Foresight Group

The Foresight Group is a forward-looking advisory body that helps guide ECFI’s strategic direction and innovation. By bringing together diverse perspectives, it strengthens accountability, supports impact learning, and fosters thought leadership across the community foundation field. While purely consultative, the group plays a key role in shaping ECFI’s evolving vision. The Foresight Group is chaired by the Secretary General of the German Association of Foundations, Friederike von Bünau.

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The Members

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Friederike von Bünau

Secretary General

Emma de Closset

UK Community Foundations

CEO

Alina Porumb

APT (Romania)

President

Prof. Dr. Pamala Wiepking

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam/ Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Stead Family Chair in International Philanthropy

Kyra van Hoof

Mensen Maken Amsterdam

Director

Marija Mitrović

Trag Foundation (Serbia)

Philanthropy Program Director

Rosie McDonagh

Community Foundation Ireland

Social Impact Manager

Laura Popeea

FFCR (Romania)

Executive Director

Beata Hirt

Healthy City Community Foundation (Slovakia)

Director

Giles Ruck

Foundation Scotland

CEO

Hanna Stähle

Philea

Head of Foresight and Innovation

Inga Wachsmann

Porticus Foundation

Grant Manager

Shannon Lawder 

Mott Foundation

Program Director Civil Society 

Programme Lead

Kathrin Dombrowski
Coordinating Director

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