9 Snippets of Funding News €“ Grants Available, &Amp; Made
Foundation: Global Fund for Children
The COP26 summit will refocus attention on the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Convention on Climate Change.The Spark Fund puts key decisions in the hands of youth and provides young leaders...more

How Philanthropists and Impact Investors Can Do More Good €“ by Giving up Control
Foundation: Global Fund for Children
Participatory funding is the process of shifting decision-making power to the very communities most affected by the funding.The National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) has started shifting power in an...more

Covid-19: Social impact funding you might miss – 14 Aug update
Foundation: Global Fund for Children
For UK and Ireland organisations. Social Enterprise Support Fund (England). Deadline: 20 August (may close earlier, depending on demand); round...more

Judy Riffle: 10 grants supporting LGBTQ students
Foundation: Gill Foundation, Global Fund for Children
Here are ten forward-thinking philanthropic organizations who want to help continue the fight for LGBTQ equality. Since 1999, the...more

Girl Power: Helping Empower Teen Girls in Grantmaking
Foundation: Nike, NoVo Foundation, Global Fund for Children, Global Fund for Women
“Too few girls have the chance to make decisions about any aspect of their lives – whether they can stay in school, whether and what they can...more

Girls In The Driving Seats Of Philanthropy
Foundation: Nike, Global Fund for Children
Why does participatory grantmaking rarely happen? One of the realities in philanthropy is that the ones with the resources to give is rarely the...more

Echoing Green Fellows Are Moving to a For-Profit Model of Social Entrepreneurship
Foundation: Global Fund for Children
Toms founder Blake Mycoskie might be the most well-known social entrepreneur around, but these days he has plenty of company. Echoing...more

7 NGOs in India get a total of more than $3 million in grants by a group of philanthropists in the US
Foundation: American India Foundation, Intel Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, MasterCard Foundation, Global Fund for Children
The announcement was made today by a partnership of philanthropic organizations at the ongoing 2014 Global Philanthropy Forum, in Redwood City,...more

Value creation, a sustainable firm or venture philanthropy? - FT.com
Foundation: Skoll Foundation, Global Fund for Children
What is social entrepreneurship? The past decade has seen a growing interest in the subject and MBA programmes that include an element of social...more

Value creation, a sustainable firm or venture philanthropy?
Foundation: Skoll Foundation, Global Fund for Children
“Social entrepreneurship describes an activity which I would choose to call venture philanthropy – focusing on an issue to be solved using systematic, robust business practices to achieve...more