Useful Links
Philanthropy News Online
- Alliance Magazine: Leading magazine for philanthropy and social investment worldwide.
- Philanthropy UK: Great resource for UK philanthropy news, practical advice on giving, and profiles on philanthropists.
- The Chronicle of Philanthropy: The leading US publication on philanthropy news.
Academic Centres with Accessible Articles on Philanthropy
- Stanford Social Innovation Review: Excellent articles on cross sector solutions to social problems: covers philanthropy, social entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility.
- Harvard Business School Working Knowledge: Great articles from the business school on non-profit / social enterprise.
- Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy: The UK's first research centre for charitable giving and philanthropy, based in the Universities of Edinburgh, Kent, Southampton, Strathclyde and the Cass Business School.
Good Philanthropy Blogs
- Philanthrocapitalism: Matthew Bishop's insightful blog on business-like approaches to giving.
- Philanthropy 2173: Lucy Bernholz's excellent comment on key trends in the philanthropic sector.
- New Philanthropy Capital: Lively blog on non-profit issues of the day with UK focus.
- Center for Effective Philanthropy: Great blog, often with a focus on foundation performance.
Venture Philanthropy Organisations
Venture philanthropy organisations give funds and management support to non-profits and social enterprises to help them grow.
- Impetus Trust:UK pioneer of venture philanthropy - working to break the cycle of poverty in the UK.
- Venture Partnership Foundation: Focused on supporting social entrepreneurs in the UK and internationally.
Crowd-Funding Organisations
- The Funding Network: Brings donors together to fund and collaborate in giving to a variety of different projects.
- We Fund: The UK's largest crowd-funding online platform for creative projects.
National and International Philanthropy Membership Associations
- The National Council for Voluntary Organisations: largest umbrella body for the voluntary and community sector in England, aiming to give voice to civil society.
- Council on Foundations US: A membership organisation in the US for foundations.
- European Foundation Centre: A membership organisation in Europe for large foundations.
- The Association of Charitable Foundations: Membership organisation in the UK for foundations.
- Philanthropic Foundations Canada: Membership organisation in Canada for foundations.
- The Italian Association of Foundations and Grantmaking Organizations: a membership organisation for all funders in Italy.
- Philanthropy Ireland: A support organisation in Ireland for foundations.
Networks and Affinity Groups
- Grant-makers Without Borders: Convene donors on funding international development in the Southern hemisphere.
- Africa Grant makers Affinity Group: New York based network for those funding in Africa.
- The Global Philanthropy Forum: An excellent annual conference on global philanthropy.
Community Foundations
- Community Foundation Network UK: The UK network of community foundations.
- Community Foundation Network Canada: The Canadian network of community foundations.
- Community Foundation Network US: The US Network of community foundations.
- WINGS: The world network of community foundations.
Social Entrepreneurship Networks
Each organisation below has broad, networks of social entrepreneurs whom they have funded. Their websites are user-friendly and can direct you to leading innovators in a number of fields and geographies.
- Ashoka: International network of social entrepreneurs.
- Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship: Geneva based international network of social entrepreneurs.
- Skoll Foundation: International network of social entrepreneurs, with an excellent annual gathering in Oxford, UK (Skoll World Forum).
- School for Social Entrepreneurs: UK-based school for social entrepreneurs.
- UnLtd: UK based support for start up support.
Useful Databases / Research on Non-profits and Social Enterprises
- New Philanthropy Capital: Useful sector-focused reports on non-profit performance.
- Guidestar: Featuring information from annual reports, the Charity Commission extract, and scanned images of every Trustees' Annual Return filed, GuideStar UK is a great resource for researching registered charities.
- Local Giving: An excellent and easily searchable database of charitable initiatives, that helps funders seek out the best UK grassroots social change initiatives in the UK.
Resources
:: Latest News ::
Our article on how the UK tax cap is in danger of deterring innovative philanthropists has been published by the Guardian
Read Tracy Mack’s blog post on our recent course Philanthropy Plus: Everything but the Money
Read an interview with Kurt Hoffman
in Alliance magazine
Philanthropy and Social Media
Read our new paper
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