Two SSPSSR students, Rebecca Westhorpe and Charissa Taylor recently achieved the Introductory Certificate in Fundraising. We would like to congratulate them with this achievement. Rebecca is a SSPSSR taught … Read more
Tag: philanthropy
Graduating and wondering about your next move?
Come along and find out about the exciting and varied postgraduate programmes offered by the School. Dr Vince Miller and Professor Chris Shilling, Directors of … Read more
Corporate philanthropy on the shop floor
Dr Beth Breeze has released the results of a study into the perspectives of lower-ranking staff on company giving. In a news release in Fundraising … Read more
Who Gives, Who Gets?
Voluntary Sector Studies Network (VSSN) day conference, 15 May 2013 Dr Beth Breeze and Dr Eddy Hogg, Centre for Philanthropy, present a paper at this … Read more
Kent launches major new study of successful fundraising
Despite the importance and urgency of fundraising, which generates billions of pounds of voluntary income for charities each year, we know little about the non-technical … Read more
Criminal justice student volunteer helps rehabilitate Medway offenders
A University criminal justice student has been supporting the rehabilitation of offenders back into the Medway community as a volunteer with Kent Probation Service. Andrea … Read more
Progressive governance – Dr Steven Roberts presents evidence
Dr Steven Roberts, Lecturer in Social Policy and Sociology in the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research gave written evidence in the form … Read more
New book analysing the welfare state debate
Peter Taylor-Gooby’s new book, The Double Crisis of the Welfare State and What We Can Do about It, deals with the welfare state debate. The … Read more
International Conference on Philanthropy
An international conference on social justice philanthropy was held in London on 1 March 2013. The conference brought together academics, policy-makers and practitioners, in order … Read more
Kent Centre for Philanthropy announces new prize
The Centre for Philanthropy has created a new dissertation prize open to third year undergraduate students at Canterbury and Medway. The Kent Centre for Philanthropy … Read more