A new organisation that aims to overcome social exclusion by sharing knowledge within the third sector and networking with the support of a donor community has been founded by well-known...
Denise Holle, formerly a Merrill Lynch equity analyst, has joined the UK social enterprise CAN to head up Breakthrough, its pioneering social investment fund co-founded with the private equity firm...
Julius Baer, the Zurich-based bank, has told clients that it is giving to charity this Christmas, rather than buying them presents, reports the Wealth Bulletin.
The annual public report Giving in Numbers has been published by the US-based Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, offering a comprehensive analysis of the latest trends impacting the field of corporate...
New research on venture philanthropy (VP) indicates that 90% of social entrepreneurs surveyed have a positive relationship with their venture philanthropy partners.
Northern Rock Foundation has announced that its total grants programme for 2008 will be £7m, one-third of the current year’s expenditure. It also will close four of its funding programmes:...