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Tags: Corporate fundraising
Martin Brookes
Martin Brookes was formerly the chief executive of New Philanthropy Capital. A former Goldman Sachs economist (1987 – 1993) and Amnesty International researcher (1994 – 2001), he joined NPC as an analyst, became director of research in 2003 and then chief executive in March 2008.
In November 2008 he announced his intention to set up a charity called Pro Bono Economics, which will provide other charities with free economic expertise to help them better understand the environment in which they operate.
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There is a dearth of quality fundraisers in the UK who can market to high net worth donors, according to Martin Brookes, chief executive of charities think tank New Philanthropy Capital.
The application window for the Transition Fund is too short and the conditions too difficult to satisfy, New Philanthropy Capital has said.
Martin Brookes, chief executive of think-tank New Philanthropy Capital, will suggest that charities should be ranked according to their societal benefit, in a speech at the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce tonight.
A scandal within one prominent charity can have a devastating domino effect across the sector, says Martin Brookes.
The standard of impact reporting in the sector is held back by a lack of clarity on definitions and measurement tools, finds Vibeka Mair.
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Brookes questions Funding Commission's "incredible" giving prediction 1
Tags: Individual giving
The Funding Commission’s suggestion that private giving could be increased by £11.3bn via a mere £12.2m investment is “far too optimistic”, according to New Philanthropy Capital.
The Early Action Task Force has said the conventional language of 'prevention' used around early-action projects presupposes problems, victims and perpetrators, and called for the use of a new language of 'readiness' associated with assets and strengths.
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Impact analysts body launched amid warnings of potential 'terrible' mistakes 1
Tags: Philanthropy | Impact reporting
The Social Impact Analysts Association is holding its inaugural meeting today amid calls for greater recognition of the importance of impact analysis and warnings that the progress of the practice and profession needs to be handled with great care.
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