Nov 06, 2019

WINGS;

Este guia destina-se a todos os financiadores – institutos, fundações, empresas e filantropos - que desejam compreender como podem contribuir para ampliar o potencial da filantropia de construir sociedades mais resilientes, sustentáveis e democráticas. É disso que se trata o ecossistema de apoio à filantropia, também chamado de infraestrutura de filantropia. É sobre desenvolver e mobilizar recursos privados para a produção de bem público, fortalecer a sociedade civil e a democracia, e promover o alcance dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS). Ele é fundamental para a missão de todos os financiadores visionários que querem aumentar o impacto e a sustentabilidade de seu trabalho. Versão original em Inglês: https://wings.issuelab.org/resource/unlocking-philanthropy-s-potential.html This guide is for all funders who wish to understand how they can contribute to unlocking philanthropy's potential to build more resilient, sustainable and democratic societies. This is what the philanthropy support ecosystem, also called philanthropy infrastructure, is all about. It is about developing and harnessing private resources for social good, building civil society and democracy, and helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is central to the mission of all visionary funders who want to increase the impact and sustainability of their work. Original version in English: https://wings.issuelab.org/resource/unlocking-philanthropy-s-potential.html

Oct 30, 2019

WINGS;

La segunda reunión regional de WINGS para América Latina y el Caribe: "Encontrando caminos comunes para fomentar un entorno propicio en la Región" se llevó a cabo en Sao Paulo los días 29 y 30 de octubre de 2019. El encuentro finalizó con la publicación de una declaración colectiva del Grupo de Afinidad para Latinoamérica y el Caribe. El documento establece la importancia de fortalecer la coordinación regional para promover un entorno propicio y ser interlocutores constructivos de las autoridades a nivel regional para discutir políticas que afectan al sector, incluidas las políticas financieras y privadas. La declaración destaca la necesidad de que todos los actores interesados se unan a este esfuerzo para promover un sector filantrópico fuerte, diverso, sostenible, eficaz, responsable e independiente en la región.

Oct 30, 2019

WINGS;

The 2nd WINGS Regional Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean: "Finding Common Paths to Fostering an Enabling Environment in the Region" in Sao Paulo on October 29th and 30th, 2019 ended with the publication of a declaration from the LAC Affinity Group members. The document states the importance of strengthening regional coordination to promote an enabling environment and to be constructive interlocutors for authorities at the regional level to discuss policies that affect the sector, including financial and private policies. The declaration highlights the need for all interested actors to join this effort to promote a strong, diverse, sustainable, effective, accountable and independent philanthropic sector in the region.

Oct 01, 2019

AVPN; GIIN;

Impact Investing in Asia: Overcoming Barriers to Scale While the Asian social investment ecosystem is maturing, growth is uneven and impact investment remains less developed here compared to the rest of the world. As a result, the impact investing industry in Asia remains less understood compared to its counterparts elsewhere. Against this backdrop, AVPN and GIIN have collaborated with Oliver Wyman and Marsh & McLennan Insights to explore the current characteristics of impact investing in the region, with special focus on China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines. This report captures the experiences and insights of stakeholders from the AVPN network who serve different roles within the broad impact investment ecosystem in Asia. Impact Investing in Asia: Overcoming Barriers to Scale serves as a resource for impact investors and other key stakeholders in Asia to better understand the growing industry within a regional context while providing key recommendations to develop the ecosystem further. For more information about AVPN: https://avpn.asia/about-us/

Aug 01, 2019

CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation;

In this report, we present a summary of our findings, which we hope will contribute to depicting the funding landscape for CSOs in Latin America. We do so with the ambition of stimulating debates based on empirical evidence, rethinking civil society funding practices and promoting actions that democratise access to predictable flows of resources to strengthen the autonomy, sustainability and diversity of civil society.

Jul 30, 2019

WINGS; ICNL;

WINGS and the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) present this tool, designed to help philanthropy organizations decide where it may be most effective to engage in efforts to improve the legal environment at the national and/or regional levels. It aims to help organizations think critically about a variety of relevant factors and weigh different considerations in the process of engaging in specific strategies. This tool seeks to lay out the most important considerations and guide organizations to analyze them both individually and in relation with each other. The main PDF (below) provides the content and concrete examples of how to use the tool, which is divided into three parts. To download the following templates, copy and paste each link in your browser.  Part 1: seeks to help you gather the information you need to understand issues with the legal environment, how they affect civil society (including philanthropy organizations), the key players, and different factors to consider when deciding whether to engage.  Download the template: http://bit.ly/Toolkit_Part1 Part 2: asks you to map the issues that civil society is facing based on the priority in addressing them, as well as how long it will take to resolve the issue and the complexity of the required solution. This can help you see where there might be relatively easily attainable successes and where you may have to prepare for a longer-term engagement that will require more resources. Download the template: http://bit.ly/Toolkit_Part2  Part 3: seeks to help you identify where there are allies who could support your work and potential openings to reach decisionmakers. It guides you to assess the strength of the opportunity for engagement based on these factors. Download the template: http://bit.ly/Toolkit_Part3 This tool was designed based on two online capacity building sessions led by ICNL. Watch the 1st and the 2nd Online Sessions available on YouTube: http://bit.ly/1st_OnlineTraining and http://bit.ly/2nd_OnlineTraining Download the presentation shared during the 1st Online Training: http://bit.ly/Training_Presentation The main PDF (below) provides the content and concrete examples of how to use the tool.

Jun 19, 2019

WINGS;

This collection of impact case studies illustrates how Philanthropy Support Organizations (PSOs) have implemented successful strategies to promote an enabling environment for civil society and philanthropy to thrive. Through eight cases from different countries, WINGS is bringing to the spotlight experiences that often remain behind the scenes. The publication also features specialized articles from the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL), Forus and CIVICUS. Despite the challenges of shrinking space or lack of conducive fiscal environment, PSOs are creative and have tremendous positive impact on the field in response to these challenges. In this sense, this report is both a source of inspiration and a call to action.

Apr 30, 2019

Sattva;

From September 2018 to April 2019, Sattva undertook a first-of-its-kind study on the everyday giving ecosystem in India, with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. The study does a comprehensive mapping of the giving ecosystem, including the givers, the NGOs that engage with retail givers, online and offline giving channels, and the enabling ecosystem, their practices, successes and barriers, and provides actionable recommendations into unlocking more potential from India's everyday giver.

Apr 25, 2019

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors;

This guide provides practical steps for philanthropic funders that are ready to align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—the global agenda for people and planet adopted by all countries at the United Nations in 2015. In this guide, you'll learn how to plan, assess, report, and take action on the SDGs, and you'll read illuminating examples of other funders facing and resolving challenges similar to yours.

Apr 25, 2019

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors;

In 2015, the countries of the world came together at the United Nations and signed on to a historic agreement called "Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development," which included a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs chart a way forward to a just, secure, and sustainable future for people and the planet. This guide introduces the SDGs and explores how philanthropic funders can align with them to increase their impact on the issues they care about.

Apr 08, 2019

Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN);

Philanthropy in China today is expanding and evolving rapidly. This report presents an overview of the philanthropy ecosystem in China by reviewing existing knowledge and drawing insights from influential practitioners. It also provides an analysis of the key trends, opportunities as well as a set of recommendations for funders and resource providers who are inspired to catalyze a more vibrant and impactful philanthropy ecosystem in China.

Mar 01, 2019

Beyond Philanthropy invest impact GmbH;

This study is based on an extensive literature review and more than 50 interviews with a broad specturm of foundation leaders, academic experts, EU officials, and staff of ESPII organizations. The results are like a health check up of our sector. They show that not everything is perfect in this system, a system that many of us have helped to shape over the last 25 years. We should make sure that the health indicators of the European Philanthropy and Social Investment Infrastructure are in good shape for the next 25 years. We need this infrastructure to represent our sector, to drive innovations and to increase in the impact of our work. The latter is very much connected to tackling some of the most pressing issues of our time.