Abu Dhabi Festival and the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy announces first cohort of Young Philanthropists Programme
by Jack Lilley, Communications Manager at the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy As part of the 18th edition, held under the theme 'The Future Starts Now', Abu Dhabi Festival announced the graduation of the first cohort of the Young Philanthropists Programme,…
Continuing to build a movement for change
by Jack Lilley, Communications Manager at the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy This autumn, the team at the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy (CSP) added two more episodes to the #ShiftThePower series franchise, launched in June 2021. The series unites global practitioners…
How do we #ShiftThePower in philanthropy?
by Dr Shonali Banerjee, Research Associate at the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy This summer, our team at the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy (CSP) launched the #ShiftThePower monthly seminar series, which brings together prominent voices from the Global South and the…
The Centre of Strategic Philanthropy’s debut executive education course
by Zhiwan Rong, Research Assistant at the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy Last month the Centre debuted its executive education programme, entitled 'Strategic Philanthropy in Emerging Markets: Maximising Impact'. It was an exciting four-day virtual learning experience, which welcomed a diverse…
What happened at Talking Philanthropy, the world’s largest philanthropy forum?
We reflect on Global Philanthropic's recent Talking Philanthropy forum, co-hosted with the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy at Cambridge Judge Business School and the Lee Juan Yew School of Public Policy, and take a look at the three individuals who won…
Philanthropic changes
An article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review by Clare Woodcraft and Dr Kamal Munir of the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy at Cambridge Judge Business School outlines findings of a pandemic-induced shift in the Global North-Global South philanthropic power balance.…
Omar Safeyeldin: Integrating philanthropic impact into business strategy
In this webinar, jointly hosted with the Tharawat Family Business Forum we explored the difference and overlaps between corporate and private giving. Our inspirational keynote speaker was Eng. Omar Safeyeldin, Chairman and CEO of Egyptian German Industrial Corporate who shared…
Towards a new balance of power in philanthropy
COVID-19 is accelerating an already exist trend: the awakening of institutional philanthropy in the global south. The Centre for Strategic Philanthropy’s Executive Director Clare Woodcraft and Academic Director Kamal Munir participated in this discussion exploring our recent research where we…
Third Sector: Pandemic has uncovered ‘deep sense of dissatisfaction’ with global philanthropy, report finds
Covid-19 exacerbating global North-South disparities says new study by the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy at Cambridge Judge Business School. "The shift in the power dynamic that our research revealed is clearly nascent, fragile, and patchy," wrote Dr Kamal Munir, Academic…
Improving philanthropy
COVID-19 pandemic shows the need to address the North-South power imbalance in global philanthropy, says report by the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School. A new report into global philanthropy released today (15 December)…
