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Cheques will remain for as long as customers need them the Payments Council announced this week, abandoning a plan that might have seen the closure of cheque clearing in...

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The £55m matched fund scheme announced by the DCMS to a packed Whitechapel Gallery this week (July 9th) that calls on private donors to help secure the future of the...

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The promotion of payroll giving, which is high on the agenda of the independent Philanthropy Review  (as reported in Philanthropy UK's last bulletin) and government, was also the focus...

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A practical guide aimed at individuals and private equity firms interested in getting involved in venture philanthropy has been published by The European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA).  

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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...

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Advice on how to assess the performance of charity trustee boards is offered in a new report from New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) to help funders identify effective governance and aid foundation trustees...

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Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are delighted by the public response to their Royal Wedding Charitable Gift Fund that has resulted in an additional...

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At a time when funding to the Arts is being slashed, American-born philanthropist John Studzinski CBE is maintaining his generous support by sponsoring a major exhibition at the British Museum, which...

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World-renowned designer Sir Terence Conran has announced that he is giving cash and donations in kind totalling £17.5m to the Design Museum, helping them to create the world’s leading museum...

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A £40m funding package aimed at boosting private giving to the Arts has been announced by Arts Council England (ACE) and makes up part of a broader package to...

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