Our interview to Kathy Reich, Director of the BUILD Program at the Ford Foundation, presents the cutting-edge $1 billion initiative to empower non profit organizations and enable them to raise effectiveness and sustainability.

We met in Baarn Liesbeth Nagelkerke-Mulder, Director of the FEMI Foundation - an expression of family philanthropy that has been working first-hand since 1995 to implement an effective operational practice in its countries of intervention

We had a talk with Tonika Hirdman, Director General of Fondation de Luxembourg, to explore the evolution regarding the perspectives and needs of philanthropists, also in light of the prominent role in the country played by the private-banking institutions assisting HNWIs

Good governance should be a priority for every philanthropic organization. But in the case of the Carlsberg Foundation it represents a precondition and the essence of a unique model created to ensure stability and long-term view to the business while providing substantial philanthropic support for scientific research, talent and knowledge-sharing

Fondation Leenaards, since the disappearing of its founder, has already destined over 150 million euros towards projects selected through a structured governance which includes three experts commissions and four juries. We explored this topic with Peter Brey, director of Fondation Leenaards

Etienne Eichenberger, Chairman of Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, is sharing with us on one hand his insights on the state of philanthropy from not only a European, but also a global perspective. On the other hand, the Chairman addresses the priorities of Swiss Philanthropy Foundation for the next 12 months.

We met Johan H. van Beem, deputy director, and Thijs Tromp, board secretary, of Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds in Amsterdam and explored the grantmaking model and evolution of this historical Foundation in its first 78 years of activity

Interview to Mrs. Clare Woodcraft, CEO of the Emirates Foundation

With an annual grant making of €15-20 mln, the Adessium Foundation is among the largest endowed foundations in The Netherlands. The interview with Managing Director Rogier van der Weerd explores the evolution and drivers of the Van Vliet family foundation

The interview with Daniele Giudici provides the necessary tools to understand the current evolution of community philanthropy in Italy