July 13, 2022

Isabel Peñalosa Esteban: Navigating testing times for Spain’s foundation sector

With the foundation sector playing a critical role in Spain but facing decreasing income and increasing levels of bureaucracy, Isabel Peñalosa Esteban, director of institutional relations […]
July 13, 2022

Survey reveals funding opportunity for Swiss nonprofits operating globally

A survey into the involvement of Swiss grant-making foundations in international giving has revealed an opportunity for more nonprofits to receive support. While many Swiss grant-making […]
July 13, 2022

Special focus: Foundations – facing a changing world head on

The corona crisis saw foundations right across Europe show just how resilient and innovative they could be as they swiftly adapted to urgent and changing needs. […]
May 31, 2022

Switzerland sees a new foundation created for each day of the year in 2021

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Switzerland saw 365 new foundations created in 2021 – the highest number for five years. New support approaches are also on the […]
May 24, 2022

German foundation sector sees strongest growth in 10 years

Germany’s foundation sector saw its strongest growth in 10 years in 2021, according to figures from the Association of German Foundations. Last year 863 new foundations […]
May 11, 2022

Carola Carazzone: Reshaping funding practices to empower grantees

Outdated funding models, a power imbalance between nonprofits and their funding partners and ideological barriers around operating costs run the risk of trapping nonprofits in a […]