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How can philanthropy help address the challenges of sustainable development and conservation while also creating opportunities for economic development? Clayoquot Biosphere Trust (CBT) has established the Clayoquot Biosphere Centre to shape a sustainable and thriving future grounded in local knowledge and initiatives. The Centre tackles critical issues of our time, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and economic inequality, through collaboration, education, and sustainable solutions that respect people and the environment. Read this new PTI case study, submitted by our member Community Foundations of Canada | Fondations communautaires du Canada, to learn about the trust’s transformation journey: https://lnkd.in/eWuudUAY We must keep humanity’s future in sight to confront the multiple interconnected challenges we face. To learn how, explore the Philanthropy Transformation Initiative and its 10 principles here: https://lnkd.in/exWyAzdb

The Philanthropy Transformation Initiative report outlines 10 key principles to guide philanthropy’s transformation. The principles reflect ideas, best practices, and recommendations from the philanthropy sector. https://lnkd.in/exWyAzdb

To lead, support & enable change amid the global polycrisis, philanthropy needs to transform itself, its practices & institutions. The Philanthropy Transformation Initiative brings together principles, resources & stories to #TransformPhilanthropy: https://lnkd.in/e7W8khf9

Here is a recap of our 5 most-read blogs of 2024. Subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest articles and resources from philanthropy and WINGS members. Subscribe: https://lnkd.in/gJD6MbfH

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Here is a recap of our 5 most-read blogs of 2024. Subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest articles and resources from philanthropy and WINGS members. Subscribe: https://ow.ly/nwwo50Urkck

Our most-read blog of 2024 is by Jo Swinson from Partners for a New Economy: ‘New thinking about economics for a world in polycrisis’, a challenge to philanthropy to catalyse an economy that works in service of the people. https://lnkd.in/dxZFpcp7

2024 was an exciting year for WINGS as we: - Represented philanthropy at key international forums, including COP29, G20, C20, and UNGA 2024. - Launched regional spaces in Africa and Asia and held 21 Working Group meetings with over 150 participants. - Expanded the #PhilanthropyForClimate movement to 800+ signatories, welcoming Brazil, Poland, and the Arab region. Thank you to all those who were part of this success. You can see all our 2024 highlights here: https://lnkd.in/eEdbwm4z

Coming in second is a piece from January that looked at insights and strategies for philanthropy to make an impact in 2024 in the face of the world’s many challenges - by Joanne Sonenshine from Connective Impact. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gMmzDC-r

Our third most-read blog for 2024 is a call to #TransformPhilanthropy to build global collective resilience and foster radical hope to tackle the polycrisis, by Tazmin Ratcliffe of Impact Trust. Read: https://lnkd.in/esQAMfTK