Over £17.5m has been committed in the first round of funding to a new impact investment fund aimed at early stage social innovations, launched by Nesta.
Philanthropy is enduring, evolving and society is better for it, said Chairman of the National Centre of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) Sir Stuart Etherington in delivering the 30th Annual Attlee Lecture...
The business model that has taken McDonald’s to nearly every high street in the world could be applied to scale the smallest social ventures across regions, countries and possibly internationally...
News that giving in the UK dropped an unprecedented 20% (£2.3bn) in real terms last year to £9.3bn has sparked a ‘Back Britain’s Charities’ campaign aimed at boosting...
Following a successful conference in Dublin held November 12, 13, 14, the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) has announced that it will be strengthening its role as a...
The campaigning charity, Legacy10, has launched a report today (November 19th), requested by the Rt. Hon Maria Miller MP, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, that sets...
The Private Equity Foundation’s (PEF) latest impact report is a testament to the success of venture philanthropy as a model that can make a huge difference to society.
This year 154 social entrepreneurs from across the UK will receive grants and training from the School for Social Entrepreneurs, as part of the Lloyds Banking Group Social Entrepreneurs Programme,...