At our AGM last week, I held a workshop with our newly launched small charities network. When asked their top concern, they almost all pointed to the difficulties of raising funds in the current climate. Funds and fundraising are always the top headache for charities but in this sort of economy the difficulties are accentuated. … Continue reading Charity donations stutter to life in recession; medical research remains most popular cause
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Government in danger of misunderstanding charities at their peril
Language is everything in politics. We hang of every word of our politicians for any hint of a change in tone or content that might indicate whether a batlle is lost or won. The same is true of those campaigning for change. Just read my blogs from all three party conferences. It feels in this eleventh … Continue reading Government in danger of misunderstanding charities at their peril
JK Rowling and Donation to Multiple Sclerosis research
There has been blanket coverage of JK Rowling's £10 million donation to set-up a new research clinic at the Edinburgh Centre for Translational Research and quite right too. The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, named after her mother who had MS, will investigate treatments to slow the progression, and ultimately reverse, the symptoms of MS but will also undertake … Continue reading JK Rowling and Donation to Multiple Sclerosis research
Charities in the recession (2+2 ≠ 4)
My ten minute stint on the Mark O'Donnell Show on BBC Radio Wiltshire this morning to discuss charitable giving in the recession, evolved into a wide-ranging chat about all things charitable as these opportunities can fortunately become. Collaboration between charities was one of the many questions we covered so it was good to be able … Continue reading Charities in the recession (2+2 ≠ 4)
The 'new' philanthropy and medical research
Last night I was contemplating how to make the remaining half of my net-worth last for the rest of the month, when thoughts inevitably turned to the announcement by 30 US billionaires last week that they intend to give at least half their wealth to charitable causes. The charge of the billionaires is being led … Continue reading The 'new' philanthropy and medical research
Simon Denegri's Lay Review 