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Expert opinion
After a raft of negative headlines on mismanaged charities, it has been refreshing to celebrate the charities which are getting it right – some of the shining lights in the...
Expert opinion
Philanthropists and foundations often set themselves highly ambitious goals. The biggest and most intractable social problems, however, aren’t always best tackled by the biggest charities. Lloyds Bank Foundation works day...
Expert opinion
Paul Bower writes about the problems that may arise when a Trust decieds to bequeath their assets and how they can we avoided.
Report
Association of Charitable Foundations
For Good And Not For Keeps was commissioned to explore one of the most testing questions faced by trustees of charities with long-term missions who rely on investment assets to...
Report
EVPA
This paper investigates the venture philanthropy strategies of foundations. We identified six strategies of foundations engaging in venture philanthropy and explain them through case studies of four foundations based in...
Report
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Written at the request of programme staff at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, this paper is intended to provoke discussion about the tradition, necessity, and benefits of endowment funds in...
Book List
A study of family foundations based on the experiences of thirty families in the USA and Canada.