Shaping Philanthropy

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Shaping Philanthropy

Deep-dive conversations with philanthropists, CSR professionals, and nonprofit thought leaders from across the Arab region. Shaping Philanthropy is brought to you by Circle, a partnership between Philanthropy Age and Pearl Initiative, and is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 

Episodes

  1. 2 SEPT

    Nick Grono

    Nick Grono, the CEO of The Freedom Fund, the world’s first private donor fund dedicated to tackling slavery around the world, joins Anissa Punjani for this episode of Shaping Philanthropy to talk about his new book on nonprofit leadership.Nick has had a long and rich career spanning the public, private and non-profit sectors. A corporate lawyer by training with a spell at an investment bank, Goldman Sachs, he has been chief of staff to the Australian attorney general, spent ten years at Inter...

    38 min

  2. 25 JUL

    Fadi Ghandour

    Fadi Ghandour is a leading Arab entrepreneur, philanthropist, and social activist. The founder of logistics company Aramex and start-up accelerator and investment platform Wamda, Fadi is also the brains behind Ruwwad, a pioneering nonprofit community development organisation engaging the private sector to work with disenfranchised communities in Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and Palestine. In this wide-ranging interview, he outlines why he favours "entrepreneurial engagement" over "passive grant giv...

    44 min

  3. 10 JUN

    Lynn Zovighian

    A philanthropist, an entrepreneur, and a humanitarian diplomat, Lynn Zovighian wears many hats - and all of them passionately. In this wide-ranging interview for Circle, Lynn joins us down the line from Beirut (where the internet connection is not totally stable) to tell us about her personal philanthropic journey and what drives her to work with crisis-affected communities in Lebanon, Iraq, and the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Armenia.Speaking to our host, Anissa Punjani, Lynn stresses th...

    40 min

  4. 24 APR

    Clare Woodcraft

    How did Covid-19 change philanthropy in the Global South? Reimagining philanthropy in the Global South: from analysis to action in a post-Covid world is a new book that tackles this very question. Join one of its editors, Clare Woodcraft, to find out more about the lessons learned, and how global south philanthropists are rewriting the giving playbook."We wanted to contribute to the new discourse around shifting the power balance from the Global North to the Global South and give an opportuni...

    36 min

  5. 20 MAR

    Muna Al Gurg

    Muna Al Gurg has blazed a trail for Emirati women in both philanthropy and business. The vice chair and director of retail at the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group, Muna plays a leading role in her family’s Easa Saleh Al Gurg Charitable Foundation and earlier this year, she launched her own philanthropic initiative. Meem Foundation aims to bridge gender gaps, creating more economic opportunity and better access to both the workplace and health care for women and girls in the MENA region.In this interv...

    23 min
  6. Trailer

    11 FEB

    Trailer

    Shaping Philanthropy is a new podcast from Circle shining light on philanthropy and CSR in the Arab region and beyond. It is a new space to share ideas and inspiration for donors as they explore new pathways and strategies for effective giving.Produced by Philanthropy Age and hosted by Anissa Punjani, the manager of the Governance in Philanthropy programme at Pearl Initiative, Shaping Philanthropy will give a platform to regional philanthropists, CSR professionals, and nonprofit thought leade...

    1 min

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Deep-dive conversations with philanthropists, CSR professionals, and nonprofit thought leaders from across the Arab region. Shaping Philanthropy is brought to you by Circle, a partnership between Philanthropy Age and Pearl Initiative, and is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 

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  • Creator
    Philanthropy Age
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Shaping Philanthropy
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