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Golden Lane Housing (GLH), the housing arm of Mencap, launched a £10m charity bond on 15 February 2013. It will raise money to buy homes for people with a learning...

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A major new grant-making foundation was launched at the House of Lords on 14 February2013.

The Peter Sowerby Charitable Foundation, which registered as a charity in 2011 and is building an...

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A practical guide for investors looking to enter the social impact investment market has been published by Investing for Good this month.

The Good Investor is structured around incorporating...

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South Africa’s only black billionaire last month became the first African to join Bill Gates and Warren Buffet’s Giving Pledge.

Patrice Motsepe, founder and executive chairman of African Rainbow Minerals,...

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Impetus Trust and the Private Equity Foundation (PEF) announced their intention to merge, and form Impetus – The Private Equity Foundation on January 28th. They hope to complete the merger...

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A novel donor circle that takes advantage of the government’s Community First match fund aims to build a £20m endowed fund over the next 10 years to alleviate child poverty...

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Many tributes have been paid to philanthropist, financier and Nottingham Forest Club owner Sir Nigel Doughty since his untimely death earlier this month, by those who knew him from the many different walks of...

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A guide to new trusts criticises the Charity Commission, claiming it registers trusts and foundations too easily. It also says that people are registering charitable foundations without giving much thought to...

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The Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales announced earlier in May that it invested £20.6m in tackling disadvantage in 2009.

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Philanthropy UK's new regular column on ‘Green Giving’ for 2010 is a response to the superordinate challenge that climate change presents to us all. Though Philanthropy UK is cause neutral,...

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