February 23, 2023
Why Hope Street in Hampshire is trailblazing a pioneering residential community for justice involved women
We were greatly inspired by our recent visit to Hope Street in Hampshire, a trailblazing new service that will prevent women from receiving short prison sentences for non-violent crimes that can result in separation from children.
November 9, 2022
Why Planning For Endowment Is So Important
On 4th November 2022, Arts Council England (ACE) announced which organisations have gained or lost National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) status. NPOs will receive three-year funding support from ACE, starting in April 2023 and decisions were made in line with the government policy of “Levelling Up”. Funding of £446M will be shared by a total of 990 arts and culture organisations; but many organisations heard the unwelcome news that they would be receiving less funding, or none at all.
March 4, 2022
The Future of Philanthropy
I was recently asked by a large foundation to give my view of the future of philanthropy as part of a study. This prompted me to ask my colleagues at Global Philanthropic to join in a collaborative debate on the subject. Here is our thinking.
October 8, 2021
GP Europe welcomes new team members
Global Philanthropic is delighted to announce the strengthening of its European team with a series of new appointments this autumn.
October 7, 2021
Malcolm Hutton appointed Honorary President of Global Philanthropic
Malcolm Hutton's contribution, since the formation of the company nearly twenty years ago, has been quite phenomenal. We are delighted to announce on behalf of the Global Philanthropic Board and staff that Malcolm is appointed our first ever Honorary President.
May 15, 2021
Global Philanthropic honours three leaders in philanthropy at Talking Philanthropy 2021
Congratulations to this year's Philanthropy Award Winners, Fran Perrin, Dexter Yang, and Marcus Rashford.
April 9, 2021
5 Ways To Make Your Giving Transformational
If you want your philanthropy to help change the world, you might need to change how your funding is structured. In addition to disrupting longstanding power dynamics between grantor and grantee, the way you structure your funding should align with the type of impact you wish to see. Here are five different approaches to funding that will help you—-and your partners—-increase your impact velocity.
March 1, 2021
Our authentic selves and doing diversity right.
Donors are already changing. For fundraisers, investing in diversity and inclusion means to change the established fundraising system that caters largely to white male donors and apply more adaptive and empathy-based practices to engage ever diversifying donor communities.
January 13, 2021
Will The Ongoing Global Pandemic Usher In A New Era Of Corporate Philanthropy?
A corporate philanthropic approach goes far beyond mere ESG compliance, and neither is it a reworked version of old-style CSR. It is a new approach, intended to address the deep social inequalities which were present before, but have been widened by, the pandemic.
December 15, 2020
Global Welcomes Iain Rawlinson as Director and new Chair
Global Philanthropic warmly welcomes Iain Rawlinson as Director of the Board and the new Chair of the Global Philanthropic Group, starting in January 2021. Iain is an experienced Board Member & Chair, charity trustee and strategy adviser. He brings a wealth of expertise to help Global Philanthropic meet our 2021 goals and help us serve our clients better.