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März 2022

We are looking for our next Young Talent

Swiss Philanthropy Foundation and WISE philanthropy advisors are seeking a Junior Project Coordinator for their „Programme Jeune Talent“. Swiss Philanthropy Foundation and WISE philanthropy advisors have partnered to create the „Programme Jeune Talent (PJT)“ to offer young graduates with little or no professional experience an opportunity to acquire professional skills and develop their knowledge of […]

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März 2022

In solidarity with Ukraine, Swiss Philanthropy Foundation provides support for philanthropists to express their generosity

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that, as of March 15, 2022, more than 3 million people had fled the country. If the situation continues to deteriorate, up to 12 million people inside Ukraine and 4 million refugees from Ukraine will need assistance and protection. Touched by the magnitude of this human tragedy, Swiss […]

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März 2022

Launch of the donor collaborative Early Childhood Regional Networks Fund

Swiss Philanthropy Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of the Early Childhood Regional Networks Fund donor collaborative established by Oak Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and Porticus. In the process of joining are The Human Safety Net and The Two Lillies Fund.  Hosted by Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, the fund aims to support early childhood development by providing funding that empowers the […]

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März 2022

Our TGE partners in countries bordering Ukraine are taking action

As border countries that have now seen thousands of Ukrainian refugees cross their borders and heard the call for help from neighboring Ukrainian charities, our Transational Giving Europe (TGE) partners have put in place solutions to address this conflict. Our partners in Hungary (Carpathian Foundation Hungary) and Slovakia (Carpathian Foundation Slovakia) have joined forces to […]

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Februar 2022

Sabrina Grassi and Lucile Bula represented Swiss Philanthropy Foundation in two public events

At the beginning of the year, the Foundation was represented at two public events: Sabrina Grassi, Executive Director of the Foundation, participated in the webinar organized by the ESSEC Chair in Philanthropy „The governance of grant-making foundation. Common pitfalls and best practices“, with Prof. Georg von Schnurbein, Director of the Center for Philanthropy Studies at […]

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Februar 2022

Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund Final Report: A Successful Donor Collaboration

In 2020, at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, Swiss Philanthropy Foundation set up a collaboration of 16 donors of different profiles to help NGOs previously supported through the Foundation’s thematic funds to navigate through the challenges of the crisis. Seven foundations, five private philanthropists and four nominative funds hosted by Swiss Philanthropy Foundation […]

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Februar 2022

2021 key figures of Swiss Philanthropy Foundation

During the year 2021, donors‘ gestures of generosity and solidarity continued to increase, as shown by the key figures for the past year. Donations reached CHF 49 million in favor of 458 beneficiary organizations. In 2021, 8 new hosted funds were created, bringing the total number of funds created by Swiss Philanthropy Foundation to 76, […]

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Februar 2022

New nominations

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Sabrina Grassi as Director General of the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation starting on the January 1st, 2020, four years after joining the Foundation. In addition, the team will be growing further with the arrival of Laurent Hostettler in March, as Administrative and Financial Director, reporting to the General […]

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Februar 2022

Closing of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund after nearly two years of collaboration with Swiss Philanthropy Foundation

The COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund was created at the request of the World Health Organization (WHO). Active from March 13, 2020 and December 31, 2021, it enabled individuals, corporations and foundations to support the work of WHO and its partners to help countries prevent, detect and respond to the pandemic. In total, 676,626 donors have […]

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Januar 2022

SPF blog on the Le Temps platform | „Diversity of motivations in the foundation ecosystem“, by Aline Freiburghaus (in French only)

In this new contribution to our blog hosted on the Le Temps website, Aline Freiburghaus, Co-Director of SwissFoundations, explores the diversity of motivations that drive people to give, as well as their evolution. “Donors no longer only want to fill the gaps in the system, but are increasingly interested in anticipating societal changes, in order […]

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