Developing philanthropy

For more than ten years, the Ariadne network (European Funders for Social Change and Human Rights) has been publishing a report focusing on the major challenges facing European foundations working to promote social change and human rights. Interview with Maja Spanu, director of Ariadne.

From 18–21 May in Copenhagen, the annual Philea Forum brought together nearly 900 philanthropists to discuss the role that foundations can play in supporting just and sustainable transitions in the face of climate, democratic and social challenges.

The first part of the World Giving Report 2026, produced by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) in partnership with Fondation de France for the French part of the study, provides a new insight into generosity in 105 countries.

The Giving Europe network (formerly Transnational Giving Europe), dedicated to European cross-border charitable giving, is undergoing a rebrand. And it’s not just the name that’s changing. The network is adapting to the increasing generosity of European donors and is now equipped with new tools to raise the profile of its beneficiary organisations and simplify the process for donors in the 19 partner countries.

On 23 October, Fondation de France’s international network, Cross-border philanthropy, organised the second meeting of the Cercle de la collecte internationale.

On September 10, more than 130 guests were invited at Villa Albertine in New York to celebrate 25 Years of French-American philanthropy.

On July 7th, Friends of Fondation de France celebrated 250 years of French-American Friendship and 25 years of facilitating French-American philanthropy.

David Colon, senior professor of history and researcher at Sciences Po Paris, is a media specialist and author of "The Information War: States in the Battle for our Minds". In this interview, he sheds light on the mechanisms of disinformation and mass manipulation, as well as solutions to counter these threats to democratic regimes.

Sylvain A. Lefèvre, professor at the University of Quebec in Montréal, examines this philanthropic model, which places trust and collaboration at the heart of relationships between foundations and the organisations they support.

Placing trust and collaboration at the heart of the relationship between foundations and the organisations they support is the basis of trust-based philanthropy. A webinar by the Racines collective initiative was dedicated to this subject on October 17th.