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Olivia Schär studied English and art history in Zurich and sociolinguistics at the University of Bern. As an assistant at the Institute, she gained her first experience in foundation work, primarily in the application process for scientific projects. She worked for several years as a content editor and copywriter in Zurich web agencies. Most recently, she completed her journalistic training with positions in science journalism at SRF and as a video reporter and editor at CH Media. She currently works in content and digital marketing at StiftungSchweiz.
Portrait

Relia­ble numbers don’t appear overnight

When the board of trus­tees deci­des on annual finan­cial state­ments, asset stra­te­gies or funding budgets, they need clear reports, conso­li­da­ted...
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Phil­an­thro­pic Wealth Plan­ning Across Generations

As a mandate mana­ger and wealth plan­ner at FINAD, Olivier Fricker supports wealthy indi­vi­du­als, entre­pre­neu­rial fami­lies and foun­da­ti­ons in all finan­cial and asset-rela­ted...
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Asset manage­ment with fore­sight and purpose

Luzius Neubert is a part­ner and member of the manage­ment team at PPCme­trics. As a long-stan­ding lectu­rer, spea­ker and frequent...
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Sesselrücken

Shif­ting Seats: Baschi Dürr, Andrea Nagel

Chris­toph Merian Foundation How do you see phil­an­thropy chan­ging and what does this mean for your orga­ni­sa­tion?Phil­an­thropy today means facing...
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Span Library: Expe­ri­en­cing 3D Culture Digitally

Digi­tal tech­no­lo­gies are chan­ging the way we expe­ri­ence culture. On the one hand, they offer new oppor­tu­ni­ties for muse­ums, archi­ves,...
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When data provi­des orientation

When the board of trus­tees of a foun­da­tion makes decis­i­ons about assets, it is rarely just a matter of numbers....
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Themenpartner

‘Digi­tal sove­reig­nty doesn’t have to mean isolation’

In Janu­ary 2025, you laun­ched a new funding program, ‘Digi­ta­liza­tion & Demo­cracy’. Why now, of all times? The issue is more topi­cal...
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