Research & Insight
Knowledge Center
Academic case studies, field research, and press coverage that inform how ERFIP works.
Case Studies
Academic Partners
ESSEC Business School
France — Chair in Philanthropy
Book — 10 Case Studies
Frontier Philanthropies: Around the World in 10 Case Studies
Sarah Sandford, Arthur Gautier & Anne-Claire Pache
Theme 1 — Collaborating with Government
Aman Foundation (Pakistan) · Farrokh Captain & the i-Care Foundation (Pakistan) · Chen Yet-Sen Family Foundation & Vision for a Nation (Hong Kong / Rwanda)
Theme 2 — Operating vs. Grant-Making
Chandaria Foundation (Kenya) · EdelGive Foundation (India) · Vehbi Koç Foundation (Turkey)
Theme 3 — Family Business & Family Philanthropy
Aydın Doğan Foundation (Turkey) · Praekelt Foundation (South Africa) · Mahvash & Jahangir Siddiqui Foundation (Pakistan) · Yellowwoods (South Africa)
University of Pennsylvania
Penn GSE — Frontier Philanthropy Case StudiesPenn GSE Professor of Practice Sharon Ravitch, with post-doctoral fellow Reima Shakeir and Gul Rukh Rahman of the Edmond de Rothschild Foundation, released case studies of eight family philanthropies operating in the Global South.
These insightful reports are fully hosted on Penn’s ScholarlyCommons repository for global researchers and practitioners.
In the Media
Articles & Press
The Philanthropist
Decolonizing the Philanthropic Mindset — Interview with Gul Rukh Rahman
Alliance Magazine
Harnessing the Voice of Global South Philanthropists — Interview with Firoz Ladak
Penn GSE
Ensuring frontier philanthropy makes a lasting impact
Edmond de Rothschild Family Philanthropy
ERFIP — Empowering Families for Innovative Philanthropy
TrustAfrica
EmpoweRing Families for Innovative Philanthropy (ERFIP) — Shaping the Future of Africa
IETP
Article — Firoz Ladak