Jun 2007: Issue 29

Welcome to the June 2007 edition of the Philanthropy UK Newsletter. First we would like to thank our readers for all your positive feedback on our new branding - launched last issue - and we look forward to improving the Newsletter further as an important resource for the UK giving community.

Continuing our development, this summer we will launch our new website and our new e-bulletin.

• The website: We are excited about this, which will feature both new content and improved navigation. Stay tuned!
• The e-bulletin: This additional service will be a fortnightly online bulletin to keep you abreast of current philanthropy news. In addition to enabling us to stay in touch more regularly, it also will mean shorter Newsletters in the future.

In this issue

We preview the findings of our new research with professional advisors which will be published later this summer. The findings highlight two key barriers to giving by the wealthy: concern about charity effectiveness and perceived negative media coverage. We encourage you to join the debate.

Jon Snow, the Channel 4 broadcaster, offers his tips for new givers as guest author of this issue's The top five column.

Peter Scholten is guest author of Cause & Effect, our column on impact evaluation.

We are also delighted to publish our first letters to the editor.

As always, we are especially grateful to our guest contributors, whose efforts continue to enrich these pages. We thank you for your support, and urge you to further engage with us. If you would like to comment on this issue, or to contribute an original article, please contact me at editor@philanthropyuk.org.

Best wishes,

Susan Mackenzie: editor

Managing Editor

Susan Mackenzie

Editor

Roxanne Clark

Editorial Board

David Carrington (Chair), Beth Breeze, David Emerson and Sue Wixley