July 2021
It is with great enthusiasm that we announce that Sabrina Grassi is co-Vice-President of the Executive Board of SwissFoundations as of 1st June 2021. She sits on the Committee since October 2020. SwissFoundations is an association created in 2001 who represents Swiss charitable donor foundations and gives them a strong and independent voice. It is […]
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July 2021
Please note that the recruitment process is closed for all three positions. Building on the growth of the philanthropic funds that we host, we are strengthening our team and seeking to fill 3 permanent positions with dynamic candidates for the benefit of at least 5-7 years of experience: A 100% Project Administrator The mission of […]
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May 2021
The year 2020 was characterised by new challenges and opportunities generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. For a better understanding of how an umbrella foundation can provide a quick and agile solution to donors wishing to respond to new emerging needs, Swiss Philanthropy Foundation invites you to read the following article “Swiss foundations’ response to the […]
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May 2021
Swiss Philanthropy Foundation is delighted to present its 2020 condensed report coming back highlights and key figures of last year. On this occasion, we organised an introductory webinar on 18 May 2021, which you can watch again below. This was an opportunity for the Foundation to share several highlights, such as the variety of its […]
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May 2021
“Culture: What if we valued better the impalpable?” Câline Yamakawa, guest of Swiss Philanthropy Foundation Blog on the “Le Temps” platform, explores this question. “We need more, we need elevation of the soul in the intellectual sense, we need solidarity, mutual aid and human warmth.” Inspired both by her daily life as Director of Operations […]
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April 2021
We are delighted to learn that the Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund – powered by the United Nations Foundation and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation from March 2020 to March 2021 – was nominated as winner in the Philanthropy Communication category at the Corporate Social Responsibility & Diversity Awards 2021 presented by PR News, and was also honourably […]
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March 2021
In 2021, after 8 editions and more than 200 participants in Romandie, Swiss Philanthropy Foundation continues to organise the Master Class , in partnership with the Center for Philanthropy Studies of Basel University (CEPS) and the Geneva Centre for Philanthropy of the University of Geneva (UNIGE). What are the goals? The goal of this cross-training […]
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March 2021
To face the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund on 13 March 2020, co-hosted by the United Nations Foundation and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation. This is the only way for individuals, corporations and foundations around the world to directly support the work of WHO and partners to help countries prevent, detect, and respond […]
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March 2021
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the association Sustainable Finance Geneva presents the creation of a new working group called “Gender Lens Initiative for Switzerland” (GLIS). Its mission will be to enhance the Swiss contribution to the 5th UN sustainable development goal – gender equality – through public-private partnerships, research, products development and promotion, […]
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March 2021
“Who is in charge? The question of power in philanthropic relationships” Georg von Schnurbein, guest of Swiss Philanthropy Foundation Blog on the “Le Temps” platform, explores this question. ” Foundations are only as good as their recipients” Based on the latest “Grantee Review Report” from the Center for Philanthropy Studies (CEPS) of the University of […]
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