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What we can learn from disaster fundraising
By Andy Beeforth.
On 22 November 2022.
In this guest blog, Andy Beeforth shares five key lessons from Nottingham Trent University’s evaluation of the Trust’s £100m Coronavirus Appeal
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The UK’s economic turmoil is a hit to philanthropy’s reputation
By Charles Keidan.
On 16 November 2022.
In this guest blog, Executive Editor of Alliance magazine Charles Keidan shares what policy changes are needed to strengthen philanthropists' credibility.
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Why funders should help charities pay the real Living Wage
By Marina Ageyeva .
On 4 November 2022.
In this guest blog, Marina Ageyeva from The Living Wage Foundation shares why funders should help charities pay the real Living Wage
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Environmental philanthropy
By Liz Gadd .
On 18 October 2022.
This guide is for anyone new to environmental philanthropy, and especially if you already fund social issues.
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Why foundations should invest their endowments for impact
By Laura Boyle and Matthew Mannix.
On 1 September 2022.
This guest blog on why foundations should invest more of their endowments in impact investments is by Laura Boyle and Matthew Mannix.
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What does the future look like for family foundations?
By John Stone, philanthropist and entrepreneur.
On 14 July 2022.
To mark our 20th birthday, we spoke with John Stone to ask: Where next for family foundations?
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Confronting the cost of living crisis
By Angela Kail, Mushfik Khan, Jasmine Birmingham, Jennifer Shea, and Naomi Chapman .
On 11 July 2022.
The cost-of-living crisis is as big a crisis as covid, possibly bigger. We need the kind of mobilisation that we saw at the start of the pandemic.
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Dame Stephanie Shirley: Lessons from Philanthropy
By Dame Stephanie Shirley, philanthropist and entrepreneur .
On 4 July 2022.
To mark our 20th birthday, we spoke with Dame Stephanie Shirley to ask: Where next for philanthropy?
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What place for participation in grant-making?
By Hannah Paterson and Yasmin Ibison.
On 4 July 2022.
To mark our 20th birthday, we spoke with Hannah Paterson and Yasmin Ibison to ask: What place for participation in grant-making?
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UNICEF UK – How to help Ukraine
By Jon Sparkes.
On 25 March 2022.
In this guest blog, Jon Sparkes, Chief Executive at The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK), shares how you can help provide support to children in Ukraine.