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Shaping a Future Agenda Rien van Gendt About the cover The cover design represents an invitation to European philanthropyto bring its future agenda to life, to colour in the outlined image withits own strategies and ideas for the future. The faded edges of thedesign encourage further drawing and elaboration. As such, the designmirrors the purpose of this book, which is to provide an inspirationalstarting point for European philanthropy to shape its future agenda. Cover design: Mikaël Kaiser AuthorRien van Gendt, Van Gendt Philanthropy ServicesEditorMarianne Johnston,PhileaCoordinationHanna Hanses, Sevda Kilicalp, DelphineMoralis,Angela Pauly, Josh Redding, Hanna Surmatz, Jon Warne—PhileaLayoutMikaël Kaiser,kapsul.beISBN9789464776614 Philea 2023.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attri-bution – Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International License. Quotation is subject to full identification of this source. The views expressedin this publication are those of the author and should not be interpreted asofficial positions ofPhilea or partners involved in this publication.Phileadisclaims all liability for damages of any kind arising out of the use of theinformation given in this publication. For further information, please contactPhilea:Philanthropy House — Rue Royale 94, 1000 Brussels, BelgiumT +32 2 512 89 38 – info@philea.eu –www.philea.eu This international edition of Philanthropy Back to the Drawing Board:Shaping a Future Agenda was made possible by thegenerous support of "Don't believeeverythingyou think." Robert FulghumA U T H O R C O N T E N T S •Foreword06•Preface09 Part AContext 1.Why, who for and where to?162.Philanthropy: A shifting landscape243.Philanthropy paradox andthe importance of self-reflection35 Part BA Future Agenda for Philanthropy 4.Legitimacy and added value485.Relationship with granteesand the local community646.Partnership versus going solo827.Integrating (new) substantive policy themes93F O C U S O NRelationship between philanthropyand philanthropy research1048.Effective philanthropy and spending108F O C U S O NCompliance versus performance1409.Investment of endowment/reservesand the relationship to spending14310.Operating systems and styles; and the importanceof overhead and governance166F O C U S O NEuropean philanthropy18211.Going forward in times of uncertainty190•Endnotes194•About the author200•About the partner organisations202 Annexes •Index of individuals204•Index of foundations, PBOs and social enterprises205•Philanthropy infrastructure / support organisations209 Foreword It’s a demanding and confusing, if not dramatic time in which weare living, and our capacities to react to the challenges at hand arebeing tested in new ways across the globe. Europe – its institutionsand people – must rethink its direction and role in the new world. Andso must philanthropy. The future is heading towards us ever faster, andlessons of the past no longer provide the answers needed to respondto today’s challenges. Europe is confronted with war at its easternborders; rising social, demographic and regional inequalities; and themainstreaming of political populism. Humanity is threatened by ac-celerating climate change, and artificial intelligence seems to presentequal parts danger and opportunity. In this difficult context, we sub-scribe to the words of European Union co-founder, Robert Schuman,that the future can only be safeguarded by making creative effortsproportionate to the challenges which threaten it. In this light, “Philanthropy Back to the Drawing Board: Shaping aFuture Agenda” certainly comes at the right time: Rien van Gendt urg-es foundations to reflect on why and how they, too, can generate themost creative efforts proportionate to the challenges of our times.Heasks philanthropy to critically and reflectively assess how it can best liveup to the promise it makes – and the responsibility it has – of investingprivate resources for the public good. The book is a well-informed invi-tation to reflect, challenge, rethink and reorganise philanthropic actionthat makes senseandmakes a difference. Rien does not shy away from difficult questions such as mis-sion-compatible portfolio investment, whether foundations shouldexist forever, and whether new is always best. He also addresses thevirtue, challenges, opportunities and urgencies of European philan-thropic cooperation. Those operating in the sector directly or aroundthe edges of philanthropy – be it in government, business, academia orcivil society – will learn much from this book, which sheds light on theoften still opaque questions the sector grapples with and helps to mappathways towards answers. From our perspectives as the leaders of three diverse organisationswithin the European philanthropy sector – an Italian foundation with acenturies-long history; a Europe-born and Europe-focused foundation;and a European-level philanthropy infrastructure organisation – cer-tain notes in the book particular