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No-3-2022

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Status: it’s complicated

Start­ing in the 1990s, many of the highest-gros­sing compa­nies have set up corpo­rate foun­da­ti­ons, and not just in Switz­er­land. Nevert­hel­ess,...
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Funding neigh­bour­hood projects

The Gott­lieb Dutt­wei­ler Insti­tute GDI has published Switzerland’s first neigh­bour­hood study, based on rese­arch commis­sio­ned by the Migros Culture Percen­tage....
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Helping people get back on their feet

Every year, acci­dents cause an esti­ma­ted four million fata­li­ties world­wide and leave 30 million people with perma­nent physi­cal disa­bi­li­ties. As...
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New trus­tee? Be brave and ask questions!

It’s expec­ted that new trus­tees will make decis­i­ons and share respon­si­bi­lity for them – from the off. Do you feel...
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Rooted in the canton of Uri

Brot­hers Peter and Max Dätwy­ler foun­ded the Dätwy­ler Foun­da­tion in 1990 with private funds. Even today, this grant-giving foun­da­tion based...
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People’s attach­ment to Swis­sair is alive and well

The Swis­sair Aid for Child­ren Foun­da­tion is commit­ted to the educa­tion and well-being of child­ren around the world. The foun­da­tion...
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225

Corpo­rate foun­da­ti­ons sit some­where between entre­pre­neur­ship and nonpro­fit work. At present, Switz­er­land is home to around 225 foun­da­ti­ons with a...
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Velux Stif­tung: call for propo­sals for forestry programme

Velux Stiftung’s new programme aims to promote sustainable forestry by support­ing solu­tion-orien­ted rese­arch based on inter­ac­tion between science and prac­ti­tio­ners....
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Three ques­ti­ons for Eva Schmassmann

Eva Schmass­mann is head of the Coor­di­na­tion Office at Plat­form Agenda 2030. A co-initia­tor of the plat­form, she guided its...
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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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Interview

Guido Fluri – in the thick of it

Proac­tive by nature, when Guido Fluri reco­g­ni­ses a need, he feels compel­led to do some­thing about it. His own expe­ri­en­ces...
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Analysis

13 Alpine herbs for a good cause

Their sweets flavou­red with Swiss Alpine herbs are world-famous. With its two foun­da­ti­ons, the ‘Emil und Rosa Rich­te­rich-Beck’ foun­da­tion and...
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