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Impetus-PEF announce £3.65 million funding to support four charities dubbed ‘ones to watch’
Impetus-PEF have announced £3.65 million of funding to four charities tackling the barriers that disadvantaged young people face in getting qualifications, accessing university and securing long term employment. The funding will support the work of …
IOTA Foundation – the hybrid foundation
The IOTA Foundation is the first foundation whose capital consists entirely of a crypto-currency. Dominik Schiener, one of the founders, explains in an interview with the Association of German Foundations how to improve our digital …
Applications open for Tony Elumelu Foundation entrepreneurship programme
The Tony Elumelu Foundation has begun accepting applications for the 5th cycle of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. If you are an African entrepreneur with a business idea or a startup with high growth potential, you are encouraged are encouraged to apply. The …
Charities Aid Foundation release guide on cross-border giving
Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) America have released ‘Cross-Border Giving: A Legal and Practical Guide’ a new resource for grantmakers and organisations seeking US-based donors. The publication covers topics including ethical grantmaking, the closing space for …
Entries are now open for the NatWest SE100 Index and Social Business Awards 2019
Entries are now open for the NatWest SE100 Index and Social Business Awards 2019. Pioneers Post have put together the NatWest SE100 to celebrate the growth, impact and resilience of UK social ventures, naming the …
One in four foundations have changed giving strategies since 2016 US elections
A new survey of more than 450 foundations found that one in four have made changes to their philanthropic giving as a result of the 2016 elections. Of the foundations that reported changes, more than …
Alliance Breakfast Club – 1 Feb 2019: Royal philanthropy
Alliance magazine, in partnership with Philanthropy Age, are delighted to announce upcoming Breakfast Club on Royal Philanthropy, the topic of our current special feature. If you’re based in London, or you’re passing through next year, …
Over 40 per cent have experienced prejudice or discrimination in UK trust and foundation sector
Over 40 per cent of respondents to a survey by Grant Givers’ Movement (GGM) have said that they had seen or experienced prejudice or discrimination on more than one occasion. Published today, the report ‘Discrimination, …
New study reveals the world’s most philanthropic billionaires
Comparethemarket.com’s latest study reveals who the world’s most charitable billionaires are, comparing metrics such as their net worth, the amount donated and the percentage of earnings that have been given away over a lifetime. Warren …
Investing in Central and Eastern Europe could strengthen entire European economy
The Social Investment Leveraging Index, which was launched at the 14th EVPA conference in Warsaw, indicates that the average budget for venture philanthropy and social investment funds in 2017 was €10.7 million – nine per …
