Partners for a New Economy is an international philanthropic fund. We were founded in 2015 by the MAVA, Oak, Marisla and KR Foundations, to address the root causes of environmental degradation that lie within our economic system. The partnership has grown to include Ford Foundations and Omidyar Network.
More about usOur grant-making aims to he organisations we fund push the frontiers of alternative economic thinking and work to change the rules, goals, and mindsets underpinning our current economic system.
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We work collaboratively. Our grant-making and field-building are delivered in close partnership with our funders. We have a small team of staff based in the UK, Denmark and Switzerland, and operate as a philanthropic fund hosted by Swiss Philanthropy Foundation. Our Board is made up of representatives from each of our Funding Partners, who work closely with the executive team.
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Our grant-making has a strong nature lens, nurturing new economic ideas and building power for transformative, systemic change. Current focus areas include:
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As a funder collaborative, we pool the resources and expertise of our Funding Partners to support pioneering people, projects and ideas. We work across the wider philanthropic landscape to share learning and encourage others to invest in the new economy field.
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We aim to strengthen and grow the new economy ecosystem, supporting people and organisations to find greater alignment, deepen their interdependence and collaborate. We draw on our networks and convening power to create conditions for the field to make greater progress together.
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Stories of pioneering work and reflections from inspirational people working to redesign our economies in service of people and nature.
Reflections from Partners for a New Economy’s gathering in Lyon Lyon is built at the confluence of two rivers with very different tempers: the Rhône, historically notorious for being difficult to navigate upstream against its powerful current, and the Saône,...
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