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…
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Cecil Jackson-Cole: Britain’s First Philanthrocapitalist?
Cecil Jackson-Cole’s legacy in shaping post-war philanthropy remains largely unrecognised. He was a restless social entrepreneur and philanthropist who thrust new thinking into the sleepy, post war charity sector and…
Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute (1847-1900) Background: Influential Victorian patron and philanthropist John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, was born on 12th September 1847. Continuing…
Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – The Buchanan Sisters
The Buchanan Sisters Thanks to David Joyce, who provided an updated version of this Scottish Philanthropy Snippet in October 2024, based on his research into the history of Bellfield. His…
Philanthropy as ‘love’
Given that the earliest image of philanthropy is associated with Prometheus’ love of humanity, what better image to finish with on the 24th of December than philanthropy as love. The…
Foundations – ‘black holes’ vs ‘supernovas’
The last couple of years have seen substantial developments around learning, information management and sharing of knowledge in philanthropy. Today’s image of philanthropy accentuates the potential and importance of…
Community foundations as ‘a very large tent’
Today’s image of philanthropy comes from a panel discussion on the role of community foundations and regional associations of grantmakers in the US. Dorothy Reynolds, at the time president of…
Trusts as ‘underground rivers’
Today’s image of philanthropy raises questions about the visibility and understanding of foundations and their activities. As Anthony Sampson stated: ‘the great family trusts are like underground rivers in a…
Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – Emma Maitland Stirling
Emma Maitland Stirling (1839-1907) ‘a prickly, perhaps injudicious, but forceful pioneer’ Background: Emma Maitland Stirling was born in Edinburgh on 15th December 1839 as the youngest of 12 children into…
Starting a foundation? Think ‘porcupine’
Today’s image of philanthropy highlights that starting a foundations might be easier than figuring out what to do with it: “[S]tarting a family foundation is like catching a porcupine –…