As new Culture Secretary Maria Miller tells arts organisations they need to get ‘better at asking than receiving’, a just-published report on Private Investment in Culture 2010/11 from Arts &...
Philanthropy is a social act, rather than an economic transaction and forms an important part of people’s identity, according to a paper presented in June by Dr Beth Breeze of...
Large companies are focusing more on in-kind donations, which fit their own business objectives, according to a report by Deloitte, the business advisory firm.
Infrastructure organisations and the government should educate donors about the wider range of causes that need funding, claims Professor Cathy Pharoah.
Pharoah has just written a report that shows that donations...
The number of people giving through Gift Aid and payroll has fallen for the third year in a row. However, those who are giving are donating more generously, according to...
In the last decade US foundations have funded a $1bn journalistic revolution in a bid to safeguard democracy threatened by a decline in local quality media and investigative journalism. And...
Legacy income is slightly down according to the latest figures from Legacy Monitor Consortium. Its 51 members, who together account for 53% of the legacies market, received a combined income of...
The UK population is spending more on charities as part of a general increase in spending levels, according to a longitudinal study of giving .The figures show the average weekly...
New research has revealed that the value of legacy giving to charities fell by an estimated £57m in 2009 compared to the previous year, a 3% drop, despite an 8%...