Giving List value up, but proportion down
Tags: Philanthropy
John Low
Dr John Low is the Charity Aid Foundation’s chief executive. He was chief executive of RNID from 2002 to 2007 and led the development of government-funded low-cost hearing aids that allowed access to the devices for thousands of deaf people. Prior to this he was RNID’s director of research and technology and had career in the technology industry.
As CAF chief executive he has overseen the establishment of an informal working group that brings the Treasury into CAF dealings over the issue of lifetime legacies, as well as a wholescale restructuring of the organisation.
Low was chair of Acevo for five years until 2009 and is an independent member of the House of Lords Appointments Commission established by Tony Blair. He has been a Charity Awards judge for several years.
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The Sunday Times Giving List reveals a near record level of giving by the UK’s richest in cash terms, but rising levels of wealth mean that on the whole, the proportion of wealth being given away has dropped.
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CAF predicts £146bn worldwide charitable giving by 2030
Tags: Cross border giving | Individual giving
The growth of the global middle class could lead to nearly £150bn of additional worldwide charitable giving over the next 17 years, the Charities Aid Foundation claims in a new report.
The UK has slipped from fifth to eighth place in the World Giving Index report, which was released today by CAF today, as it warns of a "double dip" in giving worldwide.
Charities with incomes of less than £1m reported total combined deficits of £306m in 2011, compared with an overall surplus of £325m in the 2007 financial year, according to new research from the Charities Aid Foundation.
Fewer people are giving to charity and those that do are giving less, resulting in a £2.3bn real terms fall in total donations in the last year, according to the latest barometer of individual philanthropy in the UK.
Public sector commissioning practices are creating barriers to social investment in the charity sector, according to a new report from Charities Aid Foundation.
A new £115,000 government-backed pilot scheme offering interest-free loans and business support to charities and social enterprises in Brighton and Hove, has launched today.
Charities Aid Foundation has produced new research indicating that younger people today are much less likely to give to charity than those of the same age a generation ago – and that people in their sixties are now six times more generous than those under 30.
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