Category: Philanthropy in the News

Our blog has gone a bit quiet over the past few months whilst we’ve focused on lots of research projects and getting our new Masters degree … Read more

The political sphere normally lays claim to a monopoly on momentum, with the oft-quoted line: ‘a week is a long time in politics’. But the last 7 days have … Read more

You may have already seen this advert as it has had more than 12 million views on YouTube,  but I only became aware of it … Read more

One of the paradoxes of engaging in social media is that the busier you are doing things that are actually worth blogging or tweeting about, … Read more

I’ve been in Athens this week, teaching a condensed version of my ‘fundraising and philanthropy’ masters level course, to 16 University of Kent students who … Read more

Last week’s front page of The Times made many people’s hearts sink – including mine. The Times had exposed a scam that takes advantage of … Read more

The past year has been a turbulent one for philanthropy in the UK. Whilst progress has been made in doing more to celebrate and encourage … Read more

The debate about the relationship between taxes and philanthropy was opened up by this year’s Budget and its (thankfully) ill-fated proposal to cap tax reliefs … Read more

Yesterday the Chancellor announced he would not proceed with the proposed limits on tax reliefs for charitable donations. This was a surprising, yet deeply welcome … Read more

Yesterday I enjoyed taking part in a lively online discussion organised by the Guardian newspaper’s Voluntary Sector Network. The topic was ‘Managing Major Donors’ and … Read more

Just over a week ago, I was relaxing after giving one of the final lectures on my ‘Fundraising and Philanthropy’ course, anticipating the chance to … Read more

The Guardian newspaper is my paper of choice, and read by pretty much everyone that I know and like. I met my husband with the … Read more

As the first coverage of our new report on donors making gifts worth £1m or more is hidden behind a paywall, I’ll paste it here … Read more

Today I finally heard some common sense from the Manchester gathering of Tories, as Ed Vaizey MP told his party conference that charity chief executives … Read more

Today is my first day back at work after a blissful 8 months of maternity leave. I’ll miss hanging out with little Meredith but am … Read more

I was very sad to read about the untimely death of UK philanthropist Jimi Heselden, in a tragic accident yesterday. Mr Heselden kindly agreed to … Read more

Good news over the weekend about John Sainsbury’s £25 million gift to the British museum. That is a seriously large donation by UK standards, from … Read more

In today’s news we learn that Harry Potter author JK Rowling is giving £10 million to the University of Edinburgh to fund a new research clinic … Read more

I haven’t blogged in a while as life, work and (finally) summer have got in the way. But I can’t resist writing about today’s news … Read more

Popes, catholics, bears and woods all came to mind when reading a recent article in the Wealth Bulletin. Apparently,  a new survey finds that a … Read more

Have you heard that this year’s beneficiary of the X Factor charity single is an organisation working with parents in prison, and that they were … Read more

It sounds like a rhetorical – or even facetious – question, but I’ve been thinking recently about the role that fundraisers play in raising funds … Read more

About 10 years ago I was asked to contribute to a London radio discussion about whether or not people who play the National Lottery should … Read more

A number of different news outlets are reporting that a group of the most prominent US philanthropists met in secret earlier this month. The meeting … Read more

Just read a nice story on the BBC News website about Northumberland millionaire Brian Burnie’s decision to sell his country pile and give all the proceeds … Read more

Since the Budget announcement that higher rate tax is rising to 50%, those of us who research giving have been bent over calculators trying to … Read more

Today’s newly published Sunday Times Rich List 2009 is getting lots of press interest for all the wrong reasons. Widespread schadenfreude at the news that … Read more

Today’s Financial Times carries a letter from me , responding to a column they published last weekend, expressing a pessimistic outlook for philanthropy in the … Read more

Inevitably – it being the day after the Budget – we’re now fielding calls from journalists asking what difference it all makes to donors. One … Read more

Media coverage of philanthropy matters because it sends a message that the topic is important and worthy of national debate. The Financial Times has long … Read more

If sneak previews of the forthcoming Sunday Times Rich list are to be believed, this coming Sunday will confirm that (Lord) David Sainsbury has become … Read more

Delighted that the Radio Devon discussion was more balanced than much media reporting of the effect of the recession on giving. The host, Pippa Quelch, … Read more

To mark the launch of the Kent Philanthropy Centre blog, the White House has revealed details of Barack Obama’s charitable giving http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/04/15/Release-of-the-President-and-Vice-Presidents-Tax-Returns/ In the last … Read more