« Ce n’est que quand il fait nuit que les étoiles brillent. » disait Winston Churchill. La culture ? est aujourd’hui en 2021 devenue une question. En effet l’un des secteurs les plus à l’arrêt depuis environ un an se demande encore s’il survivra à cette crise. Les espaces culturels (musique, cinéma, théâtre…) sont tout […]
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“Culture: What if we valued better the impalpable?” Câline Yamakawa, guest of Swiss Philanthropy Foundation Blog on the “Le Temps” platform, explores this question. “We need more, we need elevation of the soul in the intellectual sense, we need solidarity, mutual aid and human warmth.” Inspired both by her daily life as Director of Operations […]
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We are delighted to learn that the Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund – powered by the United Nations Foundation and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation from March 2020 to March 2021 – was nominated as winner in the Philanthropy Communication category at the Corporate Social Responsibility & Diversity Awards 2021 presented by PR News, and was also honourably […]
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In 2021, after 8 editions and more than 200 participants in Romandie, Swiss Philanthropy Foundation continues to organise the Master Class , in partnership with the Center for Philanthropy Studies of Basel University (CEPS) and the Geneva Centre for Philanthropy of the University of Geneva (UNIGE). What are the goals? The goal of this cross-training […]
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To face the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund on 13 March 2020, co-hosted by the United Nations Foundation and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation. This is the only way for individuals, corporations and foundations around the world to directly support the work of WHO and partners to help countries prevent, detect, and respond […]
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On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the association Sustainable Finance Geneva presents the creation of a new working group called “Gender Lens Initiative for Switzerland” (GLIS). Its mission will be to enhance the Swiss contribution to the 5th UN sustainable development goal – gender equality – through public-private partnerships, research, products development and promotion, […]
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Je connais bien les deux versants de la relation philanthropique, ayant tour à tour été dans la position du demandeur et dans celle de membre d’un conseil de fondation appelé à statuer sur des demandes de dons. Du point de vue du bénéficiaire, donner semble un geste simple. Mais comme l’a dit Bill Gates, « […]
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“Who is in charge? The question of power in philanthropic relationships” Georg von Schnurbein, guest of Swiss Philanthropy Foundation Blog on the “Le Temps” platform, explores this question. ” Foundations are only as good as their recipients” Based on the latest “Grantee Review Report” from the Center for Philanthropy Studies (CEPS) of the University of […]
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Following recent developments at the Foundation, marked in particular by the growth in the number of hosted funds and the strengthening of our institutional partnerships, we are delighted to announce that the team is growing with the arrival of Arline Brisemur as Project Administrator and Nicolas Cuendet as Head of Partnerships. This is the opportunity […]
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Dans le contexte si particulier que nous traversons, les élans de générosité et de solidarité n’ont jamais été aussi nombreux, comme en témoignent les derniers chiffres du réseau TGE – “Transnational Giving Europe” dont Swiss Philanthropy Foundation est le représentant pour la Suisse. Sur l’ensemble des activités du réseau en 2020, on relève un accroissement […]
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