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In the fight over big vs. small government, philanthropy has forgotten the poor
Philanthropy’s standing with the policymakers in Washington, DC, has reached an all-time low. A prime reason foundations have earned that status is that they have lost sight of their primary obligation to support the poor. …
Social finance coming up short(er) by £2.1 billion
The signs are that the government’s big society needs to get bigger than earlier estimates suggested, at least as regards social finance. A new report from the Community Development Finance Association finds a difference of …
New policies and issues addressed in the lead-up to the China leadership change in November
Ahead of the long-awaited leadership change during the Party Congress now scheduled for 8 November, there have been a few developments at MCA and with regard to social organization reforms generally. In addition, China Development …
Funding families in a cold climate
As the dust settled on last summer’s riots in the UK, attention shifted from the young people who had been rioting to the ‘troubled families’ they grew up in. The prime minister pledged that his …
Government downsizing and direct registration of social organizations in China
In recent weeks websites and newspapers in China have heated up with news about coming developments regarding government downsizing, civil society, and the easing of restrictions on registration. For example, the influential news outlet Caixin …
Come off it, George! Do you want philanthropic ‘Money for Good UK’ or not?
New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) is launching a major UK study on why donors give. The Money for Good UK survey, supported by the Pears Foundation, Oak Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and NESTA, will …
CSR vs philanthropy in India
2012 is set to bring major changes to corporate philanthropy in India. After more than five decades, the Companies Act is being updated to bring not only much-needed reforms in the area of governance, transparency …
What happens now the money has run out – the challenge for trusts and foundations in the new economy
It has almost become a cliche to say that we are living in ‘interesting’ times – even though when I hear this said about the charity world it usually means something else. But where it is a …
Is ‘well-being’ the future of philanthropy and development? Report from Bellagio…
The first three-day session of a marathon two-week summit on ‘The Future of Philanthropy and Development in the Pursuit of Well-Being’ kicked off this week at the Bellagio Center on Lake Como. Convened by the …
Philanthropy as infrastructure?
This is a bad idea. As a society, we should not encourage the replacement of public responsibilities by private philanthropy. Philanthropy is fickle, it’s too small and fragmented, and it’s under the control of a …
