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

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Sammy Ofer, the Israeli shipping magnate and philanthropist, has secured the future of the Cutty Sark with a donation of £3.3m.

Ofer, who has shipping business interests in London, served in...

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Chris Hohn, the activist hedge fund manager, donated £324m to his charitable foundation last year, cementing his position among the UK’s top philanthropists.

Founder of The Children's Investment fund (TCI), Hohn...

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In a lecture in London this week hosted by the Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF), Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai called on UK foundations to support...

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Oxford and Cambridge universities have received the largest donations in their histories: a total of £55m, from two former students.

Michael Moritz has donated £25m to Christ Church College, Oxford and...

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Doubts about the fundraising potential of UK charity events in light of the credit crunch have evaporated in recent weeks following the Absolute Return for Kids...

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A handwritten prequel to the Harry Potter novels which raised £25,000 for charity at an invitation-only auction will be used to raise further philanthropic funds, the buyer has said.

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A fundraising campaign by Oxford University to raise £1.25bn from alumni and philanthropists is the biggest money-raising project by a European academic institution.

The aim is to pay for a major...

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With a call for the creation of a new coalition to harness the moral leadership of people of faith to do good; and to show the relevance of faith to...

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In homage to philanthropic longevity Hove Library in East Sussex celebrates its centenary this summer.

Bestowed by Andrew Carnegie to the people of Hove in 1908, at a cost of £10,000...

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