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Goldman Sachs
10,000 Women is a five-year, global program that harnesses the power of women entrepreneurs to foster economic growth by educating and supporting them in becoming stronger businesswomen. Launched by Goldman...
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HM Government
At Budget 2013 the government announced that it would introduce a new tax relief for private investment in social enterprise from 2014, and would consult on the detail by summer...
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Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office has commissioned a report on the theme of social enterprises based on the 2012 Small Business Survey (SBS). SBS is a large-scale telephone survey of business owners...
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Institute for Philanthropy
In February this year, the Gates Foundation announced that the Giving Pledge, founded by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates in 2010, would for the first time extend its...
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South African Institute for Advancement
The Philanthropy Insights Report is based on research aimed at furthering the overall understanding of philanthropy in South Africa. The report was written in collaboration with various philanthropic experts from...
Book Review
Zoltan J Acs, Why Philanthropy Matters: how the wealthy give, and what it means for our economic well-being . This book provides a different perspective on the development of capitalism by highlighting philanthropy’s critical links to economic progress, heath and...
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Zoltan J Acs
Zoltan J Acs, Why Philanthropy Matters: how the wealthy give, and what it means for our economic well-being. This book provides a different perspective on the development of capitalism by highlighting philanthropy’s critical links to economic progress, heath and future from a USA perspective. Acs argues that philanthropy achieves three critical outcomes: He believes philanthropy complements government in creating public goods and by focussing on education, science and medicine and philanthropy has had a positive effect on economic growth and productivity. Acs argues that philanthropy has given an edge to capitalism by promoting vital forces necessary for technological innovation, economic equality and economic security.
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The Hudson Institute
Philanthropic Freedom: A Pilot Study aims to help countries identify policy changes that will encourage philanthropy. It examines the barriers and incentives for individuals and organisations to donate resources to...
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Harvard Business Review
A growing trend of impact-focused investors is emerging from developing countries, according to the recent Global Philanthropy Forum, held in California, USA. Between 2002 and 2013, the GDP of developing...
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BBC World News
BBC World News has been presenting a series looking at the changing patterns of wealth across the globe. Changing Fortunes looked at the effect of the liberalisation of India, the...

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