28 February 2023 | News,

Swiss Philanthropy Foundation expands its offices

We are pleased to announce the expansion of our offices, with new premises being added to our existing offices at Place de Cornavin 2 in Geneva, in the same building. This expansion is part of a growth phase for the Foundation and will allow our current and future staff to continue to work in the […]

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27 February 2023 | News,

Two new staff members join the Foundation

In the context of maternity leave replacements, we are pleased to welcome two new staff members to our team for a fixed period of 8 months. Catherine Leclercq joined us in December 2022 as Administrative Coordinator in support of the Administrative and Financial Director ad interim. She has 20 years of experience in the banking […]

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16 February 2023 | News,

Master Class in Philanthropy 2023: registration is open!

The 11th edition of the Master Class in Philanthropy will be held from 23 to 25 August 2023 at the Château de Bossey. Organised by the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation in partnership with the Center for Philanthropy Studies (CEPS) of the University of Basel and the Centre for Philanthropy of the University of Geneva (GCP), this […]

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06 February 2023 | News,

Workshops on our values: final session

We welcomed Séverine Felley to our offices for a final workshop on the values defined in our 2022-2025 strategic plan: Integrity, Independence, Simplicity and Innovation. After a review of how we have already started to translate these values into behaviours since our last workshop in October, the aim was to determine in concrete terms how […]

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02 February 2023 | Le Temps blog's, The role of philanthropy in a world in crisis,

Etienne Eichenberger – Philanthropie – trois pistes d’action dans un monde en rupture 

En 2019, Swiss Philanthropy Foundation a inauguré un blog autour de la générosité en partenariat avec Le Temps car nous étions convaincus ensemble que la philanthropie était un thème de société dont l’importance allait grandissant. Grâce à 24 contributions variées, nous avons pu voir combien la philanthropie est un sujet pluriel, qui permet de traiter […]

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02 February 2023 | News,

SPF blog on the Le Temps platform | “Philanthropy – three courses of action in a disrupted world”, by Etienne Eichenberger

After three years of activity, we have decided to close our blog hosted on the Le Temps website, in order to open up to other means of communication, to be discovered soon online. On this occasion, Etienne Eichenberger, Chairman of the Board of the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, opens a personal reflection on three courses of […]

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26 January 2023 | News,

Inauguration of the Italian version of the Swiss Foundation Code in Lugano

The Italian version of the Swiss Foundation Code was launched last week in Lugano. This is the fourth edition of this reference book on good governance and management practices for foundations in Switzerland and beyond, which is now available in three national languages (French, German, Italian) and in English. This presentation was organised by SwissFoundations, […]

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24 January 2023 | News,

International Education Day: discover the projects supported by our hosted funds

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Education Day to celebrate the role of education for peace and development. As a host foundation, Swiss Philanthropy Foundation has developed a cluster of support and expertise for education and employment. This is achieved both through our own Education & Employment thematic Fund, which has […]

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12 January 2023 | News,

SPF blog on Le Temps platform | “Philanthropy for a V.I.C.A. world”, by Simon Mériaux

In a new article on our blog hosted by Le Temps, Simon Mériaux shares ideas drawn from his experience at the MAVA Foundation in order to demonstrate a virtuous philanthropy that effectively responds to the concomitant crises that the planet is undergoing, a world that can be described as V.I.C.A.: Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous. […]

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11 January 2023 | Le Temps blog's, The role of philanthropy in a world in crisis,

Simon Mériaux – Une philanthropie pour un monde V.I.C.A. ! 

Il est indéniable que nous vivons depuis plusieurs années dans un monde V.I.C.A. : Volatile, Incertain, Complexe et Ambigü. Des problèmes économiques et sociaux fleurissent un peu partout. L’appétit de l’humanité va grandissant et les pressions sur les systèmes naturels ne cessent de s’intensifier. Le réchauffement du climat constitue un défi inédit. La récente pandémie […]

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