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Cultures of Giving Country Profile: Ukraine
August 2, 2022This report has been prepared for the WINGS Cultures of Giving Working Group by Zagoriy Foundation. The WINGS Cultures of Giving Working Group explores and shares the many different types and ways philanthropy exists in the WINGS network as well as the diverse cultures of giving around the world.
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International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change - Guía de implementación
July 20, 2022El Compromiso Internacional de la Filantropía frente al Cambio Climático es un llamado a todas las fundaciones, independiente de su misión, estatus o ubicación geográfica, a tomar acción ante la emergencia climática.Los firmantes de éste se comprometen a tomar medidas bajo los siete pilares que componen y guían este compromiso. El Compromiso Internacional de la Filantropía existe junto con una serie de otros en todo el mundo. Juntos forman el movimiento global #PhilanthropyForClimate que ya incluye más de 500 fundaciones en todo el mundo.Esta guía de implementación describe las acciones sugeridas para apoyar cada uno de los siete pilares del Compromiso Internacional de la Filantropía frente al Cambio Climático. Está diseñada para inspirar y apoyar a los firmantes en la medida enque se van embarcando en su propio viaje de cambio.
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International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change- Guia de Implementação
July 20, 2022O Compromisso Internacional da Filantropia sobre as Mudanças Climáticas é um chamado a todas as organizações, independentemente de sua missão, status e localização geográfica, para atuar na emergência climática. As organizações signatárias do Compromisso Internacional se comprometem a agir de acordo com os sete pilares do Compromisso. O Compromisso Internacional está em consonância com vários compromissos nacionais de filantropia em todo o mundo. Juntos, eles formam o movimento global #PhilanthropyForClimate, que já conta com a participação de cerca de 500 organizações em todo o mundo.Este Guia de Implementação descreve as ações sugeridas em relação a cada um dos sete pilares do Compromisso Internacional da Filantropia sobre as Mudanças Climáticas. Este Guia foi elaborado para inspirar e apoiar as organizações signatárias à medida que embarcam em sua própria jornada de mudança.
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Philanthropy can be a Solution to Making Localisation a Reality
July 11, 2022As a long-term trend, accelerated by the response to Covid-19, the development cooperation and humanitarian aid sector have realised the urgent need to imagine and realise a better, more equitable, localised investment and deployment of resources.Localisation has been a word to describe that collective process through which a diverse range of stakeholders have a role to play, each in their own way, to ensure that the ownership of development efforts is held locally, with accountability to domestic constituents versus international donors for the planning, delivery and assessment of their communities' and country's development. Philanthropy as a stakeholder has a key role to play in making localisation a reality.This policy briefing is offered as a think piece to prompt further, future reflection by international and domestic actors in development cooperation and humanitarian aid about how they each can act to reinforce local philanthropy to further genuine and sustainable localisation.
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FROM SCARCITY TO ABUNDANCE: MAPPING THE GIVING ECOSYSTEM
July 8, 2022Despite concerns from across the social sector, the reality is that the giving ecosystem is characterized by abundance, with the overwhelming majority of people actively participating in it through acts of generosity of all shapes and sizes.The commitment people show to supporting their communities is not an abstract and separate culture - when communities care for themselves, they need institutions less. There is a need for a robust and relevant data environment that captures all of the giving happening around us. And outreach activities that reflect and leverage the true richness, diversity, and strength of the giving ecosystem.The report sets out an approach to measuring and understanding the generosity ecosystem. Establishing new baselines and new metrics and beginning to draw new conclusions. The report offers a snapshot of the past year in giving, yet more importantly, it lays a foundation that will permit to track trends and generate real-time insightsin the future.
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Centering equity and justice in climate philanthropy
June 9, 2022Despite its urgency and potential, according to available funding data, most institutional funders do not incorporate climate or climate justice strategies into their work, largely relegating it to a few environmental funders. As a result of underestimating its importance and its connection to other philanthropic priorities, not enough funding is flowing to climate change efforts and even less of it for reducing harm to communities most impacted by the climate crisis.This field guide for funders identifies common barriers to supporting climate justice strategies, describes ways to overcome them, and shares insights and case studies from experienced funders who have helped their institutions use a climate justice lens for greater impact within their existing grantmaking priorities.
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Charity in times of war
June 6, 2022The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in one way or another has significantly affected all life processes in the country. The charity and civil society were no exception and were among the first mechanisms that managed to quickly mobilize and adapt their work to the challenges of wartime.In the short period since February 24, many changes have taken place in the field of charity. Many new volunteer, community-based and charitable organizations and initiatives have been established. The existing organizations changed the focus of their main activity. At the same time, there is an unprecedented increase in the number of donations and support for the sector.In addition to the changes, there are a number of challenges faced by representatives of Ukrainian charity – including logistical difficulties, loss of staff due to evacuation, inability to continue ongoing projects or consolidate efforts and resources to implement statutory activities due to a general change in priorities.However, all changes and developments should be thoroughly systematized and verified to assess their feasibility and scale. Consistent research and relevant data enable choosing the most appropriate strategy for working with the sector, which certainly needs support.Keeping our hands on the pulse of Ukrainian philanthropy, we at Zagoriy Foundation decided to conduct a qualitative study of the sector during the full-scale war to identify and describe the main changes and trends and contribute to effective development and support of the sector.
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Towards a Comprehensive Climate Action and Conservation Strategy: Recommendations and opportunities for Impact Capital
June 2, 2022This study seeks for all players committed to contributing to the challenges of climate action to have the opportunity to better understand how positive and sustainable change is being generated through the use of different impact strategies, such as donations, more risk-tolerant investments and innovative financial mechanisms.
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Climate and Community Research Findings
June 1, 2022This research approaches climate and community by addressing these main questions:What are the views of community organisations about climatechange and priorities for action by the community sector? What 1 barriers do they experience in taking action? What are Community Trusts in Aotearoa New Zealand currentlydoing to catalyse a reduction in emissions and support thecommunity response to climate change?What are high-impact roles Community Trusts could play in thefuture in response to community organisations needs? What canwe learn from the leading international philanthropies?
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Implementation Guide- #PhilanthropyForClimate
May 10, 2022The International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change is a call to all foundations, regardless of their mission, status and geographic location to act on the climate emergency. Signatories to the International Commitment pledge to take action under the seven pillars of the Commitment. This Implementation Guide outlines suggested actions against each of the seven pillars of the International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change. This Guide is designed to inspire and support foundation signatories as they embark on their own journey of change. If your foundation is not yet signed up to the International Commitment but considering doing so, this Guide will give you a clearer idea of the type of actions that foundations can take to implement the International Commitment.
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Rules and Incentives: Mapping the Legal Framework for Non-profit Organisations and Philanthropy in Latin America and the Caribbean
April 19, 2022For the past two years, WINGS, the Centro de Filantropía e Inversiones Sociales de la Escuela de Gobierno de la Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (CEFIS UAI) and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy of Indiana University, have worked together to develop a comparative study on the legal frameworks in Latin America and the Caribbean that regulate donations and the life cycle of non-profit organisations. In this report, you will find detailed information from 19 countries that reveals what regulations hinder and which ones help philanthropy in the region.
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Reglas e incentivos: mapeo del marco legal para las organizaciones sin fines de lucro y la filantropía en América Latina y el Caribe
April 19, 2022Durante los últimos dos años, WINGS, el Centro de Filantropía e Inversiones Sociales de la Escuela de Gobierno de la Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (CEFIS UAI) y the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy of Indiana University, hemos trabajado en forma mancomunada para hacer posible una lectura amplia sobre los asuntos claves de la regulación del ciclo de vida de las entidades sin fines de lucro y de las normas para donaciones a asuntos de interés público. En el presente estudio se mapearon y analizaron los marcos legales y fiscales de 19 países que fijan las reglas para que la filantropía y las organizaciones sin fines de lucro puedan operar en América Latina y el Caribe.
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