How to make sure your charitable donation goes further
The purpose of Community First has been to encourage more philanthropy in the UK. Our research, published in the ‘Shine…
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How philanthropists can help to solve Britain’s food-bank shame
The news that nearly one million people, including over 330,000 children, were supported by a food bank last year hit…
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The Trussell Trust, a charity that runs a network of over 400 food banks in the UK, has seen a…
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The social investment tax relief meets bemused enthusiasm
The government is pressing ahead with the proposals announced last year to provide tax incentives for investment in qualifying social…
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What can philanthropists learn from Game of Thrones?
Epic drama Game of Thrones returned to our television screens this week amid excited reports that this season promises to…
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King’s Speech actor makes a great statement for charity with desert ultra-marathon
These days people will do anything in the name of charity – eat bugs, throw themselves off cliffs, grow heinous…
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The Grayling prison books ban highlights how philanthropy can help rehabilitate prisoners
Philanthropists have the luxury of being able to think in the long-term – they can transcend short-term spikes of interest…
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Beyond International Women’s Day, gender-based violence is an everyday reality – but you can help
International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March was a celebration of female achievement — but it also sought to raise…
ByBeyond International Women's Day, gender-based violence is an everyday reality – but you can help
According to the charity Refuge, every week in England and Wales two women are killed by a current or former…
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Giving to community foundations can also bring an end-of-year tax benefit
With the end of the financial tax year fast approaching, attention turns to how smart financial planning can make our…
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Survey: Public knows nothing about how charities are run
I have to take with a pinch of salt the results of a survey commissioned by philanthropy consultants NPC (who…
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Giver and the Gift: Why BMW is driving charitable funds towards the Tate Modern
Author: Spear’s Editorial The Giver Thomas Girst (pictured above, left) Head of cultural engagement at BMW Group Smart Cars The…
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Five easy tools to help you be a more effective philanthropist
Every philanthropic decision can be fraught: was this the right cause? Was it the right amount? How do I know…
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As the Oscars approach, think of films as philanthropy
Hollywood’s annual awards season culminates this Sunday with the Oscars, a night honouring the best and the brightest in film.…
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Giver and the Gift: How a recruiter charitably went to the aid of the SOS Project
Author: Chloe Barrow The Giver John Grumbar Former CEO and Chairman of Egon Zehnder International The Grumbar file After Charterhouse,…
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US better at philanthropy than rest of world
High net worth individuals in the US donate more and more efficiently than philanthropists in Europe, Asia and the Middle…
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Why do some cancers attract more philanthropy than others?
Many of us were shaken from the daze of our morning commutes last week by hard-hitting posters in the commuter…
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Why transparent philanthropy is a more valuable contribution than silent giving
Author: Chloe Barrow IF YOU’VE GOT IT, FLAUNT IT The Shepherd’s Bush Westfield is perhaps the last place one thinks…
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Campaigning is a way philanthropists can make a difference
The Lobbying Bill — or Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill to give its full but…
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New research out today shows that government spending cuts have affected nearly two-thirds of charities (64 per cent) in the…
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