Two charities which support international philanthropy have asked civil society organisations to contribute to a survey which will map the sector's response to the refugee crisis.

The survey is conducted by the European Foundation Centre, a body for trusts and foundations in Europe, and Alliance, a not-for-profit magazine for international philanthropy.

The survey closes on 16 October.

“We want to make an inventory of activities, initiatives and interests in order to gain a good understanding of who is doing what in response to the current situation in Europe,” a spokeswoman for the EFC said. “Our objective is to improve awareness of what’s going on, share this with the philanthropy community, make sense of it and stimulate thinking and action on what we can do to move beyond the urgent and immediate actions required.  

“We believe this is an important moment to signpost the distinct role and added value philanthropy can play in such situations by taking a calm long-term view.

“Through this mapping exercise we want to explore the potential for exchanges, collaboration, incubation and replication.”

The findings will be presented and discussed at the annual EuroPhilantopics debate in Brussels on 10 November.