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Expert Opinions on topic areas can be a useful way of keeping up-to-date. To this end, a few of our Expert Opinions are being revised and new ones developed. If you would like to suggest an expert opinon on a particular topic, then please email your suggestion to administration@philanthropy-impact.org

Major Donors Want to Give More Than NGOs Expect

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Good news for major gift fundraisers: major donors feel (way) more engaged than NGOs think!

Over Half of British Workers Would Sacrifice Time and Money to Volunteer Overseas, Says New VSO poll

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Results from a national online poll show that 56% of British full time workers would volunteer their skills to fight poverty in a developing country, if they had the support...

Why Aren’t There More Social Impact Bonds?

Expert opinion

Social investment bonds are presented as an innovative solution to the voluntary sector’s lack of capital. Why then do we have less than 50 SIBs operating across the whole world?

Is Social Enterprise Right For Your Charity?

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Find out if Social Enterprise could be right for your charity.

Take Care with Regulation

Expert opinion

Blog on fundraising regulation.

Gender Lens Investing - A Survey by The Young Foundation

Expert opinion

Are you involved in investment processes in order to obtain social and/or financial return? Then you can take this survey on gender lens investing.

Public Trust In Charities Can Be Rebuilt If We Celebrate Great Governance

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A blog on the importance of good charity governance and how it can restore public trust in charities.

The Role of Foundations in Public Debates in Germany

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In this article Rupert Strachwitz explores the role of foundations throughout Germany's history.

Closing Down a Trust and Bequeathing Assets - No Gain Without Pain?

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Paul Bower writes about the problems that may arise when a Trust decieds to bequeath their assets and how they can we avoided.

Ripping Up the Rulebook of Charitable Foundations

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It’s time to take charitable foundations to the next level.

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