Market-based philanthropy must actively include beneficiaries to be effective
by Steph Haywood, Tobias Jung and Shona Russell This post was originally published on 16th June 2021 on the Donors and Foundations Networks in Europe (DAFNE) webpages at…
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Mapping Philanthropic Foundations’ Characteristics: towards an International Integrative Framework of Foundation Types
Tobias Jung, Jenny Harrow and Diana Leat (2018), Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (NVSQ), 47(5): 893-917 As philanthropic foundations take on increasingly prominent sociopolitical roles, the need for stronger…
Philanthropy – unlocking corporate resources in Asia
by Rob John, Associate of the Centre for the Study of Philanthropy & Public Good, Global Advisor to Social Ventures Hong Kong (SVhk), and Partner at Asiability. In 2012 I joined…
Giving Circles are firmly on the map
Drawing on his research at NUS Business School in Singapore, Rob John reflects on the growth of giving circles across Asia Giving circles are an intriguing phenomenon. These self-organised groups…
The Annual Philanthropy Talk 2017 – The Poor Philanthropist: light and shadows in community giving.
The Annual Philanthropy Talk 2017 28th November 2017, 5:15pm, Lower Parliament Hall, 66 South Street, St Andrews In this public lecture, Dr Susan Wilkinson Maposa, author of the groundbreaking work…
How Philanthropy shapes Scotland: an online story map
For the academic year 2017/18 we are starting a new research project on philanthropy in Scotland. Please find a short overview below. If you have any stories, insights or examples…
PhD studentship on ‘Philanthropic Foundations and Engaged Philanthropy’
The Centre for the Study of Philanthropy & Public Good is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD studentship (EU/UK fees plus stipend at RCUK level) on the theme of ‘Philanthropic…
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. …
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…
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;…