In his provocative pamphlet on why charitable funding must change, James Perry, an executive of Panahpur Trust, puts donors in the dock accusing them of unwittingly ‘breaking charity.’
As we await the government's Giving White Paper on boosting philanthropy due on May 12th, we learn that donations from the top 100 philanthropists are down £818m on last year to a...
The ways in which adopting socially responsible investment (SRI) and impact investment strategies can advance a foundation’s mission is the focus of a report from The Swedish Foundation for...
A £1m donation to launch London’s Shakespeare’s Globe theatre’s £7m campaign to fund the building of a Jacobean indoor theatre has been made by US philanthropist, publisher and Shakespeare lover Sara...
A demand for investments that allow the alignment of personal values with financial outlay, coupled with disenchantment in profit-only investments, and frustration with ethically-screened options are the key drivers behind...
At a worrying time for arts organisations affected by government funding cuts, the Art Fund is doubling its funding to museums and galleries and launching a new scheme to...
The government has made the largest investment ever in the Community Development Finance Association (CDFA), in an attempt to stimulate private sector-led growth in the economy.
Give Smart is a new US website that poses provocative questions, features case studies and brings together resources for philanthropists. It is divided into the following sections:
The Office for Civil Society and the European Commission has distributed £580,000 to a number of charities in the UK to promote volunteering. Volunteering England will receive £78,000 to...