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Why I don’t back the Give It Back George campaign
Charities are furious about the government’s proposal to give them less money via the tax system. Well, they would be, wouldn’t they? Hence they’re campaigning frantically to block the proposal. But people interested in effectiveness and impact – and who … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, Donation, Donor, Donors, Evaluation, Gift Aid, giveitbackgeorge, Giving, Impact, philanthropist, Philanthropy, tax, tax relief
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The government’s raid on giving makes no sense
The UK government recently announced that it would cap tax relief on charitable giving. The surprise move has met a furious response, and makes no sense whichever way it’s intended. It’s a shame, because the charitable world has plenty of … Continue reading
Posted in Promoting giving
Tagged budget, cap, Charity, Charity Commission, Donor, Donors, fraud, giveitbackgeorge, Giving, philanthropists, Philanthropy, regulator, tax
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Charity credit cards: generate 33 x as much for charity anyway!
Lloyds TSB is withdrawing its charity credit cards. Actually this doesn’t matter because you can actually generate MORE money for charities through your credit card. Here’s how: 1. Get a credit card which gives you cash-back on your purchases. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, charity credit cards, credit card, Donation, Donor, Donors
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Forget business: philanthropy needs to learn from tons of other disciplines
Philanthrocapitalism, social return, social investment, Absolute Return for Kids… Business is the analogy most commonly used for philanthropic activity. Though that’s not wrong, it’s dangerously narrow for solving what Warren Buffett calls ‘problems which have already resisted great intellects and … Continue reading
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Tagged behavioural economics, business, Charity, Charity performance, Charity results, comparative charity, Donation, Donor, Donors, Evaluation, Giving, Giving behaviour, hiring, philanthrocapitalism, Philanthropy, physics, psychology, Randomised control trial, Randomized control trial, recruitment, science, staff
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NatWest’s Community Force programme is crushingly awful
NatWest’s Community Force programme creates huge amounts of waste for charities and doesn’t even reward merit. It’s the worst programme for giving money to charity I’ve ever seen. Here are the larger of my concerns about it: It’s massively wasteful … Continue reading
Does donor education achieve anything? Here’s how to find out
I ran a session this month with The Philanthropy Workshop, the flagship donor education programme invented by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and run in the UK by the Institute of Philanthropy. It’s one of numerous activities by advisors, private banks and universities … Continue reading
Why comparing giving in the US and in the UK is a total red herring
If I had a pound for every time I’d heard people try to compare giving in the US and in the UK, I’d have more pounds than is given in both together. It’s a rubbish comparison. Here’s why. First, they … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, Donation, Donor, Donors, Giving, Philanthropy, US UK comparison international
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Why do charities ignore millions of donors?
Despite my giving £200 to Cancer Research UK through JustGiving when a friend did a sponsored something, I never heard a bean from Cancer Research UK about it. A year later, I gave £100 to another charity when another friend … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, Donate, Donor, Donor experience, Giving, Giving behaviour, Giving White Paper, Just Giving, Justgiving, New donor, Sponsor, Sponsorship
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Who gives to charity, why, who doesn’t, why not & what to do about it
A segmentation based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is helpful in showing who gives, who doesn’t, and how to get more people giving more substantially and more often. This paper describes the segmentation, gives the data about giving behaviour and … Continue reading
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