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How an Asian family office incorporated climate change mitigation into its portfolio
Stewarding wealth for the common good: how an Asian family office incorporated climate change mitigation into its portfolio ‘From an Asian perspective, climate change is not a distant threat – it is happening today. I …
Setting the record straight: debunking philanthropic myths
Although much has been written about ‘what donors believe’ and ‘how modern foundations work’, hard data about how private foundation donors view themselves, their roles, and the non-profits they support is relatively scarce. With almost …
Setting the record straight: debunking philanthropic myths
Although much has been written about ‘what donors believe’ and ‘how modern foundations work’, hard data about how private foundation donors view themselves, their roles, and the non-profits they support is relatively scarce. With almost …
Why funding research is not enough
‘Don’t just tell me what to do, come and help me do it!’ said an Indian government official to a researcher bearing results from studies into effective aid programmes. His response is salutary: there is …
Just published: Jeremy Leggett calls on foundations to wake up to risk taking in the global energy system
‘The long-awaited fifth IPCC scientific assessment of climate change poses society with big questions, once again, about how to handle high-consequence but slow-burning risks.’ So writes Jeremy Leggett, chair of Carbon Tracker and founder and …
How has UK philanthropy changed over the past decade?
Richer Lives: why rich people give is an in-depth study of what drives rich people to give to charity, based on new research with over 80 wealthy UK donors, as well as a dozen philanthropy …
What about Small Data?
‘Transparency’ is the theme of October’s Grantmakers East Forum (GEF) in Belgrade. Calling it a complex topic is an understatement. There seems to be agreement among at least this set of grantmakers that more transparency …
From seed to sprout – creating new spaces to strengthen philanthropy in emerging market countries
The ‘idea seed’ to organize a forum to convene philanthropists and practitioners from emerging market countries was planted back in January 2012, at a meeting in London on ‘Building Bridges: Developing Philanthropy in Emerging Markets’. …
Celebrating the impact of women’s rights movements over 30 years
What kind of impact can you have by funding small organizations led by marginalized women, girls and trans people globally? This is a question we are often asked at Mama Cash. Given that we see …
A ‘Gospel of Wealth’ for the 21st century
In his Gospel of Wealth, published in 1901, Andrew Carnegie declares, ‘The amassing of wealth is one of the worst species of idolatry.’ He states his position on the ‘duty of the man of Wealth’ …