Nominations are being sought for the 2010 Irish Philanthropist of the Year Awards. Run by the Community Foundation for Ireland, the awards publicly recognise...
A new report to promote philanthropy in Switzerland presents recommends a series of specific steps to encourage donors, foundations and public authorities towards ‘catalysing cooperation’ and ‘putting philanthropy on the...
Social Return On Investment (SROI), the previous government’s preferred method of measuring social impact, is still beyond the reach of most charities, a new report from independent think tank ...
A new independent expert panel, set up this week by the Community Development Foundation (CDF), is inviting input from interested parties on community development.
Companies including Waitrose, Asda, M&S, Jordans and Countrylife have committed over £1m to date towards the Prince’s Countryside Fund, an initiative by HRH The Prince of...
The number of donors using payroll giving fell by 4% in the most recent tax year, but the amount they gave rose, according to figures released last week by ...
Financial analysis of the UK’s top 500 charities’ suggests a slight decrease in voluntary income as a result of the economic downturn, but continued generosity from donors.
Art collector Charles Saatchi’s recent gift to the nation, estimated at a value of £25m, is an act that illustrates many of the ideals of ‘active philanthropy’. The ad man...