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The Stavros Niarchos Foundation has announced the Global Relief Initiative, dedicating $100 million towards addressing the unprecedented challenges and impact posed by COVID-19. The pandemic has wide-reaching socioeconomic implications and this new initiative forms part of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation's...

Disaster Relief, Global Challenges, Peace-building, Health and Well-being, Research, Science and Technology

The European Cultural Foundation has launched the Culture of Solidarity Fund seeking to support cultural initiatives that reinforce European solidarity in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. The spread of COVID-19 across Europe has weakened European unity and solidarity as national...

Arts and Culture, Global Challenges, Peace-building

The National Foundation for Civil Society Development has launched the “Community Potential” initiative, seeking to mobilise community action in mitigating the expected socio-economic consequences of COVID-19 after the pandemic is under control. The initiative, launched in partnership with other civil...

Disaster Relief, Socio-economic Development, Poverty

The Next Gen programme gives a new generation of professionals in philanthropy a unique chance to interact with leading philanthropy practitioners from Europe and around the world, and form lasting networks with their peers. Next Gens are newcomers to the...

Philanthropy infrastructure

View the latest findings (PDF) At times like these, we see philanthropy put to the test – how can it best use the ‘diverse tool kit’ of which we are so proud. That our members would be responding was beyond...

Global Challenges, Peace-building, Health and Well-being, Philanthropy infrastructure

Italian and Chinese philanthropy are joining forces to face the COVID-19 in an innovative way, creating an aerial bridge for the transport and delivery of urgent medical and sanitary materials difficult to find not only in Italy, but also on...

Global Challenges, Peace-building, Health and Well-being

The recent earthquakes and resulting aftershocks, right in the midst of trying to deal with the coronavirus crisis, have placed a huge strain on resources in Croatia.  There are many examples of how philanthropy is playing its part in dealing...

Disaster Relief, Health and Well-being, Philanthropy infrastructure

European Philanthropy Statement on COVID-19: We stand together in the spirit of European solidarity We, the signatories, recognise that the COVID-19 outbreak is an exceptional event that will have an unprecedented impact on civil society organisations and NGOs across Europe...

Global Challenges, Peace-building, Health and Well-being

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has established a COVID-19 Emergency Fund, with an initial amount of €5 million, to strengthen the resilience of society to COVID-19. The fund, open to contributions from other donors, will provide support in the 5 areas...

Global Challenges, Peace-building, Health and Well-being, Research, Science and Technology