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Over half of community foundations in the US are increasing funding for human services in 2009, according to a survey by the Council on Foundations.

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A steady level of grant-making by US foundations defied the loss of almost $150 bn (£102 bn) in assets in 2008, a new report reveals.

Giving  by the 75,000 U.S. grant-making...

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A season celebrating Buddhist inspired-arts and the opening of the first gallery for Buddhist sculpture in the UK coincides with a Hong Kong foundation’s move into British philanthropy.

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More than $750m (£517m) will be pumped into small- and medium-sized businesses in the developing world, to reduce poverty by a new group of foundations and for-profit social venture funds, it...

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As the recession begins to bite deeper into the public consciousness, and government, economists and business debate ways to tackle the economic crisis, Philanthropy UK highlights an emerging, promising financial...

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There were 33% fewer $1m gifts from individuals in the US in the last six months of 2008 than in the same period during 2007, reports the Million Dollar List from...

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A donation of $1m AUD (£450,000) to launch an appeal for those affected by the bushfires in Victoria, Australia has been made by the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Robert Doyle.

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US foundations have committed over $100m to address the causes and impact of the current economic downturn, new Foundation Center research shows.

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Over $15.5bn (£10.8bn) was committed to charity in 2008 by the 50 most generous US philanthropists, a 112% increase on the amount given in 2007, according to the Chronicle of...

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The Foundation de Luxembourg has been launched, less than one year on from Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker’s declaration that it was time for the country...

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