07 August 2018 | News,

Basel Convention on Philanthropy, Am 19. / 20. November 2018

Am 19. / 20. November 2018 findet in Basel die 1. Basel Convention on Philanthropy statt. Im Rahmen einer zweitägigen Veranstaltungen, die unter dem Motto „a plea for collaboration“ steht, werden aktuelle gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen und die Rolle der Philanthropie darin thematisiert. Hochkarätige Keynote-Speakers und spannende Podiumsdiskussionen werden begleitet von World Cafés und Unconferences, um allen […]

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25 Juli 2018 | News,

Success for the 2018 Philanthropy Forum of Verbier

Swiss Philanthropy Foundation took part in the Festival of Verbier during the 2018 Philanthropy Forum event on the 21st and 22nd July, as part of the Unlimited programme, in collaboration with the Verbier Festival Foundation. The Round Tables, moderated by Etienne Eichenberger, gathered more than 200 people, while the themes of education and transmission were […]

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20 Juni 2018 | News,

Biennial Report 2016-2017

Swiss Philanthropy Foundation is pleased to share its Biennial Report presenting the activities over the past two years, during which the Foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary. An important focus of the Foundation in the 24 months covered by the report was to promote philanthropy in French-speaking Switzerland. 14 new personal philanthropic foundations were created over […]

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08 Juni 2018 | News,

Do you know the 10 trends shaping philanthropy today?

  For its 10th anniversary, the Center for Philanthropy Studies at the University of Basel (CEPS) and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation organized a breakfast debate on Thursday, June 7th, on the „10 trends shaping philanthropy today“. Moderated by Sacha Sidjanski, head of external relations at EPFL’s Faculty of Life Sciences, the sustainable trends in philanthropy and […]

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05 Juni 2018 | News,

Swiss Philanthropy Foundation participated at the ninth GFSI, Geneva Forum For Sustainable Investment, held in Geneva on May 31, 2018.

The event was the first to reveal the figures of the annual study conducted by Swiss Sustainable Finance on the sustainable investment market in Switzerland, which amounted to CHF 390.6 billion in 2017, representing 82% increase over the previous year. The issue of sustainable investing in the world of foundations was discussed at the opening […]

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11 Juni 2018 | News,

May 2018: Return on the field trip in India

In the frame of its thematic funds, Swiss Philanthropy Foundation in collaboration with WISE – philanthropy advisors traveled to India to identify and plan the implementation of projects in the field of access to employment for disadvantaged young people and health. This field trip was a great occasion to visit as well the projects funded […]

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04 Mai 2018 | News,

March 2018: Return on the field trip in Africa

In the frame of its thematic funds, Swiss Philanthropy Foundation in collaboration with WISE – philanthropy advisors traveled to East Africa to identify and plan the implementation of projects in the field of access to employment for disadvantaged young people and health and healthcare, for instance the maternity of pregnant young women and whose activities […]

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01 Mai 2018 | News,

« Invest for Impact » : 15 innovative impact investing funds gathered in Zurich by th European Venture Philanthropy Association

Swiss Philanthropy Foundation (SPF) participated in the “ « Invest for Impact » event organised by the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) and the Centre for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth of the University of Zurich on April 24 in Zurich. In partnership with King Baudouin Foundation (Belgium) and the University of Zurich, this workshop enabled 15 innovative impact investing […]

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11 Juni 2018 | News,

NEXUS 2018 : Accelerate your impact !

Swiss Philanthropy Foundation participated to the annual NEXUS Summit in Rotterdam from 24 to 26 April 2018. The Summit’s objective is to connect the financial, intellectual, creative and social capital of our generation in an action-oriented, solutions-focused community. This year, the event brought together more than 100 young philanthropists, impact investors, social entrepreneurs and social […]

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16 April 2018 | News, Presse,

„L’investissement philanthropique“: Tribune de Genève, Campagne Focus Finance, avril 2018

In their latest review, “Campagne Focus Finance”, the supplement magazine of the Tribune de Genève, focuses on philanthropy, and more particularly on the alternative of sheltered funds by interviewing Etienne Eichenberger, Chair of Swiss Philanthropy Foundation. If the foundation sector is in full swing with the creation of a foundation every day in Switzerland, half […]

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