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Tributes are pouring in from across the globe to Olga Alexeeva, whose sudden death on July 19 has left the philanthropy sector reeling.

Alexeeva had made a profound contribution to philanthropy...

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Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are delighted by the public response to their Royal Wedding Charitable Gift Fund that has resulted in an additional...

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A campaign to raise €70m (£63m) by 2014 for Ireland’s charities from philanthropists across the world who have Irish connections is set to reach its target ahead of time. ...

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World-renowned designer Sir Terence Conran has announced that he is giving cash and donations in kind totalling £17.5m to the Design Museum, helping them to create the world’s leading museum...

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The Funding Network (TFN) reached a £3m milestone with its Summer Event held on 1st July, that brought pledges of over £47,000 for the five health projects taking part.

Since ...

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Professor Lord Bhattacharyya has committed to a five-year programme of personal donations to the University of Warwick that will create a fund worth around £1m to support research.

This is thought...

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A £30k-a-year Oxford University academic has pledged to donate £1m, two thirds of his expected future earnings, to effective overseas charities involved in tackling poverty.

Dr Toby Ord, a practical ethics researcher...

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George Soros has pledged a donation from his Open Society Institute of $50m (£30m) over ten years to establish the Institute for New...

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A national campaign to encourage young Scots to become philanthropists was launched last week by Garreth Wood, son of Sir Ian Wood and trustee of the ...

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Howard Buffett’s philanthropic journey is set to take a new turn as he puts his cheetah conservation reserve in South Africa up for sale, reports the ...

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