Can community philanthropy help the UK level up?
If the UK is to level up, does philanthropy have a role? Outside challenging ultra-high-net-worth donors and foundations to put place at the heart of their thinking (many do, lots...
Can community philanthropy help the UK level up?
Rob Williamson
Chief Executive, Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
Nudging generosity or dodging tax? How charity tax breaks improve philanthropy
Questions about democratic equality and accountability are important, and need to be debated. But we also need to understand the role of tax reliefs in relation to the demand-side as...
Better data, better giving
We can build a better future for philanthropy and charities by improving transparency about money flows in the sector.
Research, Respect and Risk: three maxims for doing philanthropy well
In our society of seemingly ever-increasing inequality, for those that want to make a difference now, there is philanthropy. But what may come as a surprise is that in 15...
How to do good
One of the questions I’m often asked is how, as a philanthropist, I can be confident that I, and our team, are doing the best we possibly can with our...
The Power of Letting Go: Is Participatory Grantmaking the Future of Philanthropy?
We are living in a time when philanthropy is at a moment of reckoning. Many grantees and social entrepreneurs feel disconnected from and disrespected by the institutions that fund them,...
Funding for Racial Justice Work: Is it the same old game or could we create some bold new moves?
Two years ago, The Ubele Initiative (TUI), the African Diaspora led organisation which I founded in 2014, had no UK based funding. Our community wealth building agenda was rejected by...
Donor education is the key to the future of Islamic Philanthropy
In 2018, the Muslim Charities Forum (MCF) published a finding on ‘giving’ in the Muslim community, which concluded that £130 million had been donated by British Muslims in just one...