Februar 2022
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
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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Januar 2022
We are pleased to have welcomed two new members to the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation team at the end of 2021: Marc Salzmann has joined us as Project Administrator, and Victoria Pittet has taken on the temporary position of Administrative Coordinator for a period of 9 months. The Foundation is very pleased with these new arrivals. […]
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Dezember 2021
“Generosity multiplies when shared” Guest of the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation’s Blog on Le Temps platform, Alexandra Jequier explores this question through different episodes that made her aware of philanthropy from a young age and discusses ways to perpetuate and encourage this tradition with the younger generation. “My father always opened my eyes to the fact […]
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Dezember 2021
In its November 24th 2021 edition, the AGEFI newspaper devoted a special report to philanthropy. Aline Freiburghaus, Director of SwissFoundations for French-speaking Switzerland, and Sabrina Grassi, Director General of Swiss Philanthropy Foundation and Co-Vice President of SwissFoundations, had the opportunity to express their views on the changes that the foundation sector is currently undergoing. In […]
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November 2021
In its 2021 edition „The 300 wealthiest people of Switzerland“, Bilan magazine devotes a special report to philanthropy and in particular to continuing education in this field. As Sabrina Grassi, Director General of the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation points out in her interview, “Philanthropy has always been able to work. But now there is a desire to […]
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November 2021
Organisée par Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, en partenariat avec le Center for Philanthropy Studies de l’Université de Bâle (CEPS) et le Centre en philanthropie de l’Université de Genève (UNIGE), la Master Class en philanthropie, s’est déroulée du 1 au 3 septembre 2021 au Château de Bossey (VD). Cette édition 2021 a réuni 25 participants venus des […]
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November 2021
COP26 was held from October 31st to November 12th 2021 in Glasgow, an opportunity for delegates and participants to try to find an agreement to face the climate change our world is currently experiencing. The issue of the environmental challenge is at the heart of Partners for a New Economy (P4NE), a fund hosted at […]
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Oktober 2021
The desire to give has never been so strong and the figures confirm the trend of generosity initiated during the Covid-19 pandemic. With nearly 6,000 donors for approximately 18 million euros donated through the Transnational Giving Europe (TGE) network in the first half of 2021 alone, the figures of previous years are far exceeded: + […]
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Oktober 2021
Swiss Philanthropy Foundation participated in the webinar „Investing while creating impact“, organized by the Alternative Bank Switzerland on September 22nd, 2021. With impact as its central theme, the event was an opportunity to discuss how to generate impact through donations, but also through responsible financial investment and how foundations can align their investments with their […]
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