Le Fonds d’aide rapide COVID-19, créé par Swiss Philanthropy Foundation au printemps 2020, vient en aide aux ONG partenaires de longue date dont les activités ont été impactées par la pandémie. Grâce à la forte mobilisation de donateurs et d’un mécanisme de « matching funds » par SPF, un fonds de CHF 690’000.- a été […]
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An avalanche of donations, new initiatives, mobilisation of companies, Philanthropy has experienced an unprecedented boom in these recent months. How do you explain this impulse of solidarity? To answer this question, Etienne Eichenberger, President of the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, was one of the guests on the last 3D ECO programme broadcasted the 21st of February […]
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Anne-Cathrine Frogg and Laurent Douek, members of the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation Board of Trustees as well as Lucile Bula, project administrator within the team, will speak as part of a module devoted to sustainable development of the Master in Global Economic Governance and Public Affairs. Organised jointly by CIFE and the School of Government at […]
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The fifth COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund Impact Report is available and looks back on the Fund’s allocations from October 1 to December 31, 2020. During this period, the Fund contributed USD 4.7 million to the World Health Organization ( WHO) and its partners, bringing the total disbursements to USD 224 million. The report highlights the […]
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This Thursday, 4th february 2021, the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation is participating in the conference „News from foundations and NPOs during the Coronavirus crisis“, organised by the French-speaking branch of proFonds. This event is an opportunity to provide an overview of the latest news, particularly the legal ones, from Swiss foundations and non-profit associations. The speakers […]
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What legal systems and practices are most conducive to supporting and strengthening the philanthropic sector? Giedre Lideikyte Huber, guest of the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation Blog on the Le Temps platform, explores this question. Based on the latest OECD report on the taxation of philanthropy, the author shares three lines of thought for Switzerland. We invite […]
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Alors qu’elle n’a longtemps été discutée que dans des cercles académiques restreints, la fiscalité de la philanthropie suscite depuis peu une attention marquée. Cela découle notamment de tendances globales ainsi que d’événements plus ponctuels (dont évidemment la pandémie actuelle) qui encouragent la collecte massive de fonds caritatifs. Certaines estimations évaluent la philanthropie à près de […]
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En mars, ma fille ainée de 15 ans me demandait si l’épidémie du Covid19 entrerait dans l’histoire avec un grand « H ». J’aurais été alors bien en peine d’anticiper ces mois éprouvants que nous avons tous vécu, qui marqueront sans nul doute les histoires de chacun d’entre nous. Ces dernières semaines, nous avons pu […]
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We would like to inform you that Swiss Philanthropy Foundation and WISE philanthropy advisors are moving their offices. We thank you in advance for taking note of our new address to update your database: Place de Cornavin 2 1211 Geneva 1 Post office box and phone numbers of each organisation remain the same. We invite […]
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In its 2020 edition of the series „The 300 richest in Switzerland“, the magazine Bilan devoted a dossier on philanthropy and the strong mobilization of donors for health, reinforced by the current health emergency context. Etienne Eichenberger contributed to this notebook by reviewing in particular the collaboration of the foundation he chairs Swiss Philanthropy Foundation […]
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