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Advice Needed: Philanthropy amongst ultra high net worth individuals and family offices in Europe (2007)
Report
Scorpio Partnership
The conclusion of research by Scorpio Partnership, the wealth management consultancy, into the views of Europe's wealthiest donors is that wealthy individuals and families may have a plethora of advisors...
Strategies for Foundations, When, Why and How to Use Venture Philanthropy (2010)
Report
EVPA
This paper investigates the venture philanthropy strategies of foundations. We identified six strategies of foundations engaging in venture philanthropy and explain them through case studies of four foundations based in...
The business of philanthropy: building the philanthropy advice market (2010)
Report
New Philanthropy Capital
NPC's report explores how to stimulate the provision and take up of philanthropy advice. Firstly, the report provides an analysis of the state of philanthropy advice in the UK. Secondly,...
Social Return on Investment for funders (2010)
Report
New Philanthropy Capital
In this paper, written specifically for funders, New Philanthropy Capital seeks to offer a starting point for discussion about how and when SROI is best used. It complements an earlier...
Tomorrow's Philanthropist (2009)
Report
Barclays
Barclays Wealth, produced in partnership with Ledbury Research, 2009. Barclays Wealth's Tomorrow's Philanthropist report, produced in partnership with Ledbury Research, builds a compelling picture of the current philanthropic landscape and...
Where the Green Grants Went 3: Patterns of UK Funding for Environmental and Conservation Work (2007)
Book List
The report analyses the funding provided to environmental causes, looking at the grants of 176 trusts and foundations. It also includes a section where experienced fundraisers provide feedback on what they thought would make the grants market function more effectively...
A Dictionary of Nonprofit Terms and Concepts (2007)
Book List
This reference work defines more than 1,200 terms and concepts that have been found useful in past research and theory on the non-profit sector. The entries reflect the importance of philanthropy as well as associations, citizen participation, voluntary action, non-profit...
Beyond the Money: Reflections on philanthropy, the nonprofit sector and civic life 1999-2006 (pub 2007)
Book List
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)
Book List
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...
Beyond Success: Building a personal, financial and philanthropic legacy (2007)
Book List
Beyond Success is a guide that aims to assist individuals with the achievement of a meaningful and lasting financial, philanthropic, and generational family legacy. The author combines his personal experiences in both the financial and philanthropic fields with extensive research...

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