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Going global: A review of international development funding by UK trusts and foundations (2007)
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International development is often new and unfamiliar territory for funders and they can struggle with the operational difficulty of funding internationally. But challenges can be overcome, according to a study of foundations making annual grants in this area of between...
Misspent youth: The costs of truancy and exclusion, a guide for donors & funders (2007)
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Failure to tackle truancy is costing the economy £800m each year, but one third of this could easily be saved, according to this report. Misspent Youth provides detailed calculations and sources for all data used and demonstrates the high returns...
Not seen and not heard: Child abuse, a guide for donors & funders (2010)
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By:
Emilie Goodall and Tris Lumley
New Philanthropy Capital
This report highlights a number of charities working to help those affected by child abuse, including charities that work in three areas. First, those that teach children how to identify abuse; for example, Eighteen & Under works with children, from...
Leadership in the Social Economy (2007)
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This report explores the journeys of successful social entrepreneurs, including their common features and characteristics, how these relate to organisational life-cycles, and contains recommendations for government, funders, trustees and support agencies. Specific research questions addressed include: what are the characteristics...
Evaluation of the School for Social Entrepreneurs 1997-2007 (pub 2007)
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This report contains the findings of a thorough and public evaluation into the efficacy of the first decade of work undertaken by the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE).
Beyond the Money: Reflections on philanthropy, the nonprofit sector and civic life 1999-2006 (pub 2007)
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Concluding nearly 19 years as president of the Surdna foundation, Edward Skloot looks back on a period of rapid change in American philanthropy, social policy, politics and civic ideals. Building on his experience as grant-seeker and foundation chief executive, Skloot...
Giving: How each of us can change the world (2007)
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The former White House resident has been recently described as “a philanthropist who happened to be President”. Drawing on his post-presidential career of building a foundation and leading the American voluntary response to the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, Clinton’s...
Creating Change through Family Philanthropy (2006)
September 2010
Book Review
Philanthropy might seem like an excellent way for families to come together around a shared passion, but Creating Change through Family Philanthropy is refreshingly honest about the fraught internal reality of family foundations. As this book explores, typical family dynamics...
Generations of Giving: Leadership and Continuity in Family Foundations (2006)
September 2010
Book Review
A thoughtful observer of philanthropy predicted that at least half of all family foundations would run into trouble within the first two generations, face more difficult problems in the third generation and probably cease to exist soon afterwards. This book...

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