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New initia­ti­ves aim to streng­then the connec­tion between phil­an­thropy and acade­mia in Europe

Phil­an­thropy is navi­ga­ting through turbu­lent times. Multi­ple crisis and legi­ti­macy issues are on the table, but also new oppor­tu­ni­ties rela­ted...
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Know­ledge for daily work

What moti­va­ted you to take the DAS Stra­te­gic and Opera­tio­nal Phil­an­thropy at the Univer­sity of Geneva? I have always wanted...
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Exten­ding empa­thy is an oppor­tu­nity to feel good too

Why do you say that empa­thy is parti­cu­larly important to philanthropy?  Anita Nowak: The word phil­an­thropy means “love of mankind,”...
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Cuisine sans fron­tiè­res: Neue Geschäftsleiterin

Der gemein­nüt­zige Verein Cuisine sans fron­tiè­res hat eine neue Geschäfts­lei­te­rin. Per 1. Februar hat Silvana Lindt die Posi­tion über­nom­men. In...
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Phäno­mena 2026: Lear­ning with all your senses

In a world with ever­chan­ging tech­no­lo­gi­cal advance­ments and incre­asing comple­xity, it is crucial to grant access to the essen­tial prin­ci­ples...
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Zurich Climate Resi­li­ence Alli­ance: A proven alli­ance, a new direction

Never before has the urgency to take measu­res to reduce climate change and mini­mise its conse­quen­ces been so evident. Against...
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Funding for systems change:  From theory to practice

Emilie Romon, Yuxian Seow, Kata­lin Hausel, Nora Wilhelm We are confron­ted with an urgent need to find and support trans­for­ma­tive...
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Clear data instead of perso­nal network only

“Phil­an­thropy is indis­pensable for society in many count­ries. Yet it is often trea­ted as irrele­vant at the policy level.” —...
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Swiss Phil­an­thropy Foun­da­tion: what moti­va­tes the Swiss abroad to be generous

After the natio­nal elec­tions in 2019, it became clear that the Swiss abroad are connec­ted to Switz­er­land on the basis...
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Switz­er­land for UNHCR: Hope in the refu­gee crisis

How has the refu­gee situa­tion evol­ved around the world over the past year? I’ve been working in the huma­ni­ta­rian sector for...
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More Data Needed for Philanthropy

Trans­pa­rency Increa­ses Trust Katja Schö­nen­ber­ger, you have only been the mana­ging direc­tor of Swiss­Foun­da­ti­ons for half a year and were thus...
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Brea­king new ground together

How do inclu­sive and colla­bo­ra­tive approa­ches belong toge­ther? Is one possi­ble without the other? It is my strong belief that only...
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