Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – Andrew Duncan, Sr
Andrew Duncan, Sr (1744-1828) Persevering with a 40 year fundraising campaign Born in Pinkerton, Fife, in 1744 and a graduate of the University of St Andrews (MA 1762; MD 1769),…
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by Steph Haywood, Tobias Jung and Shona Russell This post was originally published on 16th June 2021 on the Donors and Foundations…
Date 29 June 2021
Category Publications
Lady Mary Lindsay Crawford (1760-1833) A spectre of a philanthropist It is Halloween; it is stormy. So, what better time to focus on a…
Date 21 January 2021
Category Scottish Philanthropy Snippets
PEX 2020 was an exciting event, a promising first step. Therefore, the painting selected to conclude reflections on those days is Gorky’s…
Date 7 February 2020
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PEX through Paintings #9 – “Still Life with Cat and Rayfish”
Following on from yesterday’s focus on abundance, today’s image for a reflection on PEX is Chardin’s “Still Life with Cat and Rayfish”. Just like the cat in the picture is…
PEX through Paintings #8 – “The abundance of summer”
Today’s painting to frame reflections from PEX 2020 is Lacroix’s “The abundance of summer”. The reason for that is simple: one thing that the PEX meeting made absolutely clear is…
PEX through Paintings #7 – “Signal of Distress”
Alongside yesterday’s diversity theme, PEX 2020 also saw explicit debates about foundations and the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Thus, today’s painting for a PEX 2020 reflection is…