Commissioned Papers

The Bellagio Initiative commissioned the following papers to feed into the debate about the future of philanthropy and international development in the pursuit of human wellbeing:

The Role and Limitations of Philanthropy
Michael Edwards
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Islamic Philanthropy: Innovations, Development and the Implications for Wellbeing
Mariz Tadros
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Corporate Philanthropy and the ‘Education for All’ Agenda
Kevin Watkins
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Caring for Wellbeing
Marzia Fontana/Rosalind Eyben
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Poverty in Middle-Income Countries
Andy Sumner
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Resource Scarcity, Wellbeing and Development
Alex Evans/Jules Evans
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Values and Human Wellbeing
Tim Kasser
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Transformative Innovations in African Philanthropy
Bhekinkosi Moyo
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Evaluating Development Philanthropy in a Changing World
Robert Picciotto
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    Bellagio Initiative partner welcomes UK Parliamentary report on philanthropic solution to aid in tough times
    January 20th, 2012

    The IDC inquiry concluded that ‘private philanthropy is improving the lives of some of the world’s poorest people but the Department for International Development (DFID) must do more to engage private foundations in coordinated global efforts to improve the effectiveness of aid’.

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