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Mai 2020

Heidi.news | Point du jour by Etienne Eichenberger

Etienne Eichenberger is the guest of Heidi.news „Point du jour“, dedicated today to philanthropy. This episode revealed incredible outbursts of generosity and simple gestures of solidarity, revealing the best of ourselves. We invite you to discover it online. Swiss Philanthropy Foundation thanks Heidi.news for this opportunity to remind the importance and the role of philanthropy […]

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Mai 2020

SPF Blog on Le Temps | „Support the angels share“

Martial Paris, managing partner at WISE – philanthropy advisors, is a guest of Swiss Philanthropy Foundation’s blog on the Temps platform. It reflects the realities experienced by NGOs on the ground and the challenges encountered in carrying out their missions with the poorest in these times of pandemic. He urges donors to be flexible and […]

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Mai 2020

Radio LAC | Swiss Philanthropy Foundation

Discover the interview of Etienne Eichenberger in Radio LAC aired on May 1st, 2020. The opportunity to talk about the collaboration of the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Foundation, in the fight against Covid-19, thanks to the donations collected in favour of the Covid19 Solidarity Response Fund. […]

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April 2020

SPF Blog on Le Temps | „Will today’s temporary solutions shape tomorrow’s world?“ by Camille Andres

Our new pandemic world has generated unprecedented creativity. These innovations have several features in common. They are voluntary and they create bonds. Specialists, students and entrepreneurs have chosen to respond to the emergency by creating new forms of solidarity on the scale of a neighbourhood or a region. But are these innovations sustainable? What future […]

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April 2020

Rapid Support Fund COVID-19

Swiss Philanthropy Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of a collaborative fund to support NGOs whose activities are impacted by the pandemic, the „COVID-19 Rapid Support Fund“. Thanks to the strong mobilization of donors and a matching-fund mechanism by SPF, a fund of CHF 500,000 has been raised in record time. The impact of […]

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April 2020

Swiss Philanthropy Foundation is hiring a Projet Administrator | Applications are now closed.

With strong growth of its sheltered funds, the Foundation wishes to strengthen its team and is looking for : A Project Administrator attached to the General Management for the operational and administrative management of Sheltered Funds. Application deadline: Friday 15 May 2020. To apply, please send your application to the recruitment agency (Alec Allan & […]

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April 2020

Verbier Festival Emergency Relief Fund

Long-time partner of Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, the Verbier Festival announces the creation of a new fund to provide emergency relief to unemployed Verbier Festival Academy alumni — solo, chamber and orchestral instrumentalists, singers, conductors — and alumni Festival production and technical crew facing lost income because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The current global health […]

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April 2020

SPF Blog on Le Temps | „Local generosity on the rise thanks to Covid-19“ by Camille Andres

Donations and generosity are exploding in this Covid-19 period. With one particularity: they „relocate“, stimulating local communities. The university hospitals of Lausanne and Geneva are overwhelmed by donations. In such a consequent way that it was necessary to create a mutual aid fund to structure the reception of all the marks of generosity. Voluntary technological […]

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April 2020

SPF Blog on Le Temps | „COVID-19: a crash test for NGOs and donors“ by Martial Paris

The consequences for the economy are still being assessed, but what about support for NGOs, in Switzerland or elsewhere, and through them, aid to the most disadvantaged ? What are their response capacities? For many NGOs, the impacts are major, as they offer a range of services that are directly impacted by the containment measures. […]

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April 2020

WHO joins forces with the United Nations Foundation and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, AGEFI

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the first and only fund for individuals, companies and institutions to contribute to the global response to COVID-19. To expand the global donor network, WHO has partnered with two charitable foundations: Swiss Philanthropy Foundation and United Nations Foundation. Both foundations will receive donations, which will then be used […]

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