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Impact investment: does it do ‘what it says on the tin’?
Back in 1994, advertising execs in the UK were given what must have seemed like a career-ending brief: create a campaign for fence-protecting woodstain. The campaign that emerged not only transformed the fortunes of one …
Are funders made to measure?
Giving money away is one thing; understanding what happens next is quite another. In a world where metrics are valued, the challenge of knowing the difference you make as a grantmaker, philanthropist or corporate foundation …
Re-imagining Futures – why capturing the detail of impact matters
The arts can easily be caricatured as a fluffy non-essential. Yet, at the Arts Alliance, the UK’s national body for arts in criminal justice, we know that the arts are uniquely powerful as a means …
GIIN comes to Europe as impact investing industry grows
This first-ever conference held jointly by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and the City of London Corporation brought together more than 300 investment professionals from around the world on 10-11 October in London to …
‘Citizen grantmakers?’ asks Luc Tayart de Borms
This year’s conference of the UK’s Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) ended on a European note with a closing speech by Luc Tayart de Borms, managing director of the King Baudouin Foundation (KBF), a leading …
Unlikely partners? Aligning resources between grantmaking trusts and local authorities
Participants at this well-attended breakout session at this year’s conference of the UK’s Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) were treated to an absorbing case study of collaboration between the Cripplegate Foundation and Islington Council. The …
Paradox or creative tension? The role of foundations in delivering public benefit
The opening plenary set the bar high for this year’s Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) conference. The session featured stirring, insightful and complementary contributions on the changing role of foundations from Theo Sowa, Julian Corner …
Funders for Impact – more to it than meets the eye
Focusing on impact – that is, the difference an organisation’s work makes to those it seeks to help – can help charities get better at what they do and reach more people, more effectively. Who …
Funders and housing − is it time to make up?
In the nineteenth century, one of the key steps that philanthropists took to ‘alleviate the suffering of the poor’ was to build decent homes, enabling them to leave some of the worst slums in Europe. …
More sophisticated, knowledgeable and strategic philanthropists: a challenge for charities?
At ‘The World of Philanthropy and Why Rich People Give in 2013’ at Cass Business School in May 2013, Theresa Lloyd and Caroline Underwood shared their impressive experience as fundraisers, donors and advisors to philanthropists. The event brought …
