Trump v Cruz: the tortoise and the hair?
Jennifer Shea on what the Iowa caucuses can teach us about strength and weakness closer to home Against pollsters’ predictions,…
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Can philanthropy cure the NHS?
Charities are making inroads into healthcare, but are benefactors right to worry about propping up the state? Peter Harrison-Evans digs…
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The Giver and the Gift: Lord Weidenfeld on using education to protect our values in human rights
Following the recent death of Lord Weidenfeld we revisit his recent interview with Spear’s for the Giver & the Gift…
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Why charities should improve the well-being of troubled teens
A recent report says English teenagers, especially girls, experience the highest levels of emotional bullying. Philanthropists and charities can help…
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The Giver and the Gift: Daniel Crouch and Tom Harper
The atlas and antique map expert funds the British Library’s digitisation of 50,000 items in the King’s Topographical Collection. THE…
ByThe arts sector may have escaped Osborne's axe, but the community will still suffer
National and local arts funding hardly share a bill of health, says Lynn Simmonds Last week, George Osborne announced a…
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Ahead of Giving Tuesday, what 'game theatre' show The Money tells us about philanthropy
Cheryl Chapman on the new interactive play that teaches us about how and why we give Discussing money in public…
ByCharity is on the rise – and it's happening in new ways
Ahead of Giving Tuesday, structure and strategy are forming a smarter piece of the picture, says John Canady We’ve all…
ByDon't blame Camila Batmanghelidjh – donors wanted too much for too little
Between the desperate needs of her clients, the demands of her donors and the difficulty of raising sustainable funding, it’s…
ByGiving is a given for London's millennial workers
More than ever, London’s younger generation of professionals are looking for charitable traction in both their social and their working…
ByThe Giver and the Gift: Michael Oglesby on enlivening Manchester's underfunded arts scene
Property developer Michael Oglesby has derived enormous satisfaction from the work of his charitable trust The Giver Michael Oglesby founded…
ByWhen disaster strikes charities shouldn't give up
Reports of the closure of Save the Children’s offices in Pakistan hint at a tendency to submit when the going…
BySheffield's Going Public art philanthropy project reveals the future's promises and threats
Josh Spero hears from those at the heart of a new project to generate art philanthropy for public museums (and…
ByCan charities emulate Ars’ne Wenger?
The charity sector could benefit from a dose of Arsenal’s indefatigability, says Farooq Sabri of NPC The FA Cup final…
ByThe Giver and the Gift: Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild of EL Rothschild and Josefine Lind’nge of Hand in Hand International
How a global investment magnate is helping bring business training to developing markets The Giver Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild…
ByCharity Commission's authority further diminished by Exclusive Brethren scandal
An article in The Times today about ‘an extremist cult’ led by Bruce Hales (pictured) reinforces the view that the…
ByAfter the 'Jihadi John' row, has the Charity Commission become too politicised?
Stopping the funding of CAGE – not a charity – was just one example of how the Charity Commission has…
ByCharities are taking a growing part of the NHS, but it's not a level playing field
It’s great that charities are winning contracts for NHS work, says Cecilie Hestbaek of NPC, but are we getting the…
ByAfter the Charlie Hebdo attack, here's how to support free-speech charities
Angela Kail offers a guide to some of the charities which exist to support freedom of speech around the world…
ByAll the philanthropists rewarded in the New Year's Honours 2015
As is Spear’s annual custom, we like to look over those rewarded in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list for…
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