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Economic uncertainty saw Americans cut back on their charitable giving again last year, according to two new reports from the US.

For the second year in a row, philanthropy...

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Building on the tradition of company philanthropy that began when Arthur Guinness started the business in 1759, Guinness is funding a new social entrepreneurship programme in the UK, the Bring...

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A new report from the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP), a US-based international corporate philanthropy forum of senior business executives, looks at the future for corporate philanthropy...

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Boris Johnson’s call to bankers to donate money to the Mayor’s Fund for London to ‘palliate guilt’ was a ‘blunder’ says co-author of Philanthrocapitalism,...

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Private bank Coutts & Co is subsidising five places for social entrepreneurs on the Cranfield School of Management’s Business Growth and Development Programme (BGP), recognising the value...

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Impetus Trust, the venture philanthropy pioneers, used the platform of Volunteers’ Week earlier this month to call for more professionals to contribute...

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Mainstream or niche - Can venture philanthropy and social investment be brought to scale?14th June 2010
Bristol

This roundtable discussion event has been organised by the European Association...

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New research has revealed that the value of legacy giving to charities fell by an estimated £57m in 2009 compared to the previous year, a 3% drop, despite an 8%...

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Leading national disability charity Scope has launched a new investment vehicle which combines donations, tax breaks, matched funds, soft loans and commercial loans so that each £1,750...

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The Guardian's Activate Summit, which explores how technology will shape society and the future returns to London on 1st July. This powerful gathering of global visionaries returns...

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