PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS

10/06/2020

How can mobilise capital from new segments of society?

Our Executive Director for Switzerland, Kelsi Kriitmaa and Consultants Alexa MacLean and Joséphine Gambade have built on the example of to showcase developments in technology in the philanthropic space.
➡️ Learn more in this summer’s publication of the Philanthropy Impact magazine (p.11) and feel free to share your comments with us.

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20/01/2020

One day left until Davos 2020! We are pleased to announce that we are partnering with International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Global Citizen Forum and Sustainable Impact Hub to host a high-level panel on innovative financing and collaborative philanthropy. Please join us for what is sure to be an engaging discussion!

04/06/2019

Le rôle des individus fortunés et généreux est de plus en plus essentiel pour la survie du secteur de la philanthropie, que représente ici notre CEO Eric Berseth, et permet en retour de donner un sens à leur réussite - des donateurs essentiels dont le mécénat permet d'aider ceux dans le besoin !

Il est loin le temps des galas de charité organisés par des industriels sexagénaires en costume grisâtre. Aujourd’hui, les nouveaux millionnaires préfèrent investir dans le « philanthrocapitalisme », pour aider efficacement... tout en donnant un sens à leur vie.

28/05/2019

Our CEO, Eric Berseth, in Vogue Business this week: - “Employees want to work for responsible firms. Customers are willing to spend more to buy responsible products,” says Eric Berseth, chief executive of Philanthropy Advisors, which works with several luxury brands on their philanthropy. - - https://lnkd.in/eS9hHxq

Few brands share the full extent of their philanthropy. Of those that do, PVH and Richemont appear to be the most generous.

22/05/2019

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - Excited to be part of this new ambitious project on Global Health alongside with the World Health Organization (WHO)!

In his opening speech, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the WHO Foundation will be established this year. But Devex learns the plan is in its very early stages.

05/04/2019

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - Yes, Sustainability IS DEFINITELY strategy ! Great article from the HBR - "Our exploratory results confirm that the adoption of strategic sustainability practices is significantly and positively associated with both return on capital and market valuation multiples, even after accounting for the focal firm’s past financial performance."

New research confirms that ESG can create competitive advantage.

08/03/2019

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - " International Women’s Day is an important time to reflect on the work we are doing to help empower women and girls around the world."

https://www.devex.com/news/opinion-humanitarian-responses-must-account-for-gender-inequality-here-s-how-94424

Women are differently — an often disproportionately — affected during humanitarian crises. In honor of International Women's Day, Alex Carle of the British Red Cross explores how the organization adapts its responses to account for gendered needs.

08/03/2019

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - "It’s an auspicious moment for philanthropy in France but the sector is still finding its feet."

https://www.alliancemagazine.org/analysis/the-state-of-french-philanthropy/

It’s an auspicious moment for philanthropy in France but the sector is still finding its feet In May, the European Foundation Centre will hold its annual conference in Paris and 2019 also marks the 50th …

04/03/2019

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - "Nearly 40% of millennials have chosen a job because of company sustainability. Less than a quarter of gen X respondents said the same, and 17% of baby boomers."

https://www.fastcompany.com/90306556/most-millennials-would-take-a-pay-cut-to-work-at-a-sustainable-company?_sm_au_=iVVS3NQRRHZJZ1S5

Nearly 40% of millennials have chosen a job because of company sustainability. Less than a quarter of gen X respondents said the same, and 17% of baby boomers.

25/02/2019

Take a look at some highlights from our work with the Sustainable Impact Hub in this year at . A big thanks to our partners for the phenomenal team work to make a reality!

United Nations Global Compact Alexander De Croo Mastercard IKEA Foundation Office of the UN Humanitarian Envoy to the UN Secretary-General ID2020 LEGO Foundation International Committee of the Red Cross UNICEF Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Giovanni Porcellana Giulia Zanzi Avaada Yannick Heiniger Alliance4Impact
http://bit.ly/2GGuOnr

21/02/2019

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - " Finding ways to channel more private investment into humanitarian settings was a hot topic this year at the World Economic Forum’s, which included the tentative launch of a development impact bond to create jobs for Syrian refugees. "

https://www.devex.com/news/humanitarian-investing-gathers-speed-at-davos-94198

Private investment for humanitarian issues was a hot topic at this year's World Economic Forum Annual Meeting — but some cautioned of its limits.

13/02/2019

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS is recruiting! We have a Junior Consultant position open in our Geneva office, to start in March 2019.

http://carreer.philanthropyadvisors.org/junior-consultant-stagiaire-6-mois-prise-de-poste-fevrier-2019__trashed-2/

Background Philanthropy Advisors (PA) is an international consulting firm founded by humanitarian professionals who have worked in the field of …

07/02/2019

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - "BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says within the next 5 years all investors will measure a company's impact on society, government, and the environment to determine its worth".

https://www.businessinsider.fr/us/blackrock-larry-fink-investors-esg-metrics-2018-11

BlackRock's Larry Fink says passive and active investors will be using ESG metrics to determine the value of a company, beyond shareholder returns.

05/02/2019

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - "Combining humanitarian expertise, local know-how, and private sector acumen could help aid 800 million people around the world."


https://www.irinnews.org/opinion/2019/01/28/davos-humanitarian-aid-private-sector

What would it take to prevent or shorten humanitarian crises? Peter Maurer of the ICRC and Tara Nathan of Mastercard have some ideas.

25/01/2019

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - " At a time when more lives than ever are upended for longer periods and the traditional aid system is struggling to keep up, new players are unapologetically redefining what it means to be a humanitarian – and inviting others to join them. "


https://www.irinnews.org/news-feature/2019/01/24/Davos-WEF-new-humanitarians-take-seat-table

How corporate volunteers, tech gurus, social media activists, investors, philanthropists, and career aid workers are redefining humanitarian response.

24/01/2019

Some candid moments from in this week. Our CEO, Berseth, having a laugh with Tara Nathan EVP of Public Partnerships Worldwide and interviewing Charlotte Lindsey-Curtet, Head of Digital Transformation and Data Committee of the Red Cross. Our Head of Office for Switzerland, Kelsi Kriitmaa, coordinating an all female panel talking about innovating financing mechanisms for the development and humanitarian sectors and interviewing some wicked smart millennials about SDG17 on Partnerships.

23/01/2019

Thrilled to be here in Davos, meeting with the CEO of LEGO Foundation John Goodwin, discussing partnerships for greater impact.

22/01/2019

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - "World Economic Forum: new research on innovative humanitarian financing launches".

https://www.odi.org/publications/11266-new-financing-partnerships-humanitarian-impact

How innovative financing could help to address funding challenges facing the humanitarian system.

16/01/2019

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - " According to C. Bennett, the real humanitarian challenge for 2019 is what all these catastrophes have in common: the wholesale and unapologetic subordination of human lives to other gains. In other words, a ‘humanitarian sell-out’. Alex de Waal called this ‘counter-humanitarianism’."

https://www.odi.org/comment/10721-2019s-biggest-challenge-humanitarian-sell-out

The real humanitarian challenge for 2019 is ’counter-humanitarianism’: the wholesale and unapologetic subordination of human lives to other gains.

14/01/2019

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - " UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria alarmed at massive civilian displacement caused by recent violence in north-east: "The impact of the recent fighting on innocent civilians is devastating and has created a humanitarian tragedy"."

https://reliefweb.int/report/nigeria/un-humanitarian-coordinator-nigeria-alarmed-massive-civilian-displacement-caused

English News and Press Release on Nigeria about Food and Nutrition, Protection and Human Rights, IDPs and more; published on 09 Jan 2019 by OCHA and UN RC/HC Nigeria

08/01/2019

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - " Ten humanitarian crises and trends to watch in 2019."

https://www.irinnews.org/feature/2019/01/02/ten-humanitarian-crises-and-trends-watch-2019?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=irinsocial&utm_campaign=irinupdates&fbclid=IwAR0xmViCbJZS_HoaV4FwOnNxQvii9CU1Y1uwko0CzNWo0vH8lVOh40I1COo

Keep a close eye on these topics over the next 12 months. Here’s why

04/01/2019

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - " Le débat sur la fonction de redistribution que peut jouer le don dans un pays qui est statistiquement le moins généreux du monde occidental mérite mieux que quelques slogans anti-riches, estime Stéphane Lauer. "

https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2018/12/31/reflechir-sur-l-evolution-de-la-philanthropie-que-nous-voulons-en-france_5403766_3232.html.

Le débat sur la fonction de redistribution que peut jouer le don dans un pays qui est statistiquement le moins généreux du monde occidental mérite mieux que quelques slogans anti-riches, estime Stéphane Lauer, éditorialiste au « Monde ».

19/12/2018

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - "Since 2016, grantmakers have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into newsrooms, think tanks and universities that support media research and practice. Some of this money has flowed as part of philanthropy's new fight against fake news. "

https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2018/4/3/hewlett-disinformation-grants-fake-news

With another big foundation joining the battle against disinformation, a division of labor among funders is coming into focus. Who's doing what?

17/12/2018

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - " De nouveaux entrepreneurs font leur apparition dans le paysage de la philanthropie, à l'exemple d'Alexandre Mars. Il a lancé le mouvement des "arrondis" pour inciter les salariés et les consommateurs à donner les centimes après la virgule."

https://www.latribune.fr/opinions/et-si-nous-etions-tous-philanthropes-793166.html

Face à la concentration toujours plus grande des richesses, s'exprime l'exigence d'un capitalisme plus responsable, soucieux de sa contribution au bien commun. Avec le numérique, de "nouveaux philanthropes" apparaissent, et des solutions innovantes se développent. Alors, générosité en trompe-l...

14/12/2018

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - " The portfolio strategy encourages donors to zoom out from a narrow focus on selecting one or two of their favorite organizations, and instead make a donation to a strategic, curated portfolio of aligned organizations advancing a specific issue, cause, population or place."

https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2018/12/12/from-passion-to-impact-inside-a-growing-push-to-help-individual-donors-get-more-strategic

A host of new efforts are under way to expand a “portfolio approach” to giving that can help individual donors—big and small—be more effective funders. Here’s a look at some of the key players leading the charge.

11/12/2018

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - " Réputé conservateur, l’univers discret des mécènes et des fondations rajeunit sous l’effet des nouvelles technologies et des pratiques anglo-saxonnes. Et ce n’est qu’un début… "

https://www.letemps.ch/economie/vague-dinnovation-philanthropique-atteint-suisse

Réputé conservateur, l’univers discret des mécènes et des fondations rajeunit sous l’effet des nouvelles technologies et des pratiques anglo-saxonnes. Et ce n’est qu’un début…

06/12/2018

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - " BlackRock knows the world of investment is changing. The firm is getting ready for Millennial investors. "

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/04/investing/blackrock-millennial-push/index.html

BlackRock knows the world of investment is changing. As Gen-Xers and Millennials begin to accumulate more wealth, it intends to stay ahead of the curve.

04/12/2018

PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS - " Les pratiques philanthropiques sont en pleine mutation. Aujourd’hui, on constate une codification de ce bien public, qui recoupe peu ou prou les 17 Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU. Les besoins sont donc clairement identifiés, ce qui n’était pas le cas auparavant."

https://www.letemps.ch/economie/henry-peter-pratiques-philanthropiques-pleine-mutation

Un an après sa création, le Centre en philanthropie de l’Université de Genève contribue au rayonnement du mécénat genevois et romand, un milieu qui se professionnalise depuis quelques années. Rencontre avec Henry Peter, son directeur