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Dr. Peter Buss
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Peter Buss is founder and CEO of NonproCons AG, Basel, a firm offering management consulting and fundraising services for non-profit organisations, which he has run since 1992. He launched Philanthropy Services AG, Basel, and the online platform StiftungSchweiz.ch in 2013. He also works as a university lecturer and speaker, and has authored numerous publications, including the seminal work Fundraising – Grundlagen, System und strategische Planung. Buss co-founded Zurich’s Round Table of Philanthropy and the Association Management Companies Schweiz amc.
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Diver­sity

Dear reader, Phil­an­thropy, in its lite­ral sense, ought to have a very comfor­ta­ble, nay, superb rela­ti­onship with diver­sity: if you...
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Exer­cise unites

Dear reader, Sport moves us – body and soul. It gives us both strength and stamina, and keeps us fit...
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Add Venture

Dear reader, We were also hit hard when the pande­mic brought society to a radi­cal halt two years ago. We...
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Good to know

Dear reader, It doesn’t have to be the Nobel Prize – but it can be! Michel Mayor, the Geneva-based Nobel...
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Women in philanthropy

Dear reader, The world is seeing more female empower­ment. Switz­er­land is cele­bra­ting the 50th anni­ver­sary of women’s suffrage, and the...
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Effec­tive on multi­ple levels.

Dear reader, No matter whether we’re talking about chari­ties that provide funding for exter­nal projects or run them them­sel­ves, lots...
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Added value for society

Dear reader, Phil­an­thropy and the Swiss economy have always been closely tied. These connec­tions extend far beyond finan­cial aspects to...
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Exer­cise unites

Dear reader, Sport moves us – body and soul. It gives us both strength and stamina, and keeps us fit...
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Stories of humanity

Dear readers, Even the best social safety net is still full of holes. As we know, despite the wide range...
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Our chan­ging environment.

Dear reader, We have been concer­ned with climate change since long before the pande­mic. On 13 June, we will vote...
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Doing good

Dear reader, Good. We all know what it is: a guiding moral prin­ci­ple, the stuff of philo­so­phi­cal discus­sions, and, above...
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How old is old?

Dear reader, We are gaining time. Our life expec­tancy is rising almost every year. This should be a cause for...
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