The taxing reality of tax
New research, undertaken by financial services leader JP Morgan, has been released focusing on the motivations and barriers affecting philanthropist’s giving habits in the UK. The survey, which was conducted amongst 200 of JP Morgan Private Bank’s ultra high net worth clients, has collated the opinions of 78 respondents worth an estimated collective wealth of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Cutting Dependency and The Big Society
As each day goes by, we hear more and more about The Big Society. It’s fair to say, we sense, that the number of sceptics wondering exactly what the Big Society is and questioning exactly how its amorphous concept might translate into clear action led by the charitable and voluntary sector is growing apace. Philip [...]
Music Education in England – Cause4 review
Yesterday the Government published Darren Henley’s Review of Music Education and along side it, its response. This, as a prequel to a National Plan for Music Education, seeks to build on the Government’s commitment that ‘every child should experience a rounded cultural education, including the opportunity to learn a musical instrument and to sing.’ In [...]
A League of Bankers?
Last week The Times announced plans by the UK government ‘to embarrass banks and their staff into donating more to charities by producing a league table of bankers’ donations.’ The newspaper claimed that sources within the government believe that in compiling a league table of charitable donations from staff bonuses, this would encourage bankers to [...]
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 [...]
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