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Philanthropy is failing to make a significant contribution to combating climate change, finds the latest report in an annual series, published this week by the Environmental Funders...

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European philanthropic funding around HIV/AIDS has fallen since 2006, and the increase in US-based funding is solely due to grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, according to ...

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Donations to the most recent disaster appeal in the Asia-Pacific region remain buoyant despite the continuing recession, according to a survey of around 1000 UK adults (16 plus) released this...

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Tracking the impact of the recession on giving...

News that Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland is to suspend grant-making indefinitely comes...

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Philanthropist Alec Reed helped raise £50,000 for Asia-Pacific emergency appeals this week through a matched funding scheme that doubled £25,000 of donations made on theBigGive.org.uk.

Three naturals disasters in...

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Two new charitable investments by the Private Equity Foundation (PEF) have taken the venture philanthropy fund’s total investment in Germany to €400,000 (£365,000).

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Sunday Times Giving List-topping hedge fund manager Christopher Hohn gave £484m to the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) through fees earned...

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A total of £15.6m was raised at the eighth annual Absolute Return for Kids (ARK) dinner, beating its £10m target but well below last...

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Participating in giving circles encourages donors to give more, and to be more strategic, a new report from the US finds.

When donors pool their money and other resources and decide...

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The concept of ‘spending out’ charitable endowments has become more prominent at a time when extra support is especially needed, according to research from the US. 

In the US, over 62%...

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