The power of investor activism that can stir the wheel of corporation, is neither possible to stop nor ignore. The...
Charities can be directly involved, whether consciously or not, in the vortex of illegal money flows. Without an active policy...
Philanthropists have to understand the context of their investment. To do this, we must map all the different stakeholders, with...
We should empower women. This statement used to be a profound one. Today, it is almost meaningless. Everyone seems to...
Under the public pressure, CEOs are taking a political stance. Despite the well-intentioned goal of solving society's fundamental problems, they...
Systemic change is a buzzword by now. That might not be a bad thing, but we must keep in mind...
Philanthropic generosity in the COVID-19 pandemic has been fantastic. Philanthropists must carry the momentum into the post-COVID-19 world.
The Altruist League is a strong advocate of anonymous altruism. We believe that it will be the most important form...
The term "philanthropist" is by now laden with the baggage of negative public perception and historical sector-wide inability to support...
The new book by Bill Gates demonstrates that the consensus on how to decarbonize the world isn't far off: focusing...
The public perception of wealthy philanthropists is full of stereotypes, good and bad. Because of this, little is really understood...
Yet another example of how attempts at proposing the definitive impact investing methodology tend to ignore its systemic effects.
The decolonization of wealth, in particular in the context of foreign aid and the mission of big international organizations, is...
What can we learn from combining the ideas of Nassim Taleb, Peter Turchin and Jack Goldstone to describe the present...
There are four key skills and abilities that permit a financial altruist to add non-financial value to their systemic change...
The issue of taxation vs philanthropy is a polarizing, explosive one. Let's try and set the record straight by acknowledging...
Last week we saw the publication of the final report on DRTS by the European Supervisory Authorities. The final version...
Both social movements and philanthropists could do well to be rereading Václav Havel these days. They must understand that true...
The best philanthropic foundations in the world have an irreplicable business model
What the story of a recently-deceased Italian climber can teach us about mental strength and integrity needed to change the...
The recent events around the GameStop price surge have been chaotic, controversial and instructive. What lessons for philanthropy?
Why seek immortality through collecting contemporary art when you could be creating it with authentic philanthropy?
Rather that expecting an "enabling environment" from the government, philanthropy should see its role as improving supporting government.
Philanthropy is often criticised for its pragmatism and hypocrisy. But this is not the strongest impulse behind the urge to...
The easiest way to motivate yourself to lead a culture shift in your organization is to visualize what will happen...
Truly embracing diversity in philanthropy means 1) taking the time to educate ourselves about its benefits 2) being transparent about...
Effective Altruism's proponents like the ambition and the scientific approach, its critics dismiss it for ignoring the root causes of...
Consultants and service providers believe that the mainstreaming of ESG in public markets will naturally spill over into private equity...
Nonviolent citizen movements are the bedrock of democracy. Violent mobs are its enemies. Which ones will prevail will depend on...
The required skill set for working in philanthropy and the humanitarian sector is changing drastically and human resources departments are...
When we advise members on working with social movements we are often asked the question: “What makes these people move,...
Recently, we were retained to help a major international organization draft its policy on antiracism and anticolonialism. Here is an...
The events of 2020 and early 2021 have shown us the true magnitude of the ontological split between different visions...
New philanthropy calls for people who can live with ambiguity and question their own perception of reality. Only this way...
Soon businesses will need to take a decision: become serious about corporate social responsibility or end the practice altogether. Those...
As the ethical norms of the society and the shareholders change, the doctrine itself continues to hold, but the benefits...
Among the many epiphanies of 2020 is the one about the importance of “grassroots” organization, of civil society, of citizen...
The Altruist League is often called upon to advise international non-governmental organizations (iNGOs) on various matters, and an increasingly common...
International organizations and philanthropists want to speak the language of New Power, of youth movements and the civil society. It...
Companies looking for credibility in the eyes of their customers, shareholders, investors and employees find themselves needing to do much...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the topics of the decade. Much has been made of both its immense potential...
Systemic change is on everyone’s lips in 2020. The pandemic is laying bare the flaws of our politicians, institutions and...
Out of the thousands of organizations whose evolution and track record the Altruist League follows, we keep 1-2% in what...
The League's member organizations, plugged into a variety of fundraising markets globally, are seeing an up to 10x increase in...
We are living a crisis in search of a narrative. Pundits seem to agree that the world is being changed...
Most of us quickly discovered that we were not at all good at giving back to the world, and the...
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