Activity Report 2018-2019

Swiss Philanthropy Foundation Activity Report is now available and looks back on developments of the years 2018 and 2019.

Launch of Europe’s first online Transnational Giving Platform to facilitate cross-border giving

Digital revolution in the world of philanthropy, with the launch on Monday June 29, 2020 of a European digital platform for cross-border donations. An innovative pilot project which aims to facilitate donations and stimulate philanthropy in Europe.

Philanthropy Forum Capsule   Are We Generous ?

Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, speaker at the 2019 Verbier Festival Philanthropy Forum, discusses.

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 “Rapid Support Fund COVID-19”. Thanks to the strong mobilization of donors and a matching-funds mechanism by the Foundation, a fund of CHF 500,000.- was raised in record time.

Covid-19 Fund

« We are immensely grateful to the UN Foundation and the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation for coming forward to help us set up this fund. A lot of people and institutions have been saying they want to contribute to the fight against the novel coronavirus. Now they can.»

 Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.

Discover Swiss Philanthropy Foundation Blog on Le Temps

Swiss Philanthropy Foundation is pleased to announce its collaboration with the media “Le Temps” as part of its Institutional Blog. We invite you now to discover the latest articles.

3 minutes to know how to create your fund

Do you wish to better understand what a personal philanthropic fund is? We invite you to watch our new video, that explains this solution with simplicity.