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Part II – Generating hope beyond the spotlight: Tending to the impact of the COVID-19 lock-down on disenfranchised populations and Italian civil society

In this interview, Debora Guidetti, Ariadne’s European Programme Manager, speaks with fellow Italian Vincenzo Linarello, President of GOEL – Cooperative Group, about the impact of...

Part I – Generating hope beyond the spotlight: The impact of the COVID-19 lock-down on Italian civil society and the response of the philanthropic sector

In this interview, Debora Guidetti, Ariadne’s European Programme Manager, speaks with fellow Italian Carola Carazzone, Secretary General of Assifero and Ariadne Advisory Board Member, about...

Don’t let COVID19 anxiety and a sense of the unknown stop us from thinking and acting for the long-term

A time for optimism or pessimism? In this blog, friend of the network Deborah Doane argues that whilst we certainly cannot predict the long-term outcomes of the...

It’s here! Ariadne’s 2020 Forecast for European Social Change & Human Rights Funders

We are pleased to announce the release of the 2020 Ariadne Forecast for European Social Change and Human Rights Funders! This year’s Forecast feels particularly momentous...

We’re Hiring! Consultant on Coordination of Digital Power Initiative

Ariadne is looking for a part-time consultant to coordinate a new initiative on digital rights and digital power. This initiative will focus on building funder...

How do we tackle the impunity of multinationals?

This post was written by Juliette Decoster, Programme Officer at Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation and is cross-posted from Alliance Magazine's website (original can be found...

Change Funders Week 2020

Next year, Ariadne and EDGE Funders Alliance will hold their annual conferences back-to-back as part of “Change Funders Week” 2020. The events will take place...

Ariadne and EDGE Funders Alliance sign Memorandum of Understanding

Ariadne and EDGE Funders Alliance are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two networks, marking a commitment to their...

It starts with a knock at the door – community organising to combat the rise of the populist right

In this blog, Steve Hughes, Network Coordinator for the European Community Organizing Network, reflects on community organising to combat the rise of the populist right. The...

Five years on: Reflections on social change and human rights philanthropy

In this blog, Ariadne's UK Programme Manager Jenny Oppenheimer reflects on how social change and human rights philanthropy has changed over the five years since...

Independent donor group urges greater focus on rights, citizenship and equality

Ariadne, the European network of independent funders working on justice and peace has just brought 80 of its members to Belfast for its annual meeting....

Announcing the 2019 Ariadne Forecast for European Social Change and Human Rights Funders

In this blog post, Ariadne Director, Julie Broome introduces the 2019 Ariadne Forecast for European Social Change & Human Rights Funders. This year marks the...

Why we need more talk about ‘closing civic space’ not less: a response to Michael Jarvis, from TAI.

Michael Jarvis, the Director of the Transparency and Accountability Initiative, has suggested we should stop using the frame ‘closing civic space’ because it’s “too all-encompassing”...

New Guide Helps Human Rights Funders Balance Tension Between Risk & Transparency

This post was co-written by Julie Broome and Tom Walker, and is cross-posted from Glasspockets (original can be found here). Julie Broome is the Director...

Talking About Responsible Data: A Conversation Guide For Human Rights Funders

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). This year, we’ve been gathering...