On November 28th, GivingTuesday, Transnational Giving Europe (TGE) launched its cutting-edge online platform—a comprehensive European Catalogue of non-profit organizations. The hallmark of this new platform is its ability to boost charitable giving across Europe and showcase TGE-registered charities with online donation pages. These organizations will now be easily discoverable through a user-friendly interface, allowing users […]
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The “European Philanthropy: overcoming barriers” event, which took place on October 26 at the ETH Student Project House in Zurich, kicked off with a workshop designed specifically for Swiss non-profit organizations raising funds in Europe. Its aim was to explore effective philanthropic solutions and provide an overview of tax considerations for cross-border giving in Europe. […]
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The 2023 Steering Committee of the Transnational Giving Europe (TGE) network was held from October 18 to 20, 2023 in Toledo, Spain. The network comprises 19 member countries across Europe. It promotes European philanthropy and facilitates cross-border donations. Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, which has represented the network in Switzerland since 2008, was present at this event […]
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The Foundation welcomes two new employees We are delighted to welcome two new members to the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation team. Caroline Daudin joined the Foundation as Administrative Coordinator in July 2023. With a wealth of experience in administrative management within international companies, Caroline assists the Administrative and Financial Management in the follow-up of accounting and […]
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The Demaimpact collaborative fund (formerly known as Ensemble et Maintenant), launched by Swiss Philanthropy Foundation alongside three other foundations, enables young people from all backgrounds and walks of life to get involved in philanthropy by selecting projects carried out by and for young people. A real laboratory, the project aims to involve young people from […]
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Swiss Philanthropy Foundation and the Organization of the Swiss Abroad (OSA), SwissCommunity commissioned gfs.bern to conduct a survey to better understand the generosity of Swiss abroad. The focus was on individual values and the link with Switzerland, but also on giving behaviors and motivations. The 2019 federal elections and subsequent analyses have shown that the […]
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Swiss Philanthropy Foundation participated in the Summit and Actions Days of the Building Bridges conference, held this week in Geneva. Building Bridges is a collaborative event that aims to advance sustainable finance in Switzerland and around the world, addressing the twin crises of climate and nature, worsening social inequalities and how to mobilize capital to […]
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“Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, always close to all donors”. Sabrina Grassi, Executive Director of Swiss Philanthropy Foundation and President of SwissFoundations, was interviewed by Elisa Bortoluzzi Dubach of the Swiss-Italian magazine Ticino Welcome. The article, published on September 27, 2023, retraces the development and key moments in the evolution of our Foundation, which has historically opened […]
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How to overcome barriers in giving and receiving? Philanthropic engagement has a crucial role to play to cope with today’s challenges in an increasingly disruptive environment. New ways of giving practices must be explored to shape and support the ongoing transformation. Governments, for the most part, want to stimulate philanthropy: across Europe, many countries provide […]
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Morocco was hit by a powerful earthquake on the night of September 8-9, 2023, the strongest ever measured in the country. The death toll now stands at over 2,900. Moved by the scale of this tragedy, Swiss Philanthropy Foundation wishes to show its solidarity with Morocco by listing the initiatives launched by our network of […]
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