27 April 2020 | News,

Rapid Support Fund COVID-19

Swiss Philanthropy Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of a collaborative fund to support NGOs whose activities are impacted by the pandemic, the „COVID-19 Rapid Support Fund“. Thanks to the strong mobilization of donors and a matching-fund mechanism by SPF, a fund of CHF 500,000 has been raised in record time. The impact of […]

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24 April 2020 | Presse,

AGEFI | Interview Etienne Eichenberger: « Today’s priority for donors is to support the medical emergency»

In an interview with AGEFI, Etienne Eichenberger, co-founder of the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation (SPF), recalls the impact of the crisis on the actions of the sheltered foundations. He explains how SPF was able to use its expertise to help the WHO to approach non-state donors for the first time. The launch in partnership with the […]

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23 April 2020 | News,

Swiss Philanthropy Foundation is hiring a Projet Administrator | Applications are now closed.

With strong growth of its sheltered funds, the Foundation wishes to strengthen its team and is looking for : A Project Administrator attached to the General Management for the operational and administrative management of Sheltered Funds. Application deadline: Friday 15 May 2020. To apply, please send your application to the recruitment agency (Alec Allan & […]

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20 April 2020 | Blog le Temps, Die Rolle der Philanthropie in einer krisengeschüttelten Welt,

Camille Andres – Les solutions provisoires d’aujourd’hui feront-elles le monde de demain ? 

Dans le soin, l’alimentation ou la collaboration médicale, le bénévolat a suscité une créativité inédite pour faire face à notre nouveau monde pandémique. Ces innovations sont-elles durables ? Quel futur préfigurent-elles ? Trouver un producteur ou un commerçant local en Suisse romande n’a jamais été aussi pratique, grâce à la plateforme Local Heroes. Si vous êtes à […]

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15 April 2020 | News,

Verbier Festival Emergency Relief Fund

Long-time partner of Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, the Verbier Festival announces the creation of a new fund to provide emergency relief to unemployed Verbier Festival Academy alumni — solo, chamber and orchestral instrumentalists, singers, conductors — and alumni Festival production and technical crew facing lost income because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The current global health […]

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09 April 2020 | Blog le Temps, Großzügigkeit und deren Vermittlung,

Camille Andres – La générosité locale en ébullition grâce au Covid-19 

C’est à qui offrira le plus ! Les dons et la générosité explosent en cette période de Covid-19. Avec une particularité : ils se « relocalisent », stimulant les communautés locales, soutenant nos voisin·e·s et aîné·e·s … Allons-nous tisser de nouveaux liens ? Des fleurs, des gants, de la crème pour les mains et de […]

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09 April 2020 | News,

SPF Blog on Le Temps | „Local generosity on the rise thanks to Covid-19“ by Camille Andres

Donations and generosity are exploding in this Covid-19 period. With one particularity: they „relocate“, stimulating local communities. The university hospitals of Lausanne and Geneva are overwhelmed by donations. In such a consequent way that it was necessary to create a mutual aid fund to structure the reception of all the marks of generosity. Voluntary technological […]

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07 April 2020 | News,

SPF Blog on Le Temps | „COVID-19: a crash test for NGOs and donors“ by Martial Paris

The consequences for the economy are still being assessed, but what about support for NGOs, in Switzerland or elsewhere, and through them, aid to the most disadvantaged ? What are their response capacities? For many NGOs, the impacts are major, as they offer a range of services that are directly impacted by the containment measures. […]

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03 April 2020 | News, Presse,

WHO joins forces with the United Nations Foundation and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, AGEFI

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the first and only fund for individuals, companies and institutions to contribute to the global response to COVID-19. To expand the global donor network, WHO has partnered with two charitable foundations: Swiss Philanthropy Foundation and United Nations Foundation. Both foundations will receive donations, which will then be used […]

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31 März 2020 | Blog le Temps, Großzügigkeit und deren Vermittlung,

Pascal Hufschmid – Je peux pas, j’ai collecte de sang ! 

Combien de fois je me suis arrêté devant cette affiche, sublime de poésie et de simplicité. Il y pleut des roses stylisées, dont le rouge irradie sur fond vert. En deux couleurs et quelques traits, les graphistes sont parvenus à tout dire : la goutte de sang, sa nature précieuse, le don que représente sa […]

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