Alliance@PND
Through an agreement with UK-based Alliance magazine, PND is pleased to be able to offer a series of articles about global philanthropy.
A Conversation Between Rosa Gallego and Bradford Smith
October 11, 2012In the latest installment of our Alliance@PND series, Foundation Center President Brad Smith speaks with Donors and Foundations Networks in Europe President Rosa Gallego about foundations in the era of Big Data, and the need for collaboration between countries and regions in an era when philanthropic institutions increasingly work across borders....
Data for Good
September 12, 2012In the latest installment of our Alliance@PND series, Foundation Center vice president of research Larry McGill considers the era of Big Data for the philanthropic sector....
Redefining Development — A New Role for Foundations
August 22, 2012In the latest installment of our Alliance@PND series, Jay Naidoo, chair of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, challenges those in power in the government, business, and philanthropic sectors to confront the realities of poverty and inequality in places like South Africa with a different paradigm of thinking....
Interview — Alexander Soros
July 17, 2012In the latest installment of our Alliance@PND series, Alliance editor Caroline Hartnell interviews Soros about his eponymous new foundation, his concern with maintaining the universalist focus of Jewish giving, and the influence of his father, George Soros, on his own philanthropy....
The Art and Science of Seizing Opportunities
June 20, 2012In the latest installment of our Alliance@PND series, Firelight Foundation ED Peter Laugharn considers the role and handling of risk within philanthropy....
Interview — Jamie Cooper-Hohn
May 18, 2012In the latest installment of our Alliance@PND series, Alliance editor Caroline Hartnell interviews the president and CEO of the Children's Investment Fund Foundation about "course-correcting" their investment-oriented philanthropy strategy....
Bringing Community Philanthropy to the Next Stage
April 4, 2012In the latest installment of our Alliance@PND series, Barry Knight shares findings from the February 2012 report The Value of Community Philanthropy, and defines the emergence of grassroots "activist foundations" in countries all over the globe as well as the United States....
Interview — Dame Stephanie Shirley and Roberta d'Eustachio
February 2, 2012In the latest installment of our Alliance@PND series, Alliance magazine editor Caroline Hartnell interviews Dame Stephanie Shirley and Roberta d'Eustachio, co-founders of Ambassadors for Philanthropy, about the new venture and the growth of philanthropy in Europe....
Time for U.S. Foundations to Engage with the Arab Region
December 28, 2011In the latest installment of our Alliance@PND series, the Ford Foundation's Moukhtar Kocache and consultant Nadia Roumani describe the unique challenges and opportunities available to U.S.-based funders in the wake of the Arab Spring movements....
Belarus — A Testing Ground for Donors
November 16, 2011In the latest installment of our Alliance@PND series, German Marshal Fund fellow Pavol Demes describes the climate of oppression in Belarus and what EU member states are doing to support civil society, independent media, and democratic opposition in the Eastern European country....
Interview — Diane Feeney
October 14, 2011In the latest installment of our Alliance@PND series, Alliance magazine editor Caroline Hartnell interviews the director of the French-American Charitable Trust (and daughter of philanthropist Chuck Feeney) about the trust's decision to spend down in 2011....
Gates — A Benevolent Dictator for Public Health?
September 8, 2011In the latest installment of our Alliance@PND series, the manager of the UK-based Shell Foundation's Excelerate program explains why their rural electrification project in northeastern India has implications far beyond the region....
Why Does Bihar Matter?
July 28, 2011In the latest installment of our Alliance@PND series, the manager of the UK-based Shell Foundation's Excelerate program explains why their rural electrification project in northeastern India has implications far beyond the region....
The Future of Impact Investment
June 8, 2011In the latest installment of our Alliance@PND series, the co-founder of the JenLi Foundation analyzes JP Morgan's assessment of impact investment and its potential as a unique asset class....
The 'Tunisami': Some Insights Into Events in the Arab Region
May 5, 2011In the latest installment of our Alliance@PND series, the director general of the Welfare Association shares his personal opinions and observations about the region several months after protests in Tunisia sparked an "Arab Spring"....
Reframing the Collaboration Debate
March 25, 2011In the latest installment of our Alliance@PND series, Barry Knight, Caroline Hartnell, and leaders of nonprofits and grantmaking organizations on both sides of the pond consider the benefits and drawbacks of collaborations between funders....
Interview — Sir Ronald Cohen
February 12, 2011In the latest installment of our Alliance@PND series, Alliance magazine editor Caroline Hartnell interviews Sir Roger Cohen, a pioneer in the UK venture capital industry, about financing the social sector in Europe and the role of economic development in resolving the Middle East conflict....
Sit Down, Stand Up: Social Justice Philanthropy Revisited
December 29, 2010In the latest installment of our Alliance@PND series, former Ford Foundation executive Christopher Harris considers the evolution of social justice philanthropy over the last ten years....
