Ten Points from PEX in Ten Paintings
January 2020 saw the inaugural meeting of the Philanthropy Europe Networks (PEX) Forum in Madrid. Hosted by DAFNE (Donors and Foundations Networks in Europe) and the Association of Spanish Foundations…
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Annual Philanthropy Talk 2019: Good Bankers and Good Citizens
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Methodological questions about the Giving Evidence list of research priorities
by Tobias Jung This month, Charity Futures and Giving Evidence launched their findings on whether, where and what research is needed about UK charities and giving. The work is divided…
Nonprofit Academic Centers Council (NACC) conference 2019
The biennial conference of the Nonprofit Academic Centres Council (NACC) took place at Cass Business School City, University of London from July 16-17. For the first time held outside of…
Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – Hamish McHamish
Hamish McHamish (1999-2014) ‘local legend and cat about town’ Hamish McHamish became known as St Andrews’ town cat. Born in 1999, Hamish belonged to a retired BBC producer but, from…
Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – James Gillespie
James Gillespie (1726-1797) ‘An Edinburgh character through and through, with an impressive nose fit for a snuff merchant’ Background: Born into a family of modest means in 1726 in Roslin,…
Philanthropy as ‘Sisyphus’
Ylvisaker, in his speech to the 1976 International Conference on Opportunities for Philanthropy, argued that doing philanthropy is akin to being Sisyphus: ‘What philanthropy and its collaborators have encountered is…
Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – Anna and Edward Harkness
Background: Mother and son duo, Anna and Edward Harkness were both prominent American philanthropists. Anna was born in Dalton, Ohio, 25th October 1837, and married Stephen Vanderburgh Harkness, with whom…
Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – William Chambers
William Chambers (1800-1883) Publisher, Public Servant, Philanthropist Background: William Chambers was born in Peebles in the Scottish Borders. Following bankruptcy, the family moved to Edinburgh in 1813. Here,…
The European Philanthropy Manifesto: some critical comments
by Tobias Jung – This piece was published on The Alliance Magazine blog on 26 March 2019 Last week saw the publication of the European Philanthropy Manifesto. Put forward by two…