Turning philanthropy sideways
Following on from October’s ESRC Seminar Philanthropy today? Philanthropy tomorrow? in St Andrews, Dr Susan Wilkinson Maposa wrote up her paper for the April 2017 edition of the Maecenata Observatorium series. …
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Reflections from London & Beyond: bridging cultures to build stronger communities
On January 19th 2017, Dr Yunus Sola led a Breakfast Roundtable discussion on ‘The Role of Philanthropy in Bridging Cultures to Build Stronger Communities’ in London. Panelists included Mark Fisher, Director, Office for…
Researching professionalisation in foundations
Following a successful career in the foundation world, Michele Fugiel Gartner decided to do a PhD in philanthropy. Here she reflects on her choice of researching professionalisation in philanthropy. My research…
Thinking about Philanthropy: how scholars and practitioners can help each other
In October, Anthony Tomei attended a two day seminar at St Andrew’s University on the theme of ‘Philanthropy – today and tomorrow’. He reports back on proceedings. The seminar…
Our field is more important than ever: Reflections on the annual conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
by Alina Baluch, Associate Director of the Centre for the Study of Philanthropy & Public Good The 45th annual ARNOVA conference was held in Washington, DC from 17-19 November 2016.…
Community philanthropy: equality, equity and inclusiveness?
On the shelf of philanthropic playthings, community philanthropy sits like a teddy bear. Next to the die-cast action figures of scientific and venture philanthropy, it feels soft, flexible and comforting;…
Philanthropy, Culture, Arts and Heritage
On Monday, 17th October, The Centre for the Study of Philanthropy & Public Good held a roundtable discussion exploring the relationship between philanthropy, culture, arts and heritage. This was hosted…
Philanthropy today? Philanthropy tomorrow? Seminar – Who are the presenters?
With only a few days to go till our next seminar in the ‘Philanthropy to the rescue? Exploring the opportunities, strengths and challenges of philanthropy‘ series, let’s have a look…
“Because you’re worth it” exploring some alternative images of ‘foundations’
“Because you’re worth it” exploring some alternative images of ‘foundations’ Those of us interested in philanthropic foundations face an important existentialist question: What are these creatures? A quick search for…
Philanthropy research roundtable June 2016
Philanthropy Research: foundations, universities and research relationships Philanthropy research is emerging as a growing field of interest. Questions as to what constitutes philanthropy research and how it can best…