Big Society Capital could lock out smaller charities, warn sector leaders 1
Tags: Big Society Capital | Social investment
Cathy Pharoah
Cathy Pharoah is the co-director of the Economic and Social Research Council’s Research Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy opened in October 2008, which is working on a number of research projects around charitable giving.
The Centre has highlighted the value of outsourcing for charitable institutions, the effect the economic downturn has had on charitable income, and the implications for the charity market.
Pharoah was director of research for the Charities Aid Foundation from 1995 until 2006, after which she went on to set up a new research company, Third Sector Prospect, in 2007
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The Prime Minister has officially launched Big Society Capital at the London Stock Exchange today.
Donations to the UK’s top 500 fundraising charities fell by a real £70m last year, a fall of 1.1 per cent, according to latest research.
Voluntary income stumbled in 2008/2009, but do charities face a tougher time to come? The Charity Market Monitor 2010 with Cathy Pharoah finds out how some organisations have fared so far and what fundraisers should look out for.
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Gates Foundation takes leap into social investment in African healthcare 1
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has contributed several million dollars to a healthcare private equity fund that plans to invest in health services for poor people in African communities.
Some are up, some are down, some are staying put. The Charity Market Monitor 2011 finds that while events fundraising has flatlined, other income streams are either more or less profitable than before. Cathy Pharaoh discusses some of the top trends from 2009/2010.
Family foundations have significantly increased their giving to £1.4bn, showing resilience in a year when their actual wealth substantially declined in real terms, according to research released today.
Leading thinkers in the sector last night suggested that engaging US-style business techniques could be the key to developing the Big Society.
Leaders in fundraising academia defended themselves against criticism that their research was inaccessible and irrelevant, in a heated panel discussion last week.
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