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Doing good and wearing nice shoes is OK, Mr Branson
Tommy Hutchinson

Doing good and wearing nice shoes is OK, Mr Branson

Tommy Hutchinson
1 December 2009
Alliance magazine

For years Richard Branson’s Virgin empire has positioned itself at the youthful cutting edge of innovation and the great shaker-upper of all things establishment. Yet this trendsetting ability eludes it when it comes to social innovation. Just like its challenge to Camelot in its bid to run the National Lottery, its new online donation service, Virgin Money Giving, launched on 25 August, emphasizes its not-for-profit status in an effort to give itself a competitive edge.[1] Click here to read ...


Climate change still neglected by funders in US and UK

Jon Cracknell
1 December 2009
Alliance magazine

With warning lights for many of the planet’s key ecosystems flashing amber or red, two new reports show that despite growth in green giving on both sides of the Atlantic, environmental issues continue to receive a small share of overall foundation giving.

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Effect explores social justice concept
New issue of Effect

Effect explores social justice concept

1 December 2009
Alliance magazine

The autumn 2009 issue of the EFC’s Effect explores the concept of social justice as a goal of philanthropy. A series of articles reflects the different ways foundations approach the idea of social justice and how they are working towards this goal through their grants and activities. Two leading practitioners also share their thoughts about this increasingly important and sometimes controversial branch of philanthropy.

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Foundation support for AIDS levelling out or diminishing

1 December 2009
Alliance magazine

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Center for Effective Philanthropy extends reach into UK

1 December 2009
Alliance magazine

The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) is expanding its work into the UK and beyond. In spring 2009, CEP surveyed the grantees of the Pears Foundation and Friends Provident Foundation to produce a Grantee Perception Report® (GPR). The GPR provides comparative data on grantee perceptions of foundation performance in a variety of dimensions; all information from grantees is kept anonymous.
 

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