U2 – music and philanthropy legends
This week it was announced that Irish Band U2 have helped to fund a nationwide music education project in Ireland. Music Generation will give 10,000 children over the next three years opportunities to receive a musical education that would otherwise pass them by. The €7 million programme is to be funded by U2’s €5 million [...]
Philanthropist of the month – Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE
Born on 7 March 1944, Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE has lived an eventful life. Son of a commanding officer in the Royal Scots Greys and with an ancestor who served as commander of the Norman army at Hastings, former soldier Fiennes has demonstrated the same traits of courage, humility and resilience as his forebears throughout [...]
The Big Give’s Royal Wedding Challenge
29 April 2011, the date of the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, continues to draw attention from the nation’s public and media alike. Charities should certainly not ignore it either. The Big Give, a website founded by Sir Alec Reed which allows donors to support their favourite charity projects, has recently announced [...]
Action not words
Last month the Funding Commission for the National Council for Voluntary Organisation (NCVO) released Funding the Future, its framework to ensure the financial sustainability of charities over the next decade. It outlined the ambitious objective of increasing individual giving to £20bn by 2020, an increase of almost 100% from the current level of £11.3bn. The [...]
Giving on a shoestring?
Inspired by the example of his parents, active volunteers in their local community, Marc Gold philanthropic instincts developed at an early age. Merging his interest in philanthropy with a passion for travel, he first visited India in 1989 where he encountered a local woman suffering from an ear infection. Seeing her in pain, Gold took [...]
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