Resources

Expert opinion
Contemporary Britain is defined by the personal generosity and social commitment of our predecessors as much as by the state. But as the state retreats, demands on the voluntary sector...
Report
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...
Report
NCVO and CAF
UK Giving is an annual survey that began in 2004/5 and provides the latest research on individuals' giving to charity - how much is given, who the donors are, where...
Report
NCVO and CAF
UK Giving is an annual survey that began in 2004/5 and provides the latest research on individuals' giving to charity - how much is given, who the donors are, where...
Report
HMRC and HMT
This report uses quantitative and qualitative data to look at the relationship between tax incentives and giving in the UK. It argues against providing donors with the opportunity to claim...
Report
Urban Institute Center on NonProfits and Philanthropy, Urban Institute-Brookings Tax Policy Centre
As rising budgetary pressures force policymakers to find ways to reduce spending and increase tax revenue, a new attention has been given to proposals that reduce or eliminate the income...
Report
Stanford University
The purpose of this brief was to find out whether the Great Recession (2008) has led to a scale back in generosity. Have Americans drawn inward and become self-interested in...
Book
By:
Cheng, Willie and William D Green
Well worth reading.
Book
By:
Cheng, Willie and Sharifah Mohamed
An Asian viewpoint on philanthropy and innovation.
Report
The Philanthropy Review (UK)
This report sets out a number of recommendations to encourage giving in the UK. Sir Tom Hughes-Hallett led the development of this report with a core group of leading philanthropists.

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