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April-May 2002
Resources & Links
Activities, Web sites and other cutting-edge information for global givers
Philanthropy publication for active donors to be launched soon
Giving Magazine (www.givingmagazine.com), a New York-based glossy publication for philanthropists, will debut in the coming months. Giving aims to address critical donor issues and will target experienced philanthropists as well as newcomers to charitable giving and wealth planning. Founder and editor Roberta d'Eustachio previously published Benefactor, a quarterly magazine for high-end donors that closed in 1998 after two years of publication; its content was folded into Worth magazine.
Triple Bottom Line Investing Conference in Brussels, Nov 7-8 2002
Venture philanthropy will be one of the topics of the fourth Triple Bottom Line Investing Conference (www.tbli.org) to be held in Brussels, November 7-8, 2002. This meeting represents one of the largest global conferences on sustainable investing.
Center encourages philanthropy and social responsibility in East Africa
Ufadhili: The Centre for Philanthropy and Social Responsibility (www.ufadhili.org), based in Nairobi, Kenya, is developing an infrastructure to promote a culture of philanthropy in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Activities include fostering partnerships between business, NGOs and government towards sustainable development; providing assistance to increase the effectiveness of local foundations and trusts; facilitating private sector engagement in social development; advocating for policies that encourage philanthropy, social responsibility and volunteerism; and establishing a resource center. Operating in partnership with the Ford Foundation and Charities Aid Foundation, Ufadhili launched Corporate Concern, a newsletter, earlier this year, to promote local corporate philanthropy, but also highlights accomplishments of individual philanthropists as well. Its first issue features a profile of "homegrown" philanthropist Hassanally Rattansi.
New book surveys 21st century giving trends
The Charities Aid Foundation and the National Committee for Voluntary Organisations have published A Lot of Give: Trends in Charitable Giving for the 21st Century. It examines what makes people give to charity, why and how much they give. It also examines e-philanthropy, tax incentives, public attitudes, and new philanthropy such as venture philanthropy and social investment. The book is available through www.amazon.co.uk.
Social enterprise book: free download
The Social Enterprise Sourcebook by Jerr Boschee is now available for free download at www.northlandinst.org/sourcebook.cfm. The book profiles 14 American trailblazers who, according to the author, have "built for-profit and nonprofit businesses that make a profit -- and they've funneled those dollars back into their mission."
© 2001 The Synergos Institute
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