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Centre for Strategic Philanthropy established at University of Cambridge Judge Business School
A new Centre for Strategic Philanthropy has been established at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School. The Centre will be dedicated to examining strategic philanthropy within and from the world’s highest-growth markets, including Africa, …
Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society releases 2020 Doing Good Index
The Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS), a Hong Kong-based research and advisory organisation, has released its annual Doing Good Index. The study’s purpose is to examine the vital role of the social sector, …
Long history of philanthropy and public health: Rockefeller Foundation campaigns in early 1900s
With the outbreak of COVID-19 stretching the capacity of governments and civil society around the world, philanthropies too are considering their role in the crisis. Barbara Shubinski, Director of Research and Education at the Rockefeller …
Interview: Benjamin Bellegy, WINGS
The latest piece of research produced by the Worldwide Networks for Grantmaker Support (WINGS), designed to help philanthropy support organisations (PSOs) think through their role in changing circumstances has been overborne by the Covid-19 crisis…well, …
Getting the have-mores to give more
Why don’t wealthy people in the UK give more? A new collaboration is determined to find out – and to change it. The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) reported total giving among the British population at …
Giving Voice to Philanthropy: New report from Beacon Collaborative published today
Today the Beacon Collaborative partners released three reports focused on how to grow high-net-worth giving in the UK, as well as improve the quality of giving. Giving Voice to Philanthropy, one of the reports, identifies …
Collaborating for a Cause: New report from Beacon Collaborative published today
With the charity sector now facing perhaps its greatest test yet, philanthropists can multiply the impact of their giving by teaming together around common causes, says Collaborating for a cause: How cause-related networks multiply the …
The giving experience: New report from Beacon Collaborative published today
New Research Shows British Philanthropy is strengthening, but the needs created by the COVID-19 crisis highlight the potential for philanthropy to do more. Many wealthy individuals are motivated by a sense of belonging and shared …
What are people thinking during COVID-19 in terms of giving?
Susan Pinkney, CAF’s Head of Research, looks at what the latest research is telling us. How are charities and the act of giving being viewed during the coronavirus pandemic? With much of the world in …
Beacon Collaborative to publish reports analysing data of philanthropy sector
Over the last few years, official statistics have started to show that individual giving by wealthy people in the UK has risen by £1 billion, and that this is a continuing trend: the curve has not …
