On July 28, the Verbier Festival and the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation organised a conference on philanthropy, education and music. Moderated by Sylvain Besson, Assistant Editor-in-Chief of Le Temps, the round table was composed of a panel of committed actors whose diversity made it possible to highlight the link that each of them establishes between philanthropy […]
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This was the central issue that was addressed during a workshop conducted by Etienne Eichenberger, President of Swiss Philanthropy Foundation on the occasion of the 16th “Symposium des fondations” organized in Geneva on 7 June 2017 by SwissFoundations, the association of the swiss grant-making foundations. Philanthropy is in motion, just like the actors who make […]
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The Fund Action Laos sheltered by Swiss Philanthropy Foundation targets the educational development of disadvantaged villages in Laos. The target for 2018 is to support 450 underprivileged young people and the improvement of living conditions for 1’453 families. To this end, the Fund is supporting three organisations in this country: Pencils of promise, PADETC and […]
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Swissfoundations. Record de participation pour le 16e Symposium des fondations suisses hier à Genève, avec plus de 400 participants. Focus sur un atelier dédié à la NewGen. Qu’est-ce qui distingue les philanthropes de la nouvelle génération (NewGen) ? Premièrement, ils ne se définissent pas eux-mêmes comme des « philanthropes », préférant parler « d’engagement ». […]
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This event has been the occasion to reveal some data of the annual study led by Swiss Sustainable Finance on the sustainable investment market in Switzerland, which increased by 39% this year. Today, the authorities seem more sensitive to the topic of sustainable investment, such as the Federal Council that mentions it in its new […]
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Fondations abritantes et collaboration : mutualiser les ressources, bénéficier d’économies d’échelles et maximiser l’impact philanthropique comme objectif.
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As part of its “Education and Employment” thematic Fund, Swiss Philanthropy Foundation offers a non-financial added value by giving to the organisations supported by the Fund to meet and to share their experiences and good practices. The Foundation has organised a 4-day collective intelligence workshop in Hanoi which brought together 13 beneficiary organisations from all […]
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Swiss Philanthropy Foundation organized a breakfast on the theme of collaboration in philanthropy at the Impact Hub Geneva on 21 March 2017. A highly topical subject, as impact and collaboration are recurring topics in all conversations. This debate, animated in a vivid and pertinent way by Tibère Adler, Avenir Suisse’s Director for French-speaking Switzerland, presented […]
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A conference on foundations of public utility was held in Lausanne on Thursday 16 March 2017. This conference was part of the series of events organized in the French-speaking Switzerland by Swiss Philanthropy Foundation on the theme “Is philanthropy for you? “. It gathered about thirty participants in the warm and welcoming offices of Fiduciaire Michel […]
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Do you wish to better understand what a personal philanthropic fund is? We invite you to watch our new video, that explains this solution with simplicity:
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