Thursday, May 3, 2012
Nick Perks, our Green Giving columnist, is stepping down as EFN Co-ordinator to take up the post of Trust Secretary with the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. Florence Miller, currently Co-Director of Together Green, will start work as the new EFN co-ordinator from mid-June. In this, his last Green Giving column, he puts the case for philanthropic networking:
I’ve always disliked the word networking.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
In a society defined by austerity, government cuts, the Big Society, ‘ rich rage’ and increasing inequality, whose responsibility it is to provide welfare for society’s poorest and most vulnerable?
This difficult and timely topic is examined through the lens of the Church, the State and the City by the Right Rev’d John Packer, Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, Hazel Blears MP and Stephen Lloyd, senior partner at Bates, Wells and Braithewaite LLP at a free event chaired by Owen Jones, author of ‘Chavs’.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
The sector is ready for ‘trench warfare’ if that is what it takes to get the government to remove the controversial cap on tax relief for charitable donations, said philanthropist and Community Foundation Network chairman Matthew Bowcock, when he spoke at last month's (April 25th) Charity Tax Group’s (CTG) annual conference that marked its 30 anniversary.
Thursday, May 3, 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.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
This year, for the first time in 11 years, 100 of the richest people in Britain donated at least 1% of their residual wealth, the just published (April 29th) Sunday Times Giving List shows.
It indicates that the culture of philanthropy continues to grow in the UK. With 150 donors each involved in charitable transactions of more than £1m in the past 12 months, there is a more broadly based culture of philanthropy among the wealthiest people in the country than ever recorded before.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Culture Minister Jeremy Hunt may be facing tough questions over BskyB, but a new report on philanthropic arts funding may add to his woes; it shows that the sector regards his Philanthropy in the Arts Agenda as a widespread failure that will lead to a huge increase in the number of organisations turning to individual philanthropists for funding.
