Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center is traveling to the United States   Aiming to inform Greeks of the diaspora about our mission and work, the SNFCC will hold two events as follows:   📅 November 19th, 6pm at the Consulate General of Greece in Boston | Open event - no registration required. A fireside chat between the Managing Director of the SNFCC, Elly Andriopoulou, and the President of Marwick Associates, Drake G Behrakis.   📅 November 21st, 6.30pm at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) in New York City | Admission to the event is free – pre registration required via https://bit.ly/3UWz5r9 🔗 The event will also be livestreamed 🌍 A discussion between the SNFCC Chairman of the Board of Directors Stathis Kalyvas and the SNFCC Managing Director Elly Andriopoulou moderated by SNFCC Chief Strategy and Development Officer Athena Balopoulou. The discussions will focus on the SNFCC’s social, environmental, and economic impact, the current challenges facing Greek society and how the SNFCC can contribute to addressing them, and the key initiatives in place to secure its long-term financial sustainability. ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/dp8qhfVa

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🌍 The Tällberg Foundation has announced the 2024 winners of the Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize, and this year’s recipients are showing how courage, creativity, and collaboration can transform the world. Meet the 2024 winners: Dr. Kristian Olson (USA), driving healthcare innovation. María Teresa Ronderos (Colombia/Argentina), advancing investigative journalism. Fernando Trujillo (Colombia), championing Amazonian conservation. We join the Tällberg Foundation in congratulating them and celebrating their work! https://b.snf.org/3Howxw5 #TällbergPrize #Leadership #Inspiration

Yesterday, SNF celebrated the inauguration of Alexandrian Breath, a multipurpose space located in the heart of Athens, created with support from SNF and other funders. This new educational and cultural center, envisioned by the Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, was built to serve the community and function as a hub for people from all backgrounds. We were proud to have been part of its development and yesterday’s ceremony, which featured the President of the Hellenic Republic, community stakeholders, supporters, and friends, as well as a joyful performance by renowned Greek artist Alkistis Protopsalti.

70 college students from 34 institutions around the United States came together for a dialogue on civil discourse at an event hosted by the University of Delaware’s SNF Ithaca Initiative. Learn more at https://b.snf.org/3YSrRqy

SNF participated in a special event that took place at the construction site of the Holocaust Museum of Greece in Thessaloniki on Tuesday, October 29, alongside the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, and the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier.  The Holocaust Museum of Greece is expected to be completed in 2027. SNF, the Hellenic Republic, and the Federal Republic of Germany, are the Museum’s three founding donors. Read more: https://b.snf.org/3YLot0N Photo Credits: Jewish Community of Thessaloniki

We are happy to share the “save the date” for our next SNF Nostos in 2026. We plan to celebrate together with all our grantee-partners and friends 30 years of global engagement in the field of philanthropy, trying to do our part of “empowering humanity.” We hope you can join us in Athens, Sunday, June 21 to Sunday, June 28 inclusive—more details in the months to come. Looking forward to celebrating with you all!

Check out a digital exhibition of works by more than 100 artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities from our partner Plena inclusion, where SNF is proud to support tailored mental health programming.

Following the devastation of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, SNF is supporting local relief efforts in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida. Learn how at https://b.snf.org/48f8j2y

Providing frontline health care can take a toll, and AMREF Health Africa has been deliberate about providing mental health support to the health care workers running mobile clinics and offering services from newborn care to vaccines to tens of thousands of people affected by flooding in Kenya.