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Dame Stephanie Shirley, appointed as the government's ambassador for philanthropy in April this year, has launched a website that aims to ‘give philanthropists a voice’.
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One of two campaigns launched this month to encourage people to give to the causes they care about is being backed by prime minister Gordon Brown.

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Weekly Wall Street newspaper Barron’s highlights the importance of effective philanthropy this week with its list of the world’s 25 ‘most effective philanthropists’.

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The European Commission has warned the French government that it could be taken to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) unless it stops taxing donations to foreign non-profit bodies in...

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The government will launch a pilot of social impact bonds in 2010 to draw new investment into third sector service provision.

The pledge to pilot social impact bonds was made...

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Disrupting Philanthropy, a ‘technology paper’ that explores the way digital is impacting philanthropy along with the future of the social sector, has gone live and its authors are now inviting...

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Iveagh Private Investment House, the Guinness family office, is to launch a new share class for the Iveagh Wealth Fund to enable UK charities to invest in the fund at...

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High street discount store Poundland has raised £100,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support four months earlier than planned, presenting a cheque to the charity this week.

Poundland joined forces with Macmillan Cancer...