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There were 33% fewer $1m gifts from individuals in the US in the last six months of 2008 than in the same period during 2007, reports the Million Dollar List from...

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Increased numbers of professionals are giving their services to charities as volunteers as a result of insecurity in the financial world.

Increases of up to 200% in the number of lawyers,...

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Young people from disadvantaged communities will benefit from a social investment fund that will invest in alternatives to traditional education.

The Learning Launchpad fund, launched by The Young Foundation, will offer...

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In his think-piece Funding our Future David Carrington stresses the need for a “significant shift” in the mindsets of both funders and voluntary sector organisations to transform and maintain a...

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A new proposal to encourage wealthy donors to give more to tackle world poverty was launched in London this week.

The scheme would leverage government’s international development budget to match fund...

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Triodos Bank is raising up to £5m through an EIS (Enterprise Investment Scheme) investment fund to invest equity in sustainable green business in the...

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A new Vaccine Investment ISA aims to raise £50m to help vaccinate children in poor countries and offer investors in the UK a strong financial return.

Every £1,000 invested will enable...

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Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) is funding legal action by the Canadian Beaver Lake Cree Nation to thwart tar sand developments by oil giants that are destroying...

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Wealthy US donors could lose out on tax breaks due to a cap on tax deductions proposed in President Barack Obama’s 2010 Budget blueprint.

The proposal would cap deductions for taxpayers in...

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24-25 March: (London): The Family Philanthropy Forum. The conference explores the way that families can engage with philanthropy through case studies, panel discussions and speaker events.

31 March: (London): Achieving a...

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