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The March 2009 newsletter from Ledbury Research includes an artcle on “The Fall of UK Fortunes”.

Forbes Rich List, Sunday Times Rich List and doing it yourself ...

I see that the latest Forbes Rich List is out, and that the number of billionaires that they include is down from 1,125 a year ago to a mere 793 now.

Construction companies breaching the Data Protection Act?

The Information Commissioner’s Office has uncovered a database containing details on over 3,000 construction workers which was used by over 40 construction companies to vet individuals for employmen

Family businesses are considered to be better-placed to combat downturn

I see from the latest (free) newsletter from Wealth Bulletin that family businesses are considered to be better-placed to combat downturn.

Tempting prospect researchers with free books in Bristol!

Did you see the recent reports in the press about the landlords of the premises of Bristol’s BookBarn opening its doors to all comers to come and help themselves to books?

How good is your ‘elevator pitch’?

It’s a wonderfully trite descriptor but the elevator pitch is still a useful tool to help us all focus on what we do from the perspective of the audience we want to communicate with. 

Adrian Beney sounds note of practical optimism about major donors

Every now and again you come across a refreshing dose of common sense.

The credit crunch and major donors

I'd love to get inside the minds of some of the super rich just now - especially those in the financial sector. What is it that they're thinking.

Why do we miss the next big thing when it's already happening?

How many years have we been talking about major donor fundraising being the next big thing? How many seminars have we attended? And yet for many it has seemed like an unattainable Holy Grail.

Charity begins at Hohn

Chris Hohn, the hedge fund manager, has donated £466m to the Children's Investment Fund Foundation via The Children's Investment Fund (TCI)

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