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The UK’s social investment market could be worth £1bn by 2016, according to a Big Society Capital report released in September, while research from the Big Lottery Fund says investment...

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Indiana University’s commitment to pioneering philanthropy education, research and training looks set to continue with its announcement last month of the world’s first School of Philanthropy.

The School of Philanthropy will...

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Philanthropic and development organisations must focus on human-centred development, rather just economic growth, says the final report of the Bellagio Initiative, a project launched in August 2011 to explore the...

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What does 21st century philanthropy look like and what is its relationship with government and civil society? These were the topics under discussion at Ditchley Foundation’s conference held at historic...

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A new guide to the measurement and analysis of impact shows philanthropists how to measure the social and financial return on investments.

The Good Analyst: impact measurement and analysis in the...

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What is philanthropy and why should we study it? Cheryl Chapman put these deceptively simple questions to co-author of Understanding Philanthropy: Its Meaning and Mission Dr Michael Moody, on his...