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Four British institutions to benefit from Brazilian philanthropist

Brazilian philanthropist Lily Safra has chosen four British organisations as well as 16 others across the world to benefit from an auction of...

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Promoting more and better philanthropy, though high on the agenda of governments, organisations and civil society, has to date defied their best efforts. Now two philanthropic advisory practices, Coutts Institute...

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The world’s top ranking billionaire according to the latest listing by  Forbes magazine , Carlos Slim Helú, hasn’t yet revealed how many of his billions he plans to give away but...

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Olga Alexeeva, who sadly died suddenly last year, was a dynamo and trailblazer, developing the philanthropy of emerging markets first through Charities Aid Foundation and then through her own foundation...

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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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Nick Perks, of Environmental Funders Network, offers a vision of a world where the green message has finally hit home, digital technology has taken hold and restricted funding is under...
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The role of corporate philanthropy, shareholders, employees and consumers  in addressing society’s problems was highlighted on International Corporate Philanthropy Day (ICPD) on 27th February.

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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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The Irish government plans to introduce tax changes so that donations from all individual donors would be treated in the same manner, with the tax relief in all cases...