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People will not be 'nudged' into giving to charity or volunteering without other incentives, according to the second report by the House of Lords inquiry into behaviour change. Its findings run contrary to an...

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High street banks could help to increase philanthropy by £1bn a year, if charity bank accounts become widely available. The first major feasibility study of the integration of charity bank...

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Professor Cathy Pharoah, of the Centre for Charitable Gving and Philanthropy  addressed how philanthropists might engage with Big Society at the Southwark Forum on 23rd June based on her  paper Private...

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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...

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The Nationwide Foundation is offering funders the chance to learn from their Supporting Families funding strategy experience at a free seminar on 26 July.

The areas under discussion include:

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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.

More than just giving says that...

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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...

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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...

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Philanthropists Raoul and Catherine Hughes and Brian and Margaret Roper have received Bath University’s highest award for philanthropy being welcomed  into the Chancellor Lord Tugendhat‘s Roll of Honour.

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A knowledge sharing website for funders that aims to help them make more effective grant-making decisions has been enthusiastically received in its pilot stage.

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