Giving / philanthropy

The Cabinet Office will today host the Giving Summit to discuss how charities, individuals and government might better help develop philanthropy within the UK.

A nationwide year-long campaign begins today to inspire people to make a public commitment to give more money, time or energy to the causes they care about.

The largest 100 charities by income achieved a combined growth in income in the year to March 2011, despite operating in difficulty economic conditions.

The University of Oxford has achieved its fundraising goal of £1.25 billion for its Oxford Thinking Campaign.

The Ireland Funds has extended its ‘Young Leaders’ programme, which is designed to encourage the next generation of philanthropists, to Ireland.

International real estate company Colliers International has today begun a global social giving campaign, 'Everyone Gives'.

People who describe themselves as religious give twice as much money to charity than do those without a faith, according to research by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).

Pears Foundation has announced the Give More campaign, a 12 month initiative to encourage people to give more money, time or energy in 2012 to the causes that matter to them.

Pears Foundation, the grantmaker concerned with positive identity and citizenship, has invested £200,000 in each of two philanthropy programmes in schools designed to create the next generation of giv