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Fan Li reflects on the 2025 Asia Philanthropy Congress, held under the theme "Philanthropy's Role in a Fragmented and Uncertain World." Speakers from foundations, NGOs, and international organisations returned repeatedly to shared pressures: climate escalation, widening inequality, shrinking aid, and geopolitical fragmentation.

Tue Feb 17 2026 Read More

Alex Jacobs of the Joffe Charitable Trust shares five lessons from collaborating with funders to tackle the UK’s estimated £100 billion dirty money problem. From building bridges and investing in relationships to aligning strategies and adapting quickly, he argues that coordinated, flexible philanthropy is essential to confronting corruption and defending democracy.

Tue Feb 17 2026 Read More

An interview with Christine Darcas, a consultant on Philanthropy Australia’s collective giving research initiative, explores emerging trends in collaborative generosity and what current research suggests about its direction and potential.

Tue Feb 17 2026 Read More

In a conversation with Shelly Helgeson of Connective Impact, the structural forces reshaping philanthropy come into focus: closed funding pipelines, lower risk tolerance, and the loss of USAID are squeezing capital for social impact work. Helgeson argues that in this context, intentional relationship-building is not optional but central.

Tue Feb 17 2026 Read More

The Schott Foundation for Public Education has spearheaded creation of a new benchmark inviting foundations to engage in critical self-reflection about whether they're following through on promises to better support nonprofits. The tool helps identify leaders in sustainable grantmaking and encourages better alignment of practices with equity and systemic change.

Tue Feb 10 2026 Read More

Brunswick's newly published Global State of Philanthropy survey explores public attitudes toward billionaire philanthropy across eight markets: China, France, Germany, India, Nigeria, South Africa, the UK, and the United States. Despite declining institutional trust and increased media scrutiny, support for billionaire philanthropy has remained remarkably robust among the public.

Tue Feb 10 2026 Read More
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