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  • It's not what you tell them it's the way that you tell them...

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    Posted on 21st February 2012
    According to a leading economist, donors bombarded with fact and figures about impact may actually be less inclined to give. Sir Howard Davies, former director of the London School of Economics and patron of Pro Bono Economics, made the claim to an audience of economists and charities in his lecture entitled ‘Why do people give their money away and how can we stop them acting so irrationally?’ at PricewaterhouseCooper’s London Bridge offices on February 7th.
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  • Government calls on country to run one of the biggest youth programmes in the world

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    Posted on 20th February 2012
    The government is calling on voluntary, business and public sector organisations to play their part in running National Citizen Service schemes across the country creating a market it says could be worth up to £110m by 2014.
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  • Give More Campaign launches from BT Tower

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    Posted on 20th February 2012
    The BT Tower became a philanthropic beacon on Valentine’s Day with the ‘pre-launch’ of the Give More campaign. Broadcaster and NSPCC Trustee Esther Rantzen pushed the button that saw the BT Tower light up with the Give More logo and the message for people “to give more time, money and energy” to good causes this year in a bid to get us all talking about giving.
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  • 15 giving innovations win funding from £10m government fund

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    Posted on 15th February 2012
    The Cabinet Office and the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) have made the first 15 investments to be funded from the £10m Innovation in Giving Fund which aims to find and back innovative ideas for increasing volunteering and charitable giving.
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  • The notable philanthropy of Hoare’s Bank

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    Philanthropy has been a hallmark of England’s oldest privately owned bank C. Hoare & Co for nearly 300 years.Hoare’s Bank’s deep-seated charitable tradition was established by founding father Sir Richard Hoare who started his goldsmith business at the sign of the Golden Bottle in Cheapside, London in 1672. It grew naturally into a private banking business that thrived under Sir Richard’s careful stewardship and Protestant work ethic.
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  • A millennium of giving still going strong

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    Over the last few decades tax incentives, awards, marketing campaigns, academic research, political figures and dignitaries have been focussed on one ideal -  to make philanthropy a societal norm. Yet, there exists a society in the heart of the City where that is already the case.   The City’s Livery Companies, effectively the first trading standards bodies, have philanthropy in their DNA. The guilds were founded on the principle of fellowship and grew from their religious connections.
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  • Case study: Allen & Overy SmartStart

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    The Prince of Wales Seeing is Believing programme was a key element of the inspiration for international law firm Allen & Overy’s project SmartStart. Its aim is to increase the employability of young people and also to create a more diverse City workforce by encouraging employees from non-traditional backgrounds – thereby tackling a business critical issue for the legal profession.
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  • Case Study: Rachael Dove

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    Rachael Dove
    Former Sydney-based Man Group executive Rachael Dove, 31, began her giving career in her twenties, but it was being raised in a home where helping others was the norm that made philanthropy such a natural part of her life. “We lived in a small Suffolk village where there was a sense of community and where my mum and gran were both very involved in charity and public life.”
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  • Philanthropy in the City: A wealth of opportunity

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    The City of London’s financial services industry has suffered severe collateral damage from the banking crisis and the dramas that have unfolded since. Accusations of ‘fat cat’ ‘casino’ bankers earning sky scraper salaries and pocketing bumper bonuses while the nation picks up the tab has seen the City’s stock tumble in the eyes of the public and the press.
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  • Is 2012 the unofficial year of doing more good?

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    Posted on 26th January 2012
    Three major initiatives inspiring and celebrating generosity and giving, backed by major philanthropists, have announced themselves this week, perhaps making 2012 the unofficial year of doing more good. The initiatives call for action now in response to the growing need in communities among charities serving the vulnerable and poor. Mike Dickson, founder of Whizz-kidz, the action-orientated charity that has raised £75m to date to help 7000 disabled children become mobile, this week launched two initiatives: 
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  • It's not what you tell them it's the way that you tell them...
    Posted on 21st February 2012
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    Posted on 20th February 2012
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    Posted on 20th February 2012

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