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Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe stunned staff at a charity shop in Berkshire by handing over a cash donation of £1,000 on 22nd July.

Crowe made the donation after seeing a campaign...

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Challenges to charitable legacies are on the rise, legal experts have told Philanthropy UK. Financial concerns due to the recession and social changes have prompted more families to dispute wills.

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Tracking the impact of the recession on giving...

As ever, there was good news and bad news from the world of surveys this fortnight. But the one clear message from all...

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More than $5m (£3m) has been donated to charity in six months through an application for Facebook and MySpace that allows users to fundraise and give through their online social...

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Church of England members will be encouraged to give 10% of their net yearly earnings to good causes, following agreement of a motion by the Church of England's National Stewardship...

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Philanthropy is alive and well despite the recession according to a new report published this month by Barclays Wealth, which shows more than one in four of the high-net-worth (HNW)...

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Tracking the impact of the recession on giving...

We open this column with some disappointing news from north of the Border: the Scottish Charity Engagement Monitor from not-for-profit sector research consultancy...

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Sunday Times Giving List-topping hedge fund manager Christopher Hohn gave £484m to the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) through fees earned...

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St Andrews University, Scotland’s oldest university, is launching a private philanthropic fundraising campaign aimed at its alumni network to raise £100m to help it compete on the global stage, as...

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Tracking the impact of the recession on giving...

Despite the recession-heavy economic reports and forecasts and the general acceptance that ‘things have been pretty bad’, people are still ‘doing good’...

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