“Charities are reluctant to appear ungrateful, but the reality is that for many of them, having to find work for company volunteers to do is time-consuming and sometimes counter-productive,” says...
Investment bank Goldman Sachs is thought to be considering a programme to compel its top earners to give a certain percentage of their earnings to charity, according to a recent...
Two publications soon to hit the book shelves are set to raise the debate on 'philanthrocapitalism' – the growing movement towards modelling civil society on private enterprise – by posing diametrically opposing...
The Ministry of Justice has decided not to opt in to an EU regulation on succession and wills that could have allowed heirs to ‘claw back’ voluntary donations made by...
The amount donors give to charity appeals at Christmas is small beer compared to their spending on alcohol over the festive period according to a new report from the ...
Intel Corporation – in conjunction with President Obama's ‘Educate to Innovate’ campaign – has announced a 10-year, $200m (£123m) commitment to advance education in maths and science in the US.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s year-end list showing the 10 single biggest gifts donated by Americans in 2009 offers little cheer with which to start the year as it finds a...