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Philanthropy for an uncertain future
A study of Latin American responses to the SDGs provides a microcosm of attitudes to be found globally During the late 1990s, a group of experts started using the acronym VUCA to describe the increasing …
Giving vehicles and tools: What’s new?
Identifying the ‘new’ is not as straightforward as it may first appear… According to Ecclesiastes (1:9), there is nothing new under the sun. Pliny the Elder, by contrast, believed that out of Africa, there is …
Online exclusive: In Profile – New giving vehicles and tools
The following selection attempts to provide a flavour of some of the main developments in new philanthropic vehicles and tools and some examples of their use. While online platforms, DAF providers and the like have …
When charitable giving doesn’t go to charities
Donors are taking to donor advised funds (DAFs) in unprecedented numbers – but the picture in the US suggests this might not be such good news for charities as it seems Donor advised funds are …
DAFs – Potentially more good than harm
DAFs have a valuable contribution to make to giving in the Asia-Pacific Donor advised funds (DAFs) have been under the spotlight with some calling them a form of ‘zombie’ philanthropy. What exactly is a DAF? …
Peer Dialogue: The total portfolio approach to philanthropy
The family office is not a new concept and has a well-established place in philanthropy. Over the past 10 years, one family office, RS Group in Hong Kong, has been pioneering new ways to look …
LLCs – Good apples from a rotten tree
Despite the apparent willingness of some limited liability company (LLC) owners to embrace openness, the model is flawed In 2015, Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook, and his partner, Priscilla Chan, announced their intention to …
In defence of philanthropic LLCs
Philanthropic LLCs often get a bad press, but a demand-side view suggests they’ve got a lot to offer A number of recent publications have been critical of new models of philanthropy, particularly donor advised funds …
More than just a Giving Circle
Giving Circles are a relatively new phenomenon in Russia and are introducing people not only to giving, but also to the idea of philanthropy as community development In 2016, Eugenie Harvey from The Funding Network …
Why better online donor journeys matter
In a time of belt-tightening, online giving still seems set to grow The data shows 2022 was a tougher year for charities than 2021. The war in Ukraine, an ensuing cost-of-living crisis, and even the …
