Press Corner

Brussels, 2 October 2020 – On 1 October, the European Day of Foundations and Donors, over 100 key European policy makers and representatives of public benefit foundations and civil society organisations from across Europe gathered in a virtual meeting to...

Philanthropy infrastructure

Brussels, 26 June 2020 – Today the European Foundation Centre (EFC) released a report presenting 106 responses to a survey on what immediate measures they were taking (or were planning to take), internally and in their programmatic and funding activities,...

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

Brussels, 18 February 2020 – The European Foundation Centre unveils the programme for its 31st Annual Conference to take place in the Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center in Vienna on 20-22 May 2020. The last decade has seen momentous...

Philanthropy infrastructure

Brussels, 5 February 2019 – The European Foundation Centre’s European Environmental Funders Group is launching a call for input for the fifth edition of its environmental funding mapping, building upon the success of the fourth mapping in 2018, one of...

Environment and Sustainable Development, Philanthropy infrastructure

Brussels, 7 October 2019 – MEPs, representatives of the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee and relevant stakeholders from philanthropy, civil society and social economy discussed ways to create a truly European space for donors and encourage...

Philanthropy infrastructure

Brussels, 30 September 2019 – On 1 October MEPs and key stakeholders will gather at the European Parliament to debate how to release philanthropy’s untapped potential for public good across Europe. The debate, entitled “Single Market for Philanthropy ‒ Helping...

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

Brussels, 6 June 2019 – Körber-Stiftung has announced that it will gift its share of Philanthropy House to the EFC, as part of the commemorations of the EFC’s 30th anniversary. The historic gift supports the EFC’s role, both in the...

Philanthropy infrastructure

Brussels, 22 May 2019 - Donors and Foundations Networks in Europe (DAFNE) and the European Foundation Centre (EFC) welcome the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adoption on 15 May of an Opinion on the European philanthropy sector. The Opinion...

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