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A good investment

Impact inves­t­ing is more than just a form of inves­t­ing. It chal­lenges philanthropy’s tradi­tio­nal one-direc­tional flow of wealth. It disrupts...
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Acce­le­ra­ting funding for systems change

For most of us, the situa­tion we’ve been living in for the last two years has unde­ni­ably trig­ge­red a lot...
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Even ‘curious crea­ti­ons’ can be optimised

You need to have a good think before setting up a corpo­rate foun­da­tion. There are lots of ways to struc­ture...
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Helping to shape digi­tal trends

Pascale, why is digi­ta­li­sa­tion so important for the sector? As a grant giving foun­da­tion, we want to do good –...
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It’s all about impact – not guardianship

Gebert deci­ded to set up a foun­da­tion in 1997, 14 days after Gebe­rit had been sold. He told his long-stan­ding...
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New point of cont­act for entre­pre­neu­rial funding

SWISSFOUNDATIONS Follo­wing the amend­ment to Zurich’s tax prac­tice in Febru­ary 2024, entre­pre­neu­rial funding models are no longer an obsta­cle to...
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A new manage­ment structure

Sabina Grassi will take up the presi­dency of Swiss­Foun­da­ti­ons at its gene­ral meeting on 6 June 2023. She is step­ping...
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Digi­tal appli­ca­tion manage­ment is beco­ming the norm

STIFTUNGSCHWEIZ Digi­tal solu­ti­ons are beco­ming incre­asingly important in the Swiss foun­da­tion land­scape. They simplify and acce­le­rate proces­ses, increase trans­pa­rency and...
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Funding know­ledge

Educa­tion and know­ledge are the basis for active parti­ci­pa­tion in our society. Money and awards, network and coaching are how...
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It’s all about diversity

Former Mana­ging Direc­tor of Swiss­Foun­da­ti­ons Beate Eckardt sees room for growth in the charity sector when it comes to diver­sity...
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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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Private funding for rese­arch is more important than ever!

Swiss univer­si­ties and rese­arch insti­tu­tes frequently top the inter­na­tio­nal ranking tables. Private funders are partly respon­si­ble for ensu­ring this remains...
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The Philanthropist – Swiss Phil­an­thropy in Dialo­gue is the leading maga­zine for the Swiss non-profit sector, published by StiftungSchweiz. It reaches foun­da­ti­ons, NPOs, poli­ti­cal decis­ion-makers, and an enga­ged gene­ral public. With three prin­ted editi­ons per year, ongo­ing online report­ing, and a weekly brie­fing news­let­ter, it offers timely insights, inter­views, thema­tic focu­ses, guides, view­points, as well as data and facts. Each issue focu­ses on a speci­fic thema­tic area, deve­lo­ped in colla­bo­ra­tion with dedi­ca­ted part­ners. Contri­bu­ti­ons from key sector repre­sen­ta­ti­ves provide depth and perspec­tive, keeping readers closely connec­ted to the pulse of philanthropy.

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