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Are you an EFC member working on the SDGs? The EFC is looking to hear from its members about some of their best practices, initiatives and projects, that are currently working to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The aim is...

Global Challenges, Peace-building

The EFC has launched a network of philanthropy professionals focused on strategic learning. Experts on strategy, monitoring, evaluation and learning from 23 foundations convened on 5 June 2019 at Philanthropy House in Brussels to embark on this new peer-learning journey....

Philanthropy infrastructure

The inaugural Leaders for a New Chicago awards have been announced by the organisers of the award, the MacArthur Foundation and the Field Foundation. The awards, announced in February to help foster a ''more equitable and just Chicago'', recognise 14...

Diversity, Migration and Social Inclusion, Human Rights and Citizenship

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has announced (17 June) that it has signed a sale and purchase agreement to divest the entire issued share capital of Partex Holding B.V. (“Partex”) to a subsidiary of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited...

Environment and Sustainable Development

The EFC welcomes its latest members to its worldwide network of philanthropic organisations! To find out more on EFC membership and what it can provide visit here.   Our new members: Allianz Kulturstiftung Allianz Kulturstiftung initiates and funds multilateral arts, culture...

Philanthropy infrastructure

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has issued a statement on the massacre in Khartoum expressing its deep concern on the situation in Sudan. The foundation was established in 2006 to define, assess and enhance governance and leadership throughout Africa, and has...

Democracy, Global Challenges, Peace-building

The King Baudouin African Development Prize 2018-2019 has been awarded to Wecyclers, a waste management start-up based in Lagos, Nigeria, for their work in combining waste collection with social development in some of the poorest areas of Lagos. Awarded the...

Environment and Sustainable Development, Socio-economic Development, Poverty

Apply here for the 2019 exchange Applications are now open for the inaugural Philanthropic Leadership Platform: Russia-Europe, launched in partnership with the Vladimir Potanin Foundation and taking place from 4-8 November 2019, in Brussels. Based upon the successes of the...

Philanthropy infrastructure

Brussels, 6 June 2019 – The EFC is launching a new philanthropy leadership exchange programme in partnership with the Vladimir Potanin Foundation. The first edition of the exchange will take place from 5-8 November 2019 in Brussels and will focus...

Global Challenges, Peace-building, Philanthropy infrastructure