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Philea has launched a membership satisfaction survey to assess the overall satisfaction with Philea’s services and initiatives, as well as the value Philea brings to the broader philanthropic community. All the details, linked below, deadline to fill it in is 12 July! https://bit.ly/3W0dQpr

What better way to start the summer than a phi-literature summer reading list? To get us started, the magnificent seven below have been suggested by Philea staff. - The Dawn of Everything- A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow - Not the End of the World by Hannah Ritchie - Palestine by Joe Sacco - The Labyrinth of the Lost by Amin Maalouf - Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You by Frances Frei and Anne Morriss - Prophet Song by Paul Lynch - Reimagining Philanthropy in the Global South by Mohamed A. El-Erian, Clare Woodcraft, Kamal Munir and Nitya Mohan Khemka Have you read any of these? What did you think? Have you got any other suggestions? Let us know by leaving a comment! And don't forget our Virtual Library has a huge selection of reads and resources here https://bit.ly/33dpeFY

Learn about the latest roles and positions on offer at Philea, and within our membership with our Careers page, currently featuring roles at: - Clean Air Fund - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - GivingTuesday And regular updates from across our network! https://bit.ly/3rkAmZw

The EU Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (EU AML/CFT) Package was finally published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 19 June, following adoption by both the European Parliament and the Council. Read the full story here! https://bit.ly/3xSjKzA

If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Belén Giaquinta, Laudes Foundation and Kate Sullivan, The Human Safety Net explore Organisational Development and the risk of transforming a tool meant for inner reflection and self-awareness into a counterproductive diagnostic tool or typology to assess organisational capacity, in a recent Opinion. https://bit.ly/3L798Qz

John Ellerman Foundation’s decision to set up a Board Shadowing Scheme, supporting three people from diverse backgrounds with lived experience of poverty to participate in their governance processes for six months, represents an opportunity to gain broader and more diverse perspectives and thinking in support of their work. Sufina Ahmad MBE, John Ellerman Foundation, shines a light on the move to set up a Board Shadowing Scheme and the process behind it, in a recent Opinion. Don't miss! https://bit.ly/3VvtxU0

The deadline is fast approaching! Philea has launched a membership satisfaction survey to assess the overall satisfaction with Philea’s services and initiatives, as well as the value Philea brings to the broader philanthropic community. Just a few days left to fill in the survey. https://bit.ly/3W0dQpr

Philea has been re-elected to represent the foundation and philanthropy sector on the Social Economy Europe (SEE) board at the SEE General Assembly in Rome on 24 June and will be represented by Lourdes Márquez de la Calleja, Fundación ONCE / Inserta Read the full story here! https://bit.ly/45IdSWc

In the UK, exploring institutional wealth connections to historical enslavement has moved in the last few years from being seen as niche or radical to becoming mainstream practice. Catherine Seymour, Association of Charitable Foundations explores how institutions in the UK are seeking to explore, acknowledge and address connections to systems of oppression like enslavement and colonialism, and where their money originally came from, in our latest Opinion. Read it here! https://bit.ly/3RZ72Gf

Dialogue, Democracy and Diversity. #KoneKtor2024 will establish a space to learn, reflect and connect, delving into uncharted territories of democracy, analyse polarisation, address a world fragmented by discord, and discuss the pivotal role of foundations in nurturing dialogue, bridging divides, and promoting resilience amid societal rifts. Register now to join us in September in Prague with Porticus! https://bit.ly/3zi6d4D