Revealing that foundation philanthropy has a growing world-wide role in addressing needs, the first global map of foundation philanthropy has been published, The Global Philanthropy Report:Perspectives on the global foundation sector. The study co-ordinates data from 39 countries, including a UK contribution from Cathy Pharoah, Cass Business School. It reveals the scale of institutional philanthropy as a global force for […]
The OECD is predicting slow growth for the UK economy in 2018 and 2019. Short of a miracle, times will be hard and get harder for some. So will those with more wealth give more away? On past experience, probably not. Philanthropic giving today is like a luxury good. People give more when their income increases. And it’s not only […]
Relief not complacency is the message of the 9th annual edition of Foundation Giving Trends, flagship annual report on giving trends amongst UK foundations. Philanthropic foundations are a solid bedrock of support for civil society. So it is a relief that spending reached its highest level ever in 2015/2016 after some years of bumpy post-recession trends – almost £3 billion. […]