Download this article as pdf. In a world of growing social issues and falling public spending, the need for social investment has never been greater. In this article, we explore...
Download this article as pdf. As a partner and former chief executive of the UK’s last truly private bank, C Hoare and Co, Alexander Hoare probably had philanthropic values sprinkled...
Click here to download the article in PDF. In 2015, the private wealth of high-net-worth individuals in the UK reached a total of £1.5 trillion, yes, that’s trillion. Yet, in...
Download this article as pdf. “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” This quote has been attributed to Peter Drucker and famously adopted by McKinsey. Philanthropy thrives on...
Download this article as pdf. Philanthropy is no longer a simple act of giving – the new generation of philanthropists are committed, innovative and engaged – they want to be...
Download this article as a PDF. St John’s Hospital is a locally focused charity in Bath, which has grown since 1174 to become a major philanthropic charitable foundation, built on...
Download this article as pdf. In 2009, after years of abuse at the hands of her partner, Emma fled her home in Gateshead. She turned to the local women’s refuge,...
Download this article as pdf. What is philanthropy? The term philanthropy, as many readers will recognise, means ‘love of humanity’ typically in the sense of caring, nourishing, developing and enhancing...
Download this article as pdf. “Philanthropy – the promotion of welfare of others especially by generous donation of money to good causes.” Of itself, the definition is self-congratulating and self-perpetuating...
Download the article as a PDF. For the past five years, I have had the privilege of being Chief Executive of Oxfordshire Community Foundation. After a lifetime in corporate business...