The Giving Summit
One of the most interesting proposals in the Government’s White Paper on Giving is its plan to channel the energy and creativity of multiple partners across society, including businesses, charities, faith groups, social enterprises, academia, philanthropists and others, by providing funding for game-changing ideas and a Giving Summit in the Autumn of 2011. Government is [...]
Living Legacies – Death by Omission?
Whilst applauding the government’s recognition of legacy giving, expressed through recent measures in the 2011 budget when it was announced that inheritance tax on estates leaving more than 10% to charity would be reduced to 36%, Cause4 is slightly surprised that the recent Government White Paper on Giving omits reference to Living Legacies – one [...]
Sunday Times Rich List reaction 2011
According to the Sunday Times rich list 2011, ‘Britain’s super-rich are making light of the age of austerity, achieving an 18% rise in their collective wealth over the past year.’ The 1,000 multimillionaires quoted in this year’s rich list are reportedly £60.2 billon wealthier than they were in 2010. The same cannot be said for [...]
Hats off to the new Education Endowment Fund
In November 2010 Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education, announced the Government’s allocation of £110 million to establish the Education Endowment Fund (EEF). Drawing upon President Barack Obama and Secretary Duncan’s ‘Race to the Top’ programme, which invites states to apply for funding to encourage bold approaches in schools across the country, the EEF [...]
What now for Arts fundraisers?
In December 2010, when Jeremy Hunt announced plans to promote philanthropy amongst the arts, including his £80m matched fund scheme and ‘year of corporate giving’, two-thirds of arts companies welcomed the government’s plans, with 85% of the music and opera sectors strongly favouring the initiative. So, four months on – how are developments unfolding? Research [...]
Philanthropist of the month – Sir Steve Redgrave MBE CBE
Five times Olympian gold medallist Sir Steve Redgrave is one of the greatest athletes to grace sport. Redgrave has recently set a new milestone in charitable fundraising earning the title of the London Marathon’s top celebrity fundraiser. Redgrave raised well over £1.7m for the Steve Redgrave Trust from his participation in the 2006 Flora London [...]
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