Philanthropy carries with its name a traditional legacy of large donations from the wealthiest members of society, titans of new industries and generous individuals. While many of these renowned philanthropists...
A reflection on a panel discussion about the important and evolving role of professional advisors and the increasing focus on philanthropy. The reflections captured here are all the more relevant...
The definition of philanthropy as the altruistic love for mankind and its welfare has been around for centuries. And whilst its substance prevails, much has changed in the form of...
Impact is a word that has increasingly become part of our professional lexicon, but we still struggle to agree what it means. When developing our understanding of impact investing, we...
Rapid and accelerating change is everywhere – including the investment world. Over the last decade, there has been a steady growth in impact investing, yet it has remained a relatively...
With the largest ever number of forcibly displaced people worldwide, there is a massive and urgent need for private impact capital to help bridge the humanitarian funding gap and support...
In 2018, Chance for Childhood, an international children’s charity, embarked on a journey to test alternative routes to financing bigger impact and better outcomes for some of the most vulnerable...
A growing number of philanthropists are exploring innovative ways to maximise the value of their donations by making social impact investments from a Donor Advised Fund (DAF) account. A subset...
In 2013, there were between 80 and 100 venture philanthropy participants in Europe that provided approximately €278 million to increase social impact throughout the world.1 However, the European Venture Philanthropy...
There are three big ways in which private resources can be harnessed for meeting societal needs: through charitable giving and philanthropy, through corporate social responsibility programmes and through the latest...
