Blog - Ariadne

It starts with a knock at the door – community organising to combat the rise of the populist right
In Home Feature Top am Mai 7, 2019
In this blog, Steve Hughes, Network Coordinator for the European Community Organizing Network, reflects on community organising to combat the rise…
Five years on: Reflections on social change and human rights philanthropy
In Home Feature Below am April 17, 2019
In this blog, Ariadne’s UK Programme Manager Jenny Oppenheimer reflects on how social change and human rights philanthropy has changed…
Independent donor group urges greater focus on rights, citizenship and equality
In Home Feature Below am April 5, 2019
Ariadne, the European network of independent funders working on justice and peace has just brought 80 of its members to…
2019 Ariadne Forecast for European Social Change and Human Rights Funders
In Home Feature Below am März 29, 2019
In this blog post, Ariadne Director, Julie Broome introduces the 2019 Ariadne Forecast for European Social Change & Human Rights…
Why we need more talk about ‘closing civic space’ not less: a response to Michael Jarvis, from TAI.
In Home Feature Below am Januar 30, 2019
Michael Jarvis, the Director of the Transparency and Accountability Initiative, has suggested we should stop using the frame ‘closing civic…
New Guide Helps Human Rights Funders Balance Tension Between Risk & Transparency
In Home Feature Top am November 6, 2018
This post was co-written by Julie Broome and Tom Walker, and is cross-posted from Glasspockets (original can be found here).…
Talking About Responsible Data: A Conversation Guide For Human Rights Funders
In Home Feature Below, Home Feature Top am November 2, 2018
This post was co-written by Fieke Jansen and Tom Walker, and is cross-posted from The Engine Room’s website (original can be found here).…
Can foundations contribute to social cohesion in Europe?
In Home Feature Below am Juli 27, 2018
The following is a speech made by Dr Rien van Gendt during the Humanity in Action International Conference, which took…
Climate justice is possible when…we listen to the grandmothers, by Rajasvini Bhansali, Thousand Currents
In Home Feature Below am Juni 11, 2018
In this personal essay, Thousand Currents Executive Director Rajasvini Bhansali discusses about a „toxic tour“ in South Africa that inspired her to…
Grant reporting is broken. Can we fix it? by Gina Crane, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
In Home Feature Below am Mai 17, 2018
In this blog, Gina Crane, Communications and Learning Manager at Esmee Fairbairn Foundation discusses the changes funders need to make…