Project description DEENESFRITPL A helping hand for Europe’s leading platform for philanthropy In Europe, institutional philanthropy includes more than 147 000 philanthropic organisations. As a leading platform for philanthropy in Europe, the European Foundation Centre (EFC) promotes institutional philanthropy as a means of effecting change – from eradicating deadly diseases and making the world’s populations healthier to combating climate change and fighting for global human rights. The EU-funded EFC project, will organise a high-level session at the European Commission’s inaugural European Research and Innovation Days in Brussels in September 2019. It will work with its members – philanthropic organisations from more than 30 countries – to foster peer-learning. The aim will be to boost collaboration by connecting actors and joint actions, as well as advocating favourable policy and regulatory environments for philanthropy. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective As a leading platform for philanthropy in Europe, the EFC works to strengthen the sector and make the case for institutional philanthropy as a formidable means of effecting change.We believe institutional philanthropy has a unique, crucial and timely role to play in meeting the critical challenges societies face. More people and causes benefit from institutional philanthropy than ever before, from eradicating deadly diseases and making the world’s populations healthier to combating climate change and fighting for global human rights and equality.Working closely with our members, a dynamic network of strategically-minded philanthropic organisations from more than 30 countries, we:Foster peer-learning by surfacing the expertise and experience embedded in the sectorEnhance collaboration by connecting people for inspiration and joint actionAdvocate for favourable policy and regulatory environments for philanthropyBuild a solid evidence base through knowledge and intelligenceRaise the visibility of philanthropy’s value and impact Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.2. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Access to risk finance Main Programme Topic(s) H2020-ARF-2018-2020-12 - High-level conference on R&I foundations and other venture philanthropists Call for proposal H2020-IBA-ARF-HLCONF-2019 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator PHILANTHROPY EUROPE ASSOCIATION Net EU contribution € 129 156,00 Address RUE ROYALE 94 1000 Bruxelles / Brussel Belgium See on map Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 129 156,25
