The previous issue of Philanthropy Impact Magazine (December 2013) included two articles which pointed to desirability of humility in philanthropy. Russell Willis Taylor in “Giving, Not Getting”, reflected on the...
A large majority of Members of the European Parliament voted in support of a resolution for a European Foundation Statute. This will make it easier for foundations to support citizens’...
The Clinton Foundation is to be renamed the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation to reflect the involvement of the entire family in the organisation. The multi-billion dollar philanthropic organisation...
The Heritage Alliance, a coalition of 89 heritage organisations in England, has won a development grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. This allows it to develop its bid for a...
The Rockefeller Foundation has been at the forefront of philanthropy since 1913 taking as its mantra, “to promote the well-being of mankind throughout the world”. Its president since 2005, Judith...
In the late 1990s, the Ugandan Government initiated a newspaper information campaign to boost the ability of schools and parents to monitor the government’s handling of a large school grant...
It is a decade since the Centre for Civil Society at The London School of Economics coordinated a 21 country study of Visions and Roles of Foundations in Europe. Looking...
Jo Mackie, chief executive of Wood Family Trust (WFT) believes her organisation is “taking venture philanthropy to the next level” through its “unique” work in Rwanda.
The Wolfson Foundation awarded £5m to the Tate Modern on 12th April towards a £215m development that will create a new building to increase the size of the gallery by...