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22 October 2008
Charities may lose out on some regular donations
News (UK)

Charities may lose out on direct debit donations because of the financial situation, according to a new poll.

A survey from G2 Data Dynamics found that 31% of consumers would cut...

22 October 2008
Lord Ashcroft pledges £900m to charity
News (UK)

Billionaire Tory peer Lord Ashcroft has pledged to leave around £900m to charity in one of the largest charitable bequests ever made in the UK.

Lord Ashcroft, deputy chair of the...

25 September 2008
Women are more generous than men, new report confirms
News (UK)

Giving from women exceeded giving from men in America for the first time last year.

A study of new data on gift tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in...

10 September 2008
Olympian launches youth swimming foundation
News (UK)

Fourteen-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps has announced the establishment of the Michael Phelps Foundation to empower children to lead healthy, active lives.

28 August 2008
Foundation partners with Government to fund museums
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Museums and galleries in England will benefit from grants totalling £4m from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the ...

31 July 2008
Retired footballer has a new goal
News (International, UK)

Retired Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer plans to use the proceeds of a testimonial match to build ten schools in southern Africa.

The schools will each cost between £20,000 and...

31 July 2008
Economic fears slow growth in charity income
News (UK)

Fears over the economy are placing charities under financial pressure, with slower growth in income and legacies, according to a new report by academics at the ...

21 July 2008
Donor advising is fast-growing cottage industry, study shows
News (International, UK)

 A report on the US donor advisory field by the Human Interaction Research Institute describes it as a “fast growing cottage industry which has...

3 July 2008
Community foundations launch new scheme to triple donor impact
News (UK)

The Office of the Third Sector has announced the successful bidders to deliver its Grassroots £50m challenge fund.

3 July 2008
World's wealthy are investing green
News (International, UK)

Heightened interest in the environment is driving an increase in green investment by the wealthy, according to a recent report.

The World Wealth Report,...

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