Alliance magazine

🔔 New issue alert! What part do tax incentives play in promoting philanthropy and are they justified? Should donors rather be encouraged both to pay their taxes and do philanthropy, rather than incentivising them to give with what is essentially public money? If they are justifiable, under what circumstances? How should they be structured so they benefit less wealthy, rather than more wealthy givers? Our tax and philanthropy special feature will includes voices engaged in the tax justice movement, tax and cross-border philanthropy and tax discourse from a global south viewpoint. Guest edited by Austrian-German philanthropist Marlene Engelhorn of taxmenow, who shot to prominence on the global stage since her decision in January to redistribute a €25 million inheritance through a democratically run citizens council. Read it now 👉 tinyurl.com/bddetah5

🌏 How can Asia leverage its growing wealth and philanthropic sector to create sustainable solutions for urgent social and environmental challenges? Globally renowned philanthropists, thought leaders, social entrepreneurs, policymakers, academics, and NGOs convened at the #PBC2024 Forum under the theme "Delivering Impactful Philanthropy in the Real World" to tackle this critical question and explore strategies for achieving high-impact philanthropy in Asia. Reflecting on the Forum, Alliance magazine offers an in-depth article highlighting the key takeaways. 👇 #ImpactfulPhilanthropy #HKJC #HKJCCharitiesTrust #AsianPhilanthropy

Multi-stakeholder networks are an increasing, and increasingly vital, feature of the social sector, yet they remain inadequately resourced, even by comparison to the broader nonprofit space. Analysis from Kerstin Tebbe, Collective Mind ⬇

Alliance magazine regional correspondent Agustín Landa recently interviewed Nick Deychakiwsky, a program officer with the Mott Foundation’s Civil Society program, about his reflections from the Latimpacto conference Impact Minds 2024 in Oaxaca, Mexico. Deychakiwsky shares his thoughts on philanthropic infrastructure support in Latin America — past, present and future. Read more here.

An essential read: Moving Money, Building Movements: An Expansive Horizon of Possibilities, published in Alliance magazine https://lnkd.in/eRq-4hge #MovingMoneyBuildingMovements #AWID2024

A VOX Capital marcou presença em dois importantes eventos do ecossistema de impacto: o Lente B + IMPACT TRADE, organizado pelo Sistema B Brasil, IMPACT TRADE e NATIVA, e o Impact Minds, promovido pela Latimpacto. Nossa associada do time de Venture Capital, Laís Rocha, nos representou em ambos os eventos. No Lente B, Laís liderou um círculo de conversas sobre Finanças Sustentáveis, contribuindo para fortalecer a agenda de impacto positivo no Brasil. Já no Impact Minds, ela compartilhou seus insights em um artigo publicado na Alliance magazine, explorando como os investimentos de impacto podem enfrentar desafios urgentes como mudanças climáticas, desigualdade e saúde. Para ler o artigo completo acesse: https://lnkd.in/dGkZjSfW

A productive, healthy relationship between a funder and a grantee or infrastructure organisation can go much further by acknowledging the power imbalance and pushing past it to build a genuine, two-way partnership. In the second interview of our five-part series with Alliance magazine and Propel Philanthropy, GlobalGiving’s CEO Victoria Vrana shares her personal experience with funding social sector infrastructure, and why this work remains vital. Read here: https://lnkd.in/gRcPwpi7 #LiftUpPhilanthropy

Is philanthropy failing Palestine, Israel, and the Middle East? The Alliance magazine 2024 readers questionnaire has been designed to gather opinions and impressions on philanthropy's response to the unfolding catastrophic situation in Palestine, Israel, and the wider region. How are organisations responding both externally and internally, and how are public statements on the conflict affecting relationship between funders and grantees? Share your views (anonymously) via the link below.

Social projects are being denied vital investment because of restrictions on European philanthropic foundations, according to the Philanthropy Europe Association, Philea - Philanthropy Europe Association and impact investing network, Impact Europe. Last week they made four requests to the European Parliament, which they say would remove restrictions and boost philanthropies’ social investment. ⬇

HIV is a feminist issue. Read this critical piece in Alliance magazine exposing the power imbalances, a lack of access to care, and stigma that make women and girls more vulnerable to HIV and how funders and activists can collaborate on solutions that will work. https://lnkd.in/gCqqwe-Q