was established by Blue Planet Shipping LTD, a ship management company based in Piraeus, Greece.
Our new affiliates:
Compassion in World Farming – UK
Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) is a global movement founded in the late 1960’s, now with over one million supporters and representations in several countries. Their mission is to end factory farming for the benefit of animals, people and the planet. CIWF works to spark a new era in agriculture and farm animal welfare, pioneering abundant, sustainable food that is free from animal cruelty – and for generations to come.
International Union for Conservation of Nature – Belgium
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network. Its mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.
The European Regional Office in Brussels represents IUCN at the EU level and works with the European Members to help deliver the Union’s goals.
Special Olympics Europe Eurasia – Ireland
Special Olympics Inc. is a global organisation registered in the U.S. which has 7 regional branches, with Special Olympics Europe Eurasia (SOEE) being one of them. Their mission is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them opportunities to develop physical fitness and share their gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.