• Europe’s Future Depends on a thriving Civic Space: Why Policymakers Must Partner with Philanthropy

    This week, as EU policymakers and philanthropic leaders gathered in Brussels for EuroPhilantopics 2025, the stakes could not be higher.
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  • Philea Forum 2026

    The Philea Forum 2026 will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 18-21 May, exploring “Philanthropy for People and Planet”, hosted by a group of Danish foundations.
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  • Migration and Belonging Network – Network Launch

    Co-curated by Philea and European Philanthropic Initiative for Migration (EPIM), the Migration and Belonging Network will organise an online network launch on 9 December to set the framing and orientation of the new network.
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Philea nurtures a diverse and inclusive ecosystem of foundations, philanthropic organisations and networks working for the common good. We help our members to get inspired, act together and achieve greater impact by sharing data and knowledge, exchanging best practices, connecting around common themes, engaging in policy work, and more.

Cross-cutting Themes

Climate

We are now well into the 10-year countdown to slow the warming of our planet. In this decisive decade, actions taken by markets, governments and citizens will determine liveability on our planet for the next century.

Democracy

Democracies across the world have faced unprecedented challenges in recent years ‒ from narrowing civic space, to curtailment of freedom and equality, to the spread of misinformation.

Equality

Philea members have pointed to striving for equality as an urgent issue that must be addressed by philanthropy now and in the coming years. Rising economic inequality has exacerbated virtually all of the problems philanthropy works on.
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Principal, Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford
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Opinions – 5 December 2025

Philanthropy in Spain and Portugal: Understanding starts with information

According to the famous thought experiment, Schrödinger’s cat is neither alive nor dead until the box containing the cat is opened and we can see if it is breathing and purring or not. This point is relevant to our understanding of philanthropy.
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28 January 2026
Online

Philea Open House on Equality
3 March 2026
Bucharest, Romania

Winter Meeting for Philanthropy Infrastructure Members – Staying Ahead of the Curve: Philanthropy Infrastructure in a Time of Transitions
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