Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude calls today’s launch (Friday July 29th) of the Big Society 'Bank' a ‘world changing moment’. It will be known as Big Society Capital (BSC) and its first...
The government’s announcement of a £10m fund to help charities and social enterprises develop the skills and infrastructure to win more capital investment and public service contracts is welcome, but...
The social investment sector must introduce new investment mechanisms and improved standards if it wants to attract money from the City of London, according to a recent report.
People will not be 'nudged' into giving to charity or volunteering without other incentives, according to the second report by the House of Lords inquiry into behaviour change. Its findings run contrary to an...
High street banks could help to increase philanthropy by £1bn a year, if charity bank accounts become widely available. The first major feasibility study of the integration of charity bank...
Philanthropy is a social act, rather than an economic transaction and forms an important part of people’s identity, according to a paper presented in June by Dr Beth Breeze of...
The Nationwide Foundation is offering funders the chance to learn from their Supporting Families funding strategy experience at a free seminar on 26 July.
Large companies are focusing more on in-kind donations, which fit their own business objectives, according to a report by Deloitte, the business advisory firm.