Publications
>> List of all publications (English and German) of the Maecenata Foundation as of January 2026
>> Recent Publications (English Only) as of January 2026
On the State and General Condition of Civil Society in Germany
Opusculum 169 | 10.08.2022 | Siri Hummel, Rupert Strachwitz, Laura Pfirter | "Germany offers auspicious conditions for an active civil society, even if current as well as longer-term developments pose a challenge to citizen participation."
Listening is not enough: An assessment of the Feedback Loop Methodology
Opusculum 165 | 13.07.2022 | Luisa Bonin | The CEOs of most foundations see “listening to and learning from those they seek to help as a path to greater impact”
Falling Walls: Can Civil Society rock global North-South divisions? What are its Resources, Agents and Limits?
Opusculum 164 | 20.06.2022 | Wolfgang Goede | Invisible walls, cemented by historic inequity, must fall
Falling Walls: Can Civil Society rock global North-South divisions? What are its Resources, Agents and Limits?
Opusculum 164 | 20.06.2022 | Wolfgang Chr. Goede über das Potenzial der Zivilgesellschaft im Nord-Süd-Gefälle Abstract The world is at a turning point. The climate […]
Observatorium 62 – French translation of ‘The situation of the non-profit sector in the context of the health crisis in France’
Observatorium 62 I 13.05.2022 I Claire Breschard and Floriant Covelli I French translation of Observatorium 60 We are pleased to announce the publication of our […]Observatorium 61 – Trust in Philanthropy: a Monitoring and Self-Assessment Tool, now in Brazilian Portuguese
Observatorium 61 I 02.05.2022 | Luisa Bonin translates Philantropy.Insight report to Portugese > Download Observatorium as PDF > Watch here the video from the online […]Observatorium 60 – The situation of the non-profit sector in the context of the health crisis in France
11.04.2022 | How has the pandemic affected the French non-profit sector? We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest Observatorium. Claire Breschard […]
Observatorium 59: How can philanthropy build more bridges between the UK and Europe?
Observatorium 59 | 09.03.2022 | Contribution from Daniel Ferrell-Schweppenstedde In our new Observatorium publication, Daniel Ferrell-Schweppenstedde assesses how European philantropy can help to repair UK-EU […]
OP 160: What is Civil Society? A Primer
Opusculum 160 I 03.01.2022 I Rupert G. Strachwitz | Unser Basiswissen Zivilgesellschaft gibt es jetzt auch auf Englisch
