Social investment is the use of finance to tackle difficult social issues without placing the burden on the taxpayer. It connects people with money to charities and social enterprises which...
Since 2009, the beginning of the economic recession and subsequent Government spending cuts, we have seen a multitude of initiatives to encourage increased giving from the private sector to fill...
How effective is a government charity tax policy? It is axiomatic that philanthropy is a Good Thing, that citizens are more virtuous if they participate in philanthropy, and that governments...
Imagine that yesterday, there was horrifying news of a natural catastrophe in a remote part of (say) Indonesia, with great loss of life and fearsome numbers of the population evacuated...
“I believe that this generation could see a revolution in our social economy comparable to the revolution in the commercial economy in the 1980s. That is the revolution that I...
Many fundraisers tell us that donors give more if a match is available, that is, somebody else will also give if, and only if, they give. Fundraisers’ confidence is based...
Governments and private donors are embracing match funding as a way to boost giving. How far should this tool to promote philanthropy go? The Greek mathematician Archimedes boasted that with...
The Cabinet Office Centre for Social Action has announced that the Rehabilitation Social Action Fund is now open for applications. Up to £3.5 million will be available to fund grants of...
The Government has launched a consultation on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and plans to draw up a framework for action by the end of the year. This will set out...