Small local charities and voluntary organisations around the UK have been particularly hard hit by the recession, according to a survey of 500 organisations.
The 100 wealthiest people in Britain gave £2.493 billion to good causes to charity last year, according to The Sunday Times Giving List, published today as part of The Sunday Times Rich List.
Dame Stephanie Shirley, the government-appointed Ambassador for Philanthropy, has launched an online community for philanthropists in an effort to promote further philanthropy in the UK.
Irish President, Mary McAleese, will be the keynote speaker at a seminar in Dublin on 14th April, "Realising the Power and Potential of Women’s Philanthropy".
Researchers at the University of Essex want to know more about what motivates people to make a donation or support a cause, and they are hoping that local charities in Essex will help them in this res
Television coverage inspires many more people to donate than newspaper reports do, according to research for Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) in the Haiti Disaster Emergency Appeal.
International fundraising and philanthropy consultancy Bethechange Consulting is establishing a social investment fund to enable wealthy individuals to invest their capital in social enterprise projec
Trust in a charity and/or the charity sector influences 75% of people in their decision of whether to give, according to an online survey for the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) of more than 1,100
