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Bridges Ventures, the venture capital firm that invests in deprived areas whilst making substantial returns, this week announced a new advisory board that features some of the UK’s leading business figures.

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A former television journalist, Mark Webster, has been appointed Director of Communications for the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).

Having worked as a journalist for ITN and Channel Five and most recently...

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A new organisation to promote and co-ordinate philanthropic initiatives across the Arab world was announced this week.

The organisation, Arab Philanthropy Establishment, was the outcome of a two-day philanthropy conference, 'From...

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Around 20 university-based researchers from the UK, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany and Belgium met at Vrije University in Amsterdam on 17th January. The purpose of the gathering was to exchange...

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The stereotype of a philanthropist being a suited middle-aged man of means is being challenged by the increasing involvement of and growing profile of women philanthropists, who are the subject...

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Catalyst Fund Management & Research, the social business investor, has launched a new £25m fund, with a £5m investment from Barclays.

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'Until the sun grows old' is the story of Needham Cooper Charitable Trust, one of Quartet Community Foundation’s oldest funds.

The book traces the journey of Bill and Joyce Cooper from...

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Three places remain on an expedition to join a group of leaders to journey with and learn from some of India's top social entrepreneurs.

Every year UnLtd organises a unique "learning...

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The Office of the Third Sector is scoping the interest in and usage of Social Return on Investment (SROI) as an impact measurement tool.  It is seeking to identify social...

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Never one to shy away from a challenge Oprah Winfrey, America’s queen of day-time television, is developing her O Philanthropy charity and foundations to embrace new educational initiatives and reality...

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