A final academic tilt at the Big Society?
The Financial Times recently published a report that confirmed the success that British universities have achieved in launching successful fundraising campaigns and developing their donor bases. The 2009-2010 Annual Rose-CASE survey, which evaluates philanthropy amongst UK universities, noted a significant increase in donors over the past year – with numbers rising by 12% and new [...]
2011 – desperation in corporate philanthropy?
The Financial Times informs us that Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is to send handwritten letters to a number of FTSE 100 chief executives in a bid to coax corporate investment into the arts and ‘offset culture budget cuts’. As part of his drive to make 2011 the Year of Corporate Giving, Mr Hunt wishes to [...]
Slim pickings?
Forbes magazine recently published 2010’s World’s Rich List results and, for the first time since 1994, an American has been demoted from top spot. Microsoft’s Bill Gates, worth $53.5 billion, has been usurped by Carlos Slim – a Mexican, with a vast telecommunications empire. Given that Gates has become king of the philanthropists, diverting his [...]
Next Generation Philanthropists
The Big Give has recently delivered a pilot scheme at The Dragon School in North Oxford. Designed to educate pupils about philanthropy and ‘promote the benefits of intelligent charitable giving’ during formative years, it encourages students to research charities to learn more about the plethora of good causes and make informed decisions about opportunities to [...]
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