Beth Breeze

Beth Breeze is a researcher who specialises in philanthropy. She currently undertakes research within the ESRC Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy and recently co-founded the Centre for Philanthropy, Humanitarianism and Social Justice at the University of Kent.

She began her career as a fundraiser for a youth homelessness charity and has worked in a variety of fundraising, research and charity management roles.

Her doctoral thesis, due for completion in 2009, investigates the meaning and purpose of philanthropy in contemporary UK society.

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Decisions, decisions: How donors decide which charities to support 1

Fundraising | Beth Breeze
8 Feb 2010

Topics: Individual giving

It is not just major donors and new philanthropists who want to support effective charities, the prompts for giving are complex across the giving spectrum. Beth Breeze discusses the latest research on how...

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Donors aren't dopes: The impact of the recession on charitable giving

Fundraising | Beth Breeze
9 Oct 2009

Topics: Recession

Most people still want to keep giving, and not every charity is experiencing increased demand as a result of the recession. Beth Breeze writes as part of a series of four expert articles this month following...

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Don’t panic about 11 per cent donation drop, say researchers

Fundraising | Tania Mason
9 Oct 2009

Topics: Philanthropy | Individual giving

Tania Mason examines the UK Giving results and finds specks of optimism among the recession gloom

Charities should not panic about the news that donations to UK charities have plummeted by 11 per cent...

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A vote of confidence? How voting impacts corporate partnerships

Fundraising | Beth Breeze
13 Jul 2009

Topics: Corporate fundraising

One of the ironies of our age is that the declining popularity of democracy with a capital ‘D’ is accompanied by a dash-to-vote in many other areas of life. Beth Breeze discusses how the pull of the...

Despite all the monies pumped into 'giving' we still need a substantive investment of funds focused specifically on how to grow that giving

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