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  • New studies into donor motivation hope to prompt increase in giving

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    • Philanthropy research
    Posted on 3rd May 2012
    Greater understanding of what motivates the wealthy to donate to charity is the focus of an upcoming New Philanthropy Capital study of UK households that aims to inspire more giving. Alongside it two other research initiatives aim to increase our understanding of philanthropy in the UK.
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  • Big Society Capital may have ‘missed a trick’ in kick-starting social investment sector

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    • Big Society
    Posted on 3rd May 2012
    Prime Minister David Cameron launched the £600m Big Society Capital fund to a mixed response. Experts welcomed the funding boost to the social investment market but cautioned against seeing it as an immediate solution to the variety of funding problems facing civil society organisations.
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  • Pioneer gap in social investment market can be filled by philanthropists

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    Posted on 3rd May 2012
    Philanthropic pioneers are key to making social investment a reality by funding projects that do not fit into traditional grant-making models and demand too much of investors looking for significant financial return over five to seven years, according to sector experts.
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  • Marathon tragedy strikes a £1m chord with online donors

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    • digital philanthropy
    Posted on 3rd May 2012
    Extraordinary donor response to the tragic death during the London Marathon of 30-year old Claire Squires looks set to cement her philanthropic legacy, which will be guided by her family. Over £1m has already been raised for her chosen charity, the Samaritans. More than £900,000 has been donated through her page on online giving platform JustGiving (as at 3pm on Tuesday May 1st). This amount will be topped up by almost £200,000 in Gift Aid. Around 78,000 people have donated so far.
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  • Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation creates £2.5m endowment for new MA in Buddhist art at Courtauld

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    • Arts philanthropy
    Posted on 3rd May 2012
    A £2.5m endowment donated by the Hong Kong based Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation will fund a new MA programme beginning autumn 2013 in Buddhist art and conservation at the Courtauld Institute of Art. It will be run in collaboration with the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Buddhist Art: History and Conservation is based on the premise that the preservation of Buddhist art cannot be undertaken appropriately without an understanding of Buddhism itself.
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  • Unprecedented £1m raised for disadvantaged children at Private Equity Foundation awards dinner

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    • social impact bond
    Posted on 3rd May 2012
    More than £1m was raised for disadvantaged children and young people at the third annual Private Equity Foundation (PEF) Full Potential Awards Dinner on 18 April. It was first time the dinner has surpassed the £1m milestone.
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  • What gives in a recession? a historical perspective

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    • Outlook 2009: philanthropy in a downturn
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    Anecdotal evidence is the basis of many varied opinions on what will happen to philanthropy in a forthcoming recession, and depending on who you speak to, giving might hold, or it must fall disastrously.
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  • Cross-border tax-efficient giving

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    Giving to overseas charities is becoming easier, and tax-efficient options are becoming increasingly accessible, although donors in the UK who want to give tax efficiently to a charity based in another country may find some options limited.
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  • PEF launches first co-investment to help ‘turbo-charge’ charity

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    • Giving news
    Posted on 10th December 2009
    In its first co-investment, the Private Equity Foundation (PEF) has joined forces with private equity firm Cinven to give follow-on funding to PEF portfolio charity School-Home Support (SHS), which provides emotional support for children and their families.
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  • Lindsay Boswell resigns as advisor to CGAP over research funding

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    • News from around the sector
    Posted on 10th December 2009
    Lindsay Boswell, chief executive of the Institute of Fundraising, has resigned from the advisory panel for the Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy because he says the research body will not pursue projects that ‘will help fundraisers raise more money’.
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