The Grassroots Grants scheme announced in July’s government Third Sector Review has come to fruition with philanthropists across the country being invited to become local partners in delivering a £130m...
An Australian former soldier who funded the restoration of the Vatican's Michelangelo frescoes has been named UK Australian of the Year for his philanthropic work.
Breaking from traditional practice, major charitable foundations in the US are beginning to connect the social and environmental effect of their endowment investments with their philanthropic goals, as has been...
A new report shows that giving to charity is down. The proportion of the population who gave to charity dropped 3% in 2007, to 54%, whilst the total amount given...
Leaving school at fifteen to support his family, Peter Cruddas, the now successful City entrepreneur, has announced he wishes to donate £1bn to charity in his lifetime.
A call for a new independent body to scrutinise charities’ performance and effectiveness has received a mixed response from the sector and been dismissed by Government. In his speech to...