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Victorian philanthropy will be re-examined at a symposium being held at the recently re-opened Watts Gallery that was restored with £11m worth of donations to its ‘Hope Appeal’ from...

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The Tubney Trust, whose founders Miles and Briony Blackwell  tragically died in 2001 three years after establishing the organisation, is publishing a warts-and-all account of spending out as it prepares to...

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Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd  wrapped up the Association of Charitable Foundations’ (ACF) annual conference on Tuesday Oct 18th by outlining three ways government and private funders might collaborate...

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After seven years “keeping the fires of philanthropy burning in parliament and beyond” The Giving Forum lead by Lord Best is to hold a final event and celebration of its...

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A new report has highlighted the need for fundraisers to better understand the needs of philanthropists if they wish to grow philanthropy and encourage more giving to charity.

It says charities...

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The Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC) has launched a new resource for philanthropists who want to find or share research on the third sector.

The Third Sector Knowledge Portal is...

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A live question and answer session on The Guardian’s website around the Institute for Philanthropy’s paper Philanthropy and Social Media offered philanthropists advice on using everything from Twitter to...

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Gareth Thomas, the new shadow minister for civil society, says government cuts to public funding “risk seeing philanthropic donations being used simply to help organisations survive”. He says this...

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Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd sent an open letter to the voluntary sector last week, setting out the government's objectives for the Big Society. He said: "The Big Society...

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UK foundations gave an estimated £290m to international development and related causes in 2009/10, a new study shows.

The vast majority of the grants were made to civil society organisations in...

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