In its November 24th 2021 edition, the AGEFI newspaper devoted a special report to philanthropy. Aline Freiburghaus, Director of SwissFoundations for French-speaking Switzerland, and Sabrina Grassi, Director General of Swiss Philanthropy Foundation and Co-Vice President of SwissFoundations, had the opportunity to express their views on the changes that the foundation sector is currently undergoing. In […]
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In its 2021 edition “The 300 wealthiest people of Switzerland”, Bilan magazine devotes a special report to philanthropy and in particular to continuing education in this field. As Sabrina Grassi, Director General of the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation points out in her interview, “Philanthropy has always been able to work. But now there is a desire to […]
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Organized by Swiss Philanthropy Foundation in partnership with the Center for Philanthropy Studies of Basel (CEPS), in association for the first time with the Centre in philanthropy of Geneva University (UNIGE), the Master Class in philanthropy took place from 1st to 3rd September 2021 at Château de Bossey (VD). The 2021 edition brought together 25 […]
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COP26 was held from October 31st to November 12th 2021 in Glasgow, an opportunity for delegates and participants to try to find an agreement to face the climate change our world is currently experiencing. The issue of the environmental challenge is at the heart of Partners for a New Economy (P4NE), a fund hosted at […]
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The desire to give has never been so strong and the figures confirm the trend of generosity initiated during the Covid-19 pandemic. With nearly 6,000 donors for approximately 18 million euros donated through the Transnational Giving Europe (TGE) network in the first half of 2021 alone, the figures of previous years are far exceeded: + […]
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Swiss Philanthropy Foundation participated in the webinar “Investing while creating impact”, organized by the Alternative Bank Switzerland on September 22nd, 2021. With impact as its central theme, the event was an opportunity to discuss how to generate impact through donations, but also through responsible financial investment and how foundations can align their investments with their […]
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Swiss Philanthropy Foundation and WISE philanthropy advisors jointly launched the Young Talent Program in September 2021. This 9-month immersion is aimed at young graduates who wish to discover the philanthropy sector, giving the opportunity to acquire different professional skills in the fields of project management, administrative grantmaking monitoring or communication. Lucie Gillioz is the first […]
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On September 30th, 2021, the first edition of the “Biennale Filantropia Strategica” took place in Lugano. This conference, organized by the Center of Competence for the Non-Profit Sector of the Italian-speaking Switzerland (CENPRO), showed the will of the Authorities and the private philanthropic actors to develop and professionalize philanthropy in the Italian-speaking Switzerland. Indeed, the […]
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“Philanthropy and ‘advocacy’, dangerous liaisons” Davide Rodogno, guest of Swiss Philanthropy Foundation Blog on the “Le Temps” platform, explores this question. “Here is the – political – crux of the problem: when does political activism or lobbying go beyond the accepted (acceptable) perimeter and consequently nullify the privileges – fiscal, for example – of a […]
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Il y a quelques années, écrire un blog sur ce sujet n’aurait pas été possible car ce terme – qu’on traduit par “plaidoyer” en langue française – n’aurait pas été immédiatement associé à la philanthropie. Pourtant, l’histoire de l’advocacy est longue et s’est trouvée constamment entremêlée avec celle de la philanthropie. En anglais, le terme […]
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