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Was the long-awaited Giving White Paper a cause for celebration? Here Philanthropy UK offers a round-up of reaction to the initiatives in the Paper that aim to create a 'step change' in...
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The Government’s long-awaited Giving White Paper is due to publish on Monday (May 23rd) and the weekend’s papers will be full of news on the state of philanthropy in the...

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On 9 May the Big Society Bank took a significant step as Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office,endorsed outline proposals for its development by  Independent Advisors Sir Ronald Cohen...

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The creation of a new fellowship of philanthropists aimed at improving the effectiveness and amount of community giving and boosting donor networking has been announced by Community Foundation Network...
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Ok…it’s not the headline that would appeal to the majority of donors but, more importantly, it might appeal to a large number of non-donors, says a new report that is exciting...

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A year on from the Prime Minister’s launch of the Big Society programme an independent, cross party commission is calling on government to “fill in the blanks” on Big Society...

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Impact measurement should be designed at a sector level and funders should be prepared to pay for it. These are two of the conclusions drawn by New Philanthropy Capital...

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 A new survey into the charitable habits of ultra high net worth individuals (UHNWI) by J.P. Morgan Private Bank, shows only 7% are happy with their giving habits.

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Did the Millennium Projects create white elephants or national treasures?  A new report from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) considers the impact of the Millennium Projects, ranging from the Eden Project and Tate...

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The UK population is spending more on charities as part of a general increase in spending levels, according to a longitudinal study of giving .The  figures show the average weekly...

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