Evénement présidé par Yves Flückiger, recteur de l'Université de Genève. - Prof. Yves Flückiger, recteur de l’Université de Genève - Prof. Henry Peter, directeur du Centre en Philanthropie - Dre Stéphane Couty, secrétaire générale de la fondation des HUG - Prof. Samia Hurst-Majno, cheffe du groupe Ethical, legal, and social issues de la Swiss National COVID-19 Science Task Force et directrice de l'Institut Éthique Histoire Humanités (IEH2) de l'Université de Genève - Firoz Ladak, CEO des fondations Edmond de Rothschild - Dr Thomas Maillart, Président d’Open Geneva et Maître d’enseignement et de recherche à l’Université de Genève - Patrick Odier, Président de la fondation Lombard Odier

Switzerland is home to an incredible number of philanthropic actors engaged with the SDGs, according to some estimates the country houses the largest per-capita number of such organizations in the World. The behavioral philanthropy research team proposes to create a detailed map of which organizations are working on which of the SDGs and what are their main motivations. To this end, a natural-language machine learning algorithm has been developed to analyze communication materials from Philanthropic organizations (e.g. mission statements, yearly reports, etc.). With this tool, the research team then created a map of (i) the areas of activity of all these organizations; (ii) what are the main motivations for engaging in each of these activities and (iii) compare the overlap between the activities and motives of Philanthropic Organizations and other non-for-profit organizations (e.g. Sustainable Financial investors). The scientific evidence resulting from our project has important implications for all the actors engaging with the SDGs, as it can (i) stimulate initiatives promoting synergies between players engaged on the same SDGs and/or driven by shared values; (ii) contribute to the efficient creation of novel financial instruments combining Philanthropic and Sustainable Financial...

The awarding of scholarships to selected persons has always been part of the philanthropy scene, alongside institutional funding, be it for the support of teaching, scientific research or fostering specific skills. But funding individuals has also been a constant challenge for philanthropic organizations since the beginning of the 20th century: although it can be relatively advantageous from a financial standpoint, it is difficult to implement because it requires finding the right people for the right projects, and because it is often difficult to evaluate the impact of these grants when it is not always visible or measurable in the short term. This technical, financial and intellectual issue will be addressed by this panel from both an academic and a practical perspective, through several examples of past and present fellowship programs in the United States, Europe and Africa and with the desire to promote dialogue between the expertise of historians and of those working in the field - Prof. Henry Peter, Head, Geneva Centre for Philanthropy - Ludovic Tournès, Professor of International History, UNIGE - James Allen Smith, Vice-President and Director of Research and Education of the Rockefeller Archive Center - Michel Carton, Emeritus Professor, development economics, The...

La diversité est un enjeu sociétal d'importance croissante. Le Centre en philanthropie de l’Université de Genève (GCP) approfondit ce sujet car il considère la diversité dans la gouvernance des fondations comme un facteur essentiel pour un secteur philanthropique innovateur et performant. Afin d'assurer cette diversité, des critères tels le genre, l’âge, l’origine sociale, la langue maternelle, les aspects ethniques, le handicap, l'appartenance religieuse, etc. sont pertinents. De juin à septembre 2020, le GCP a mené une enquête sur la diversité des conseils de fondations en Suisse, dont les premiers résultats seront présentés lors de ce Philanthropy Lunch. Ces éléments serviront de base de discussion afin d'étayer des réflexions et des propositions utiles aux conseils des fondations. - Prof. Henry Peter, directeur du Centre en Philanthropie - Catherine Labouchère, présidente de la fondation ISREC - Dr. Aline Kratz-Ulmer, Academic Fellow du Centre en philanthropie - Nicolas de Tonnac, membre du conseil de la fondation Foyer Handicap - Laetitia Gill, Directrice exécutive du GCP