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2018 Ariadne Forecast For European Social Change and Human Rights Funders

The Ariadne Forecast is a community created resource that draws on Ariadne’s network of more than 546 funders in 23 countries. Ariadne participants and other friends of the network...

Guerrilla Foundation’s origin story and strategic thinking on grassroots movements and social change

Ivan Juric, Advisor to the Guerrilla Foundation offers some insights into the origin story of the foundation, its strategic thinking regarding activism, grassroots movements and systems...

2017 Ariadne Forecast For European Social Change and Human Rights Funders

We are delighted to release our third Ariadne Forecast which aims to help funders plan ahead, see the big picture, and look at global and...

Refugees and the role of donors

Here is an article by Inga Wachsmann, Programme Officer at the Charles Léopold Mayer Foundation, following the meeting on Refugees and the role of donors...

One day in the Jungle Camp in Calais – My impressions

Here is an article by Beth Fernandez, Deputy Director at Sigrid Rausing Trust on the donor field visit to the Jungle camp in Calais on 30th...

Life on Lesvos

Christen Dobson, Programme Director of Research and Policy at the International Human Rights Funders Group, has recently spent some weeks volunteering on the Greek island...

2016 Ariadne Forecast Released: Social change grant-makers forecast trends and plan ahead

The 2016 Ariadne Forecast is now out, to help us all, as fragile ships on a stormy sea, to see what the weather holds for...

2016 Ariadne’s “Voorspelling voor Fondsen”

De 2016 Ariadne’s “Voorspelling voor Fondsen” is nu beschikbaar! De ‘Voorspelling voor fondsen 2016’ stelt fondsen die werkzaam zijn op het gebied van sociale verandering...

Paris Terrorist Attacks: A Message

Ariadne expresses its condolences and profound solidarity to the families and relatives of victims of the attacks in Paris on the night of November 13...

How should UK funders respond to the Refugee Crisis?

The next Ariadne tele-briefing to discuss the refugee crisis in and around Europe will take place on Tuesday, November 3rd at 16:00 CET, 15:00 GMT,...

Why should funders be interested in “the Digital Dividend”?

Loren Treisman is the Executive of Indigo Trust, a UK foundation that supports organisations to use mobile and web-based technologies to stimulate social change in...

Communicating Effectively: Getting your message across and changing the terms of the debate

Sarah Pugh of Global Dialogue writes about framing and communications, including a one day workshop and master-class in October which is open to funders and...

Strengthening Civil Society’s Resilience in Closing Space through Sustainable, Flexible Funding

Samar Haidar is Executive Director at the Arab Human Rights Fund. Space for civil society has been closing around the globe, with a noticeable rise...

The Funders’ Workshop on Shrinking Space for Civil Society: My impressions

Moritz Bartl is Executive Director at Renewable Freedom Foundation, a German foundation that primarly works with international digital rights and technology groups. The Funders' Workshop...

Following the Queen’s Speech, don’t be lulled into a false sense of security

Neil Crowther is Director of the UK-based Thomas Paine Initiative. The Initiative represents a pooled group of funders who are seeking to change public attitudes...