Foundations Platform F20

In cooperation with 70 partners worldwide, F20 has joined an unprecedented initiative to urge the EU to boost funding in the next #MFF budget for:  🌿 Climate action 🕊️ Humanitarian crises 📈 Global development Ahead of the upcoming European Council meeting where #EU leaders will discuss to role of the European Union in the world, we invite you to join our call to the EU to increase its funding for #Development, #HumanitarianAssistance and #ClimateAction. 📝 Join those who have already signed the petition: https://lnkd.in/gSeCAgGF 📝 By advocating for positive and meaningful action regarding poverty, inequality, climate change, pandemics and humanitarian crises, we believe that the Multiannual Financial Framework can contribute to a fairer global future. Increasing development and climate action funding is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. To find out more about this initiative, visit the MFF Hub: https://www.mffhub.org/

To the members and friends who have supported F20 throughout 2024, thank you! 👏 We are, as always, endlessly impressed by the unflagging work towards climate action we see from all our members. In such a turbulent global context, it’s never been clearer that the most impactful way to reach a common goal is to work hand-in-hand with one another. Which, when we have such engaged and motivated members, is light work. 🫂 F20 Secretary General, Katrin Harvey, knows that collaboration is the reason F20 can thrive: “𝐅𝟐𝟎’𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬.” 📜 We invite you to read our 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝑬𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝑴𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆 in full, but here are some selected highlights: • 2024 has been a year of growth. We’re thrilled to have Raisa Cole (Democracy Works Foundation) leading the F20 Steering Group in her role as Chair, making up the South African representation in our TROIKA. Cole is joined by Maria Netto, the Executive Director of the Institute for Climate and Society, who enthusiastically joined the team as Brazilian Co-Chair after the previous Chair, Alice de Moraes Amorim Vogas, moved onto a new and exciting opportunity as Head of #COP30 Unit at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change of Brazil. • Happily, our F20 member base has also expanded over the course of the year, with new foundations joining the ranks from Niger, Brazil, the US and Canada. We signed Memorandums of Understanding with Comuá Network and Independent Philanthropy Association of South Africa, joined WINGS as an official member and are in talks with several other partners to join us in the next few months. • There's also a sneak peek at our save-the-date for the 2025 Climate Solutions Forum. We'll be sharing more about this in the new year 👀 Moving ahead into 2025, we’ll be keeping a close eye on the other big questions that urgently need to be solved, like an actionable global partnership for climate adaptation or clear pathways for industrial decarbonisation. Wishing you a healthy and safe end-of-year break. We’re looking forward to working with you in 2025. G20 South Africa #G7 #COP30 #Philanthropy #ClimateAction #Collaboration

In the wake of COP29 Azerbaijan, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?This week, a European Policy Centre expert panel sought to address this question. F20 Secretary General Katrin Harvey shared her experiences with #COP29 and how it was informed by the concurrent #G20 proceedings in Brazil, as well as by philanthropy and non-state actors. ICYMI the entire conversation, which spanned a wide range of topics from climate finance to nuclear goals and a just transition, can be watched here: https://lnkd.in/eyHStH72

We celebrate the handover of the G20 Presidency from Brazil to South Africa for 2025 🎉 Leading with the theme, 𝘍𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, we congratulate South Africa on their G20 plans to urgently address climate action, mobilise climate finance, and empower civil society. We believe that the contributions of the #G20 Social Forum will play a key role in these plans coming to fruition. It's clearer than ever that ambitious collaboration and long-term multilateralism are essential to shaping our sustainable future. We're enthusiastic to see G20 South Africa lead the way in 2025. To read more about F20's analysis of the Brazilian G20 outcomes, and our hopes for the South African presidency, click here: https://lnkd.in/e9uF4YTH #G20SouthAfrica #G20Brazil #ClimateAction

In the lead up to the much anticipated start of South Africa's G20 Presidency, Global Solutions Initiative invited civil society and industry experts to hear about South Africa's G20 vision from H.E. Phumelele Stone Sizani, the South African Ambassador to Germany. Among the attendees was Foundations Platform 20 Special Advisor, Stephan Contius, who was impressed by Ambassador Sizani's emphasis on the essential nature of multilateral partnerships within the #G20. While highlighting the Presidency's focus on '𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭', what was made clearest is that working together towards climate action is an obligation, rather than simply an option. We're looking forward to seeing how South Africa supports and encourages this approach throughout 2025. #G20Presidency G20 South Africa #G20Brazil #Collaboration #ClimateAction

🎉 In case you missed it, here's some incredibly positive news from the Trottier Family Foundation, one of F20's newest members. 🎉 💸 The Foundation's pledge of $150M towards climate philanthropy is incredibly heartening to see, particularly in the wake of COP29 Azerbaijan's lukewarm outcomes. 👏 It's important to note that although this pledge is the single largest pledge towards climate change in Canadian history, there is still a long way to go to ensure that climate philanthropy grows significantly across the world. This is an incredibly beneficial step towards global climate action, and we're delighted to see our members on the forefront of change.

📆 Earlier this month, F20's Secretary General Katrin Harvey attended a two-day event in Nairobi intended to foster #collaboration and alignment between African and European foundations. ⭐ 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 built on a similar cross-continental exchange held in Paris this May. Along with an incredibly interesting visit to the startup accelerator iHUB Nairobi, the discussions and workshops made it clear that there is a strong interest from African #philanthropy to engage in ongoing and ambitious climate action. 🤝 We're enthusiastic about the potential for future collaboration and open dialogue that this event made possible. With thanks to the list of fantastic partners who made these meetings possible: WINGS, African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), ERFIP - Empower Families for Innovative Philanthropy, Philea - Philanthropy Europe Association, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Fondation de France, OECD Development 📸 : WINGS/Erick Forester

📜 With both the #G20 Leaders’ Declaration published and the COP29 Azerbaijan negotiations concluded, we at F20 are embracing this opportunity to take stock of the outcomes and commitments made this year. 👏 As a philanthropic community, we clearly have our work cut out for us. We need to work together to show up with solutions, encourage ambitious leadership and advocate jointly for the implementation of the SDGs as well as the Paris Climate Agreement. ⏰ Considering the scope of the COP29 and G20 outcomes and the urgency required to act, philanthropic organisations, foundations, and civil society organisations must be emboldened to be more active and dynamic in taking action as well as advocating for stronger leadership from governments. The sources of climate finance clearly need to be broader, more determined, and must centre people first, which philanthropy is uniquely placed to make possible. Read our full statement here: https://lnkd.in/e9uF4YTH

Join F20's Secretary General, Katrin Harvey, and our Project Manager Advocacy and Convening, Celine Strufe, as they share their insights into #COP29. This panel, hosted by GWNET: Global Women's Network for the Energy Transition, will focus on the challenges and opportunities for women in the energy transition, and how discussions at COP29 Azerbaijan have laid the groundwork for women's climate action. 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟮𝟵: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 🗓️ November 26 ⏰ 14:00-15:00 GMT+1 Reserve your spot: https://lnkd.in/etu-GHTQ

The second week of COP29 Azerbaijan begins today, and we're energised to see these inspiring philanthropy and climate finance-focused events on the agenda. We hope to network and learn with you there 🤝 𝟷̲𝟾̲/̲𝟷̲𝟷̲ 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗢𝗣 𝟯𝟬 🕰️15:00-16:00 https://lnkd.in/e293Cyvn 𝟷̲𝟿̲/̲𝟷̲𝟷̲ 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗦𝗢 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 🕰️ 11-12:30 https://lnkd.in/eBqEnSTH 𝟸̲𝟶̲/̲𝟷̲𝟷̲ 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 (𝗜𝗟𝗙𝘀) 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 🕰️ 11:10-12:20 https://lnkd.in/ePkr-PZm.. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟮𝟵 🕰️01:00 - 01:30 (GMT+04), this event is online only as part of The Pavilion for the People initiative https://lnkd.in/ebg2KQpQ 𝟸̲𝟷̲/̲𝟷̲𝟷̲ 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹 🕰️12:30-13:30 https://lnkd.in/ekBhWgaW 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟯𝟬 - 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 🕰️18:30-20:00 https://lnkd.in/erRU88K5 (all timing is Baku UTC+04:00) #COP29 #ClimateFinance #Philanthropy #SDGAction