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The City of London Corporation’s charity, the City Bridge Trust, has approved substantial extra funding to support work with hard-to-reach young people, by awarding £1...

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The Government has put Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd and the Cabinet Office in charge of the next phase of cross-government youth policy. It is moving responsibility for youth...

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HRH The Prince of Wales appealed to political, business and third sector leaders to secure their support for a new Campaign for Youth Social Action.

Less than a third of...

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A novel donor circle that takes advantage of the government’s Community First match fund aims to build a £20m endowed fund over the next 10 years to alleviate child poverty...

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Private Equity Foundation (PEF) chief executive Shaks Ghosh has welcomed the government’s latest initiative to tackle youth unemployment but feels intervention should come at an earlier  age.

Deputy Prime Minister...

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The ninth annual Absolute Return for Kids (ARK) fundraising gala dinner earlier in May raised an impressive £14.1m in one evening, though down from a peak of...

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The BBC’s Children in Need appeal has announced the first of four rounds of grants for this year. It has awarded £9.3m to community groups...

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In its first co-investment, the Private Equity Foundation (PEF) has joined forces with private equity firm Cinven to give follow-on funding to PEF portfolio charity...

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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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A total of £15.6m was raised at the eighth annual Absolute Return for Kids (ARK) dinner, beating its £10m target but well below last...

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