Culture and religion in the Middle East are closely linked with philanthropy. One of the five pillars in Islam is ‘zakat’, making it mandatory to donate if one is able...
I first visited the Middle East in 1993 as the new Director of the Said Foundation, embarking on a quest to discover how we could work more effectively there. I...
Following this summer’s football World Cup, the young French footballer Kylian Mbappé won plaudits1 for donating his World Cup earnings to charity. In the euphoria surrounding the England national football...
The following is a reprint of an article that appeared in the Philanthropy Impact Magazine Issue 10 Winter 2015-2016. The author, Dame Stephanie Shirley CH, is an exemplar; a model...
Given the potential effect on financial advisers’ businesses, there is great interest in the trends of philanthropy and social and impact investment and how different generations approach them. Differences certainly...
You requested ‘an article that demonstrated the importance of women of wealth’ for your next issue. I do not have time for a full article at this time, but here...
There’s no doubt that global philanthropy is on the rise with individuals, families and businesses increasingly wanting to make a difference to society in a structured manner. In the UK...
This magazine explores the issue of millennials and woman and how they engage in philanthropic giving today. In this issue of the magazine, professional wealth advisers, millennial and female philanthropists...
Retaining and recruiting millennials and women of wealth as clients – a first step for advisers There are many reasons why this issue of the Philanthropy Impact Magazine is focused...