We are very pleased to announce a new topic focus for some events and wider discussions during the first half of 2017. Building on to some of the insights gained from previous events, including on the future of wealth and the future of doing good, This new initial perspective explores potential future shifts in the field of High Impact Philanthropy. It is authored by Prof. Cathy Pharoah of Cass Business School London. It highlights some of the issues being raised as the worlds of impact investing and philanthropy increasingly overlap as more organisations and investors seek to help create lasting change. Many are now asking about how donor expectations will evolve, how giving will scale, how best to create and measure impact and where new models within philanthropy will emerge.
To address these and other questions, we are running a series of events over the next few months in London, Mumbai, Singapore, New York and Dubai that will explore the emerging shifts, understand new global and regional priorities and highlight what leaders in the fields of philanthropy and impact investing feel will define success. As with all Future Agenda projects, we will build on THIS initial perspective by bringing together a rich mix of expertise to challenge assumptions, share insights and co-create an enriched, informed future view for all.
If you would like to get involved as participants or hosts, do let us know and we can share more details. Equally if you have any feedback on the initial perspective or other comments do let us know by email, twitter or linked in and we will make sure these are shared and included in to the mix.
At a time where much is being asked of philanthropy and its ability to successfully direct much-needed investment into key areas of challenge and opportunity, we very much look forward to hosting this important debate and sharing insights.
Future of high impact philanthropy - Initial perspectiveFuture Agenda
We are very pleased to announce a new topic focus for some events and wider discussions during the first half of 2017. Building on to some of the insights gained from previous events, including on the future of wealth and the future of doing good, This new initial perspective explores potential future shifts in the field of High Impact Philanthropy. It is authored by Prof. Cathy Pharoah of Cass Business School London. It highlights some of the issues being raised as the worlds of impact investing and philanthropy increasingly overlap as more organisations and investors seek to help create lasting change. Many are now asking about how donor expectations will evolve, how giving will scale, how best to create and measure impact and where new models within philanthropy will emerge.
To address these and other questions, we are running a series of events over the next few months in London, Mumbai, Singapore, New York and Dubai that will explore the emerging shifts, understand new global and regional priorities and highlight what leaders in the fields of philanthropy and impact investing feel will define success. As with all Future Agenda projects, we will build on THIS initial perspective by bringing together a rich mix of expertise to challenge assumptions, share insights and co-create an enriched, informed future view for all.
If you would like to get involved as participants or hosts, do let us know and we can share more details. Equally if you have any feedback on the initial perspective or other comments do let us know by email, twitter or linked-in and we will make sure these are shared and included in to the mix.
At a time where much is being asked of philanthropy and its ability to successfully direct much-needed investment into key areas of challenge and opportunity, we very much look forward to hosting this important debate and sharing insights.
Future of high impact philanthropy - updated viewFuture Agenda
Future of Philanthropy – Updated View and Global Discussions
We are very pleased that the Future of High Impact Philanthropy project has already gained excellent momentum globally. This post shares extras insights already added to the programme from the first 3 workshops in Mumbai, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur plus 3 events in the UK
Building on the previous post this is an updated perspective on some of the key issues facing the increasingly interconnected areas of philanthropy and impact investing over the next decade. As well as insights from the initial view authored earlier this year by Prof. Cathy Pharoah of CASS Business School, this includes comments by experts in Singapore, the UK, US and UAE, as well as from the Skoll World Forum held last week in Oxford. Together, the 50-plus views provide a great platform for us to build on in the discussions ahead.
All in all, with another 12 events engaging with over 300 experts from around the world, combined with additional contributions via social media, this major open foresight project is set up to provide a terrific view of how high impact philanthropy will evolve and what will be the likely implications both globally and regionally.
If you would like to attend one of the workshops please let us know. You can also add your thoughts to the mix by commenting via Linked-In and Slideshare and by following us on Twitter @futureagenda and #futureofphilanthropy.
We very much look forward to the forthcoming dialogue.
Future agenda, The World in 2025, Whitehorse Business Connect ConferenceFuture Agenda
Sharing insights on the world in 2025 from the Future Agenda programme, with the Whitehorse, CA Chamber of Commerce and invited guests at the annual Business Connect Conference
In an increasingly fast-changing and interconnected world, fostering resilience to withstand unexpected shocks is becoming more important. Bringing together leading figures from governments, businesses, and resilience experts, The Urban Resilience Summit served as a platform for dialogue on how to build robust and resilient cities.
2015 September Tools for Change CGI NewsletterDr. Chris Stout
I hope you find this issue to be informative and helpful in your work. Please send me any information you’d like posted in upcoming issues.
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Future Agenda are delighted to share this initial perspective on the future civic role of arts and arts organisations. The topic will be explored at a London event in June, hosted by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The event is part of a wider enquiry by Calouste Gulbenkian into the future civic role of arts and comments are very welcome here on slideshare.
Future of high impact philanthropy - Initial perspectiveFuture Agenda
We are very pleased to announce a new topic focus for some events and wider discussions during the first half of 2017. Building on to some of the insights gained from previous events, including on the future of wealth and the future of doing good, This new initial perspective explores potential future shifts in the field of High Impact Philanthropy. It is authored by Prof. Cathy Pharoah of Cass Business School London. It highlights some of the issues being raised as the worlds of impact investing and philanthropy increasingly overlap as more organisations and investors seek to help create lasting change. Many are now asking about how donor expectations will evolve, how giving will scale, how best to create and measure impact and where new models within philanthropy will emerge.
To address these and other questions, we are running a series of events over the next few months in London, Mumbai, Singapore, New York and Dubai that will explore the emerging shifts, understand new global and regional priorities and highlight what leaders in the fields of philanthropy and impact investing feel will define success. As with all Future Agenda projects, we will build on THIS initial perspective by bringing together a rich mix of expertise to challenge assumptions, share insights and co-create an enriched, informed future view for all.
If you would like to get involved as participants or hosts, do let us know and we can share more details. Equally if you have any feedback on the initial perspective or other comments do let us know by email, twitter or linked-in and we will make sure these are shared and included in to the mix.
At a time where much is being asked of philanthropy and its ability to successfully direct much-needed investment into key areas of challenge and opportunity, we very much look forward to hosting this important debate and sharing insights.
Future of high impact philanthropy - updated viewFuture Agenda
Future of Philanthropy – Updated View and Global Discussions
We are very pleased that the Future of High Impact Philanthropy project has already gained excellent momentum globally. This post shares extras insights already added to the programme from the first 3 workshops in Mumbai, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur plus 3 events in the UK
Building on the previous post this is an updated perspective on some of the key issues facing the increasingly interconnected areas of philanthropy and impact investing over the next decade. As well as insights from the initial view authored earlier this year by Prof. Cathy Pharoah of CASS Business School, this includes comments by experts in Singapore, the UK, US and UAE, as well as from the Skoll World Forum held last week in Oxford. Together, the 50-plus views provide a great platform for us to build on in the discussions ahead.
All in all, with another 12 events engaging with over 300 experts from around the world, combined with additional contributions via social media, this major open foresight project is set up to provide a terrific view of how high impact philanthropy will evolve and what will be the likely implications both globally and regionally.
If you would like to attend one of the workshops please let us know. You can also add your thoughts to the mix by commenting via Linked-In and Slideshare and by following us on Twitter @futureagenda and #futureofphilanthropy.
We very much look forward to the forthcoming dialogue.
Future agenda, The World in 2025, Whitehorse Business Connect ConferenceFuture Agenda
Sharing insights on the world in 2025 from the Future Agenda programme, with the Whitehorse, CA Chamber of Commerce and invited guests at the annual Business Connect Conference
In an increasingly fast-changing and interconnected world, fostering resilience to withstand unexpected shocks is becoming more important. Bringing together leading figures from governments, businesses, and resilience experts, The Urban Resilience Summit served as a platform for dialogue on how to build robust and resilient cities.
2015 September Tools for Change CGI NewsletterDr. Chris Stout
I hope you find this issue to be informative and helpful in your work. Please send me any information you’d like posted in upcoming issues.
The embedded links may not work in SlideShare, so please feel free to email me for a copy at DrChrisStout@gmail.com to be added to our email list.
You can join our Facebook Group and interact with over 1800 likeminded individuals at:
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Any recommendations to improve this communique would be most appreciated!
And if you’d like to support the Center’s work with a tax deductible donation, that would be fantastic(!) and do a great deal: http://centerforglobalinitiatives.org/donateNow.cfm
Cheers, and thank you for your work,
Chris
Future Agenda are delighted to share this initial perspective on the future civic role of arts and arts organisations. The topic will be explored at a London event in June, hosted by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The event is part of a wider enquiry by Calouste Gulbenkian into the future civic role of arts and comments are very welcome here on slideshare.
The Rockefeller Foundation has long recognized the importance of meaningful engagement of the private sector in addressing many of the world’s most complex problems. While many social sector leaders understand that engaging the private sector matters, far fewer understand how to do so, or the key questions one should consider before starting down this path of cross-sector collaboration. For instance: Why would a network want to include a company? Or conversely, why would a company want to participate in a network focused on social impact? Can social impact efforts deliver business value? What makes network relationships durable? And ultimately, what are the different needs around accountability, leadership, governance and mindset? To answer questions such as these, The Foundation and our partners at Monitor Institute, a part of Deloitte Consulting LLP, have created “PARTICIPATE: The power of involving business in social impact networks”—a handbook for social change leaders aspiring to effectively engage the private sector as authentic participants in the pursuit of social impact.
Cities are becoming the most prominent context for social change in the world today, and they offer exciting opportunities for participative governance. A model of “systematic civic stewardship” frames the city as community-based, action-learning system. Leaders play key roles in neighborhood teams focused on local challenges (graduation rates, health outcomes, etc.), while learning and working with peers via city-wide communities of practice. We have much to learn about learning systems in any context—understanding how they work in communities and cities draws on organization experience and provokes new insights.
What is the relationship between women’s empowerment and micro‐credit programmes? Micro‐credit, micro‐finance and micro‐enterprise are now seen as effective poverty alleviation mechanisms, especially for poor women. The 1997 Micro‐Credit Summit Campaign aims to ensure that “100 million of the world’s poorest families, especially the women of those families, receive credit for self‐employment and other financial and business services by the year 2005.” Many micro‐credit schemes specifically target women as they have proven to be very good credit risks with high repayment ratios even with credit at market rates. Proponents argue that as well as increasing women’s income, there are other benefits: • Improvements in women’s role in the household (i.e. through the provision of economic resources, a woman may gain a greater voice in expenditure decisions) • Increased confidence for women gained not only through the economic success of their business but also through increased access to community services and collective action with other women. • Changes at the community level in the perceptions of women’s roles. Yet there is now evidence that questions an automatic relationship between participation in a micro‐ credit (or micro‐enterprise) scheme and empowerment. Specific issues include: • Concerns have been raised that given women’s unequal position within the family, women’s loans may be ultimately controlled by male family members. • Despite increases in income, many participants report an increased overall workload, as there is no respite from their domestic responsibilities.
Future of doing good - Big Lottery Fund - May 2016Future Agenda
An initial perspective on the Future of Doing Good used as stimulus for a workshop with the Big Lottery Fund and invited guests & experts on 17 May 2016.
Economies of help the concept behind the consortium for humanitarian interven...Dr. Chris Stout
Over the past thirty years, interest in volunteerism
and philanthropic support has grown dramatically and the
number of humanitarian organizations has increased worldwide. While this growth benefits those in need to some extent, the industry has become competitive instead of cooperative. Organizations doing similar work end up competing against each other for donor dollars rather than work together to have a greater impact. For this reason, the authors support the development of the Consortium for Humanitarian Intervention, where global humanitarian organizations and donor organizations can work collaboratively rather than competitively to enhance creativity and eliminate inefficiencies in the humanitarian industry.
Globální studie Havas Worldwide: Lidé kupují více od odpovědných firemMarketingSalesMedia
Studie agentury Havas probíhá v České republice a dalších třiceti zemích světa. Tentokrát se zaměřila na tzv. názorové vůdce, neboli "prosumery", kteří jsou mj. ochotní utratit víc za produkty, které jsou šetrné k přírodě či společnosti. Studie ukazuje, že nyní většina lidí začíná takto uvažovat a jednat.
It’s easier than you think to hide in plain sight. To be everywhere and nowhere. To become so ingrained in the fabric of a city, an economy, a world, that you are both integral to a place, and on its fringes.
The informal workforce often falls into this “in between”– the woman selling mangoes on the side of the road; the domestic worker sweeping the drive with a quiet focus; the young man picking through yesterday’s garbage in the pre-dawn darkness, a clank of a can the only indicator of his presence.
While the lives of informal workers may differ depending on country, culture and profession, the ambitions and desires of these individuals are universal.
Objective of this research project NGO Helpers is to develop a framework for various NGOs. NGO Helpers recommend relevant users or interested users to NGO. After very deep analysis of user tweets user gets classified either as relevant user or irrelevant user and recommended to NGO working in that domain(e.g: Child Welfare, Women Welfare, Old Age, Animal Welfare,Healthcare).
The summer 2020 issue of the National Investor Relations Institutes IR Update spotlights investor relations professionals who give back to their communities. Lisa Ciota is highlighted as one of those professionals
Making more intelligent bets Amsterdam 29 03 17Future Agenda
This is a presentation on how governments, companies and cities are using foresight and insight to place better future growth bets. Linking together recent research on radical innovation from www.innovationleaders.org and some of the key insights from the Future Agenda project, it aims to share views, stretch thinking and stimulate debate on areas of future focus and how best to deliver. It is being presented first on 29 March in Amsterdam
The Rockefeller Foundation has long recognized the importance of meaningful engagement of the private sector in addressing many of the world’s most complex problems. While many social sector leaders understand that engaging the private sector matters, far fewer understand how to do so, or the key questions one should consider before starting down this path of cross-sector collaboration. For instance: Why would a network want to include a company? Or conversely, why would a company want to participate in a network focused on social impact? Can social impact efforts deliver business value? What makes network relationships durable? And ultimately, what are the different needs around accountability, leadership, governance and mindset? To answer questions such as these, The Foundation and our partners at Monitor Institute, a part of Deloitte Consulting LLP, have created “PARTICIPATE: The power of involving business in social impact networks”—a handbook for social change leaders aspiring to effectively engage the private sector as authentic participants in the pursuit of social impact.
Cities are becoming the most prominent context for social change in the world today, and they offer exciting opportunities for participative governance. A model of “systematic civic stewardship” frames the city as community-based, action-learning system. Leaders play key roles in neighborhood teams focused on local challenges (graduation rates, health outcomes, etc.), while learning and working with peers via city-wide communities of practice. We have much to learn about learning systems in any context—understanding how they work in communities and cities draws on organization experience and provokes new insights.
What is the relationship between women’s empowerment and micro‐credit programmes? Micro‐credit, micro‐finance and micro‐enterprise are now seen as effective poverty alleviation mechanisms, especially for poor women. The 1997 Micro‐Credit Summit Campaign aims to ensure that “100 million of the world’s poorest families, especially the women of those families, receive credit for self‐employment and other financial and business services by the year 2005.” Many micro‐credit schemes specifically target women as they have proven to be very good credit risks with high repayment ratios even with credit at market rates. Proponents argue that as well as increasing women’s income, there are other benefits: • Improvements in women’s role in the household (i.e. through the provision of economic resources, a woman may gain a greater voice in expenditure decisions) • Increased confidence for women gained not only through the economic success of their business but also through increased access to community services and collective action with other women. • Changes at the community level in the perceptions of women’s roles. Yet there is now evidence that questions an automatic relationship between participation in a micro‐ credit (or micro‐enterprise) scheme and empowerment. Specific issues include: • Concerns have been raised that given women’s unequal position within the family, women’s loans may be ultimately controlled by male family members. • Despite increases in income, many participants report an increased overall workload, as there is no respite from their domestic responsibilities.
Future of doing good - Big Lottery Fund - May 2016Future Agenda
An initial perspective on the Future of Doing Good used as stimulus for a workshop with the Big Lottery Fund and invited guests & experts on 17 May 2016.
Economies of help the concept behind the consortium for humanitarian interven...Dr. Chris Stout
Over the past thirty years, interest in volunteerism
and philanthropic support has grown dramatically and the
number of humanitarian organizations has increased worldwide. While this growth benefits those in need to some extent, the industry has become competitive instead of cooperative. Organizations doing similar work end up competing against each other for donor dollars rather than work together to have a greater impact. For this reason, the authors support the development of the Consortium for Humanitarian Intervention, where global humanitarian organizations and donor organizations can work collaboratively rather than competitively to enhance creativity and eliminate inefficiencies in the humanitarian industry.
Globální studie Havas Worldwide: Lidé kupují více od odpovědných firemMarketingSalesMedia
Studie agentury Havas probíhá v České republice a dalších třiceti zemích světa. Tentokrát se zaměřila na tzv. názorové vůdce, neboli "prosumery", kteří jsou mj. ochotní utratit víc za produkty, které jsou šetrné k přírodě či společnosti. Studie ukazuje, že nyní většina lidí začíná takto uvažovat a jednat.
It’s easier than you think to hide in plain sight. To be everywhere and nowhere. To become so ingrained in the fabric of a city, an economy, a world, that you are both integral to a place, and on its fringes.
The informal workforce often falls into this “in between”– the woman selling mangoes on the side of the road; the domestic worker sweeping the drive with a quiet focus; the young man picking through yesterday’s garbage in the pre-dawn darkness, a clank of a can the only indicator of his presence.
While the lives of informal workers may differ depending on country, culture and profession, the ambitions and desires of these individuals are universal.
Objective of this research project NGO Helpers is to develop a framework for various NGOs. NGO Helpers recommend relevant users or interested users to NGO. After very deep analysis of user tweets user gets classified either as relevant user or irrelevant user and recommended to NGO working in that domain(e.g: Child Welfare, Women Welfare, Old Age, Animal Welfare,Healthcare).
The summer 2020 issue of the National Investor Relations Institutes IR Update spotlights investor relations professionals who give back to their communities. Lisa Ciota is highlighted as one of those professionals
Making more intelligent bets Amsterdam 29 03 17Future Agenda
This is a presentation on how governments, companies and cities are using foresight and insight to place better future growth bets. Linking together recent research on radical innovation from www.innovationleaders.org and some of the key insights from the Future Agenda project, it aims to share views, stretch thinking and stimulate debate on areas of future focus and how best to deliver. It is being presented first on 29 March in Amsterdam
Create a marketing strategy for your non-profit from scratch! This presentation covers a Marketing & Communications Overview, an
Integrated Campaign Example (BU Giving Day), details on, Web Presence, Online Giving, and Mobile, Email, Leveraging Social Media, and The Role of Video.
Case Study: Strategy / Strategic Plan for Charity / Non-ProfitChief Innovation
This is a Case Study of a Strategic Plan we did for a Charity in the southwest U.S.. Posting this to show people an example of what this looks like, and to demonstrate that they can do it themselves instead of paying for a consultant. For larger charities, professional consultants may make sense, but for the smaller ones, a smart Board Member and some volunteers can probably do this. This is based off our own Strategy Methodology for Small Businesses.
An immersive workshop at General Assembly, SF. I typically teach this workshop at General Assembly, San Francisco. To see a list of my upcoming classes, visit https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/seth-familian/4813
I also teach this workshop as a private lunch-and-learn or half-day immersive session for corporate clients. To learn more about pricing and availability, please contact me at http://familian1.com
Catalysts for change: How philanthropists are forging new paths to long-lasti...Scorpio Partnership
New research released by Scorpio Partnership and the Charities Aid Foundation explores different approaches to philanthropy and how they are evolving as cultures, attitudes and technology change.
Exploring Philanthropy_ Nurturing Progress Amidst Challenges by Collin Mays.pdfCollin Mays
From addressing pressing social issues to fostering cultural enrichment, philanthropy plays a multifaceted role in shaping the world. However, as philanthropy evolves, it encounters opportunities and challenges that require careful navigation and strategic action. Let's delve into the dynamic realm of philanthropy, examining its benefits and the hurdles it faces in today's landscape.
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Uncover the untold stories of philanthropists as the true architects of change. Explore their profound role in reshaping societies through innovation, collaboration, and advocacy for systemic improvements. Join us on a journey through the transformative power of philanthropy in social change.
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Beware Big Donors
Megafoundations used to be quiet giants. Now they're noisy activists, shaping policy and politics.
In a January speech at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, laying out his policy for higher education, President Obama opened by noting his agenda: "How can we make sure that everybody is getting the kind of education they need to personally succeed but also to build up this nation--because in this economy, there is no greater predictor of individual success than a good education." Although the United States still has "the best network of colleges and universities in the world," he said, "the challenge is it's getting tougher and tougher to afford it." Thus his primary policy concerns were high tuition and student debt.
At Ann Arbor, President Obama captured the spirit of the megafoundation program for higher education. Should we be worried about that confluence?
First, consider how the foundation world has changed. Also in January, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Bill Gates announced that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was contributing $750-million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. That's a big number. For purposes of comparison, on the same day Japan announced that it would contribute $340-million to the Global Fund, less than half the Gates gift. As of the end of 2010 (the last year for which figures are publicly available), the total assets of the Gates foundation were $37.4-billion, and that does not include the approximately $30-billion Warren Buffett pledged in 2006 to give the foundation. The next largest American philanthropic foundation in terms of net assets is the Ford Foundation (for decades our largest), which at the end of September 2011, had net assets of $10.3-billion.
While, at least for the moment, unique in size, Gates is also representative of an explosion in the net worth and annual-giving potential of the private-philanthropic sector in the United States. According to the Foundation Center, as of March 8, 2012, there were 65 private and community foundations in the United States with net assets of more than $1-billion, 11 private foundations with assets of more than $5-billion, and 30 with assets of more than $2-billion. Total foundation giving in the United States (circa 2010) was about $20.5-billion.
According to a recent Chronicle study, America's top 50 donors gave a total of $10.4-billion in 2011, rebounding from the $3.3-billion of the previous year, with its recession worries. Those numbers reflect the continued growth in the number of private philanthropic foundations in this country--10,093 were created in the 1990s, and more than 8,500 appeared between 2000 and 2009 (as opposed, for instance, to the 1,264 created in the 1970s). There are now more than 33,000 foundations in the United States.
But what grabs my attention is the number with megaresources, almost all of which have emerged over the past two decades. This is truly the er.
Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy
(CGAP) is the first academic centre in the UK dedicated
to research on charitable giving and philanthropy. It aims to develop charitable giving and philanthropy through building
an evidence base and bringing researchers and practitioners
together to share knowledge and expertise.
Another notable trend in philanthropy is the rise of impact investing. In recent years, there has been a growing recognition that more than philanthropy alone may be needed to address complex social and environmental challenges. As a result, many donors are exploring innovative ways to leverage their financial resources for social good and economic returns. Impact investing involves deploying capital into businesses, organizations, and projects that generate positive social or environmental impact alongside financial returns. This approach allows donors to align their investments with philanthropic goals, driving systemic change and sustainable development.
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From ‘dark kitchens’ to ubiquitous delivery brands and grocery on-demand, where, what and how we all eat is undergoing significant and rapid change.
In a collaborative project, put together in partnership with McCain, we have been looking out to 2030 to explore and define how Off-Premise Dining might further evolve, and which of the multiple current trends are likely to stick? The emerging view is a first step toward answering the question. It reflects the key insights gathered from interviews and in-depth workshops with key industry stakeholders in Europe, the Americas and Asia, as well as the Future Agenda database and synthesised desk research.
The fight for future market share is already well underway, and significant bets are being placed on a wide range of future opportunities; from health-focused vending machines, through increasingly sophisticated mobile apps, to personalisation of food flavours. With so many significant shifts taking place simultaneously across the entire off-premise dining value chain, there will inevitably be winners and losers. We hope our insights can serve as a jumping off point for further discussion as to where the winners might emerge.
As with all Future Agenda projects, the aim is to challenge assumptions, identify emerging trends, and build an informed assessment of the changes ahead and their implications for strategy, policy, innovation and action.
If you’d like to be involved and add your views into the mix please do get in touch james.alexander@futureagenda.org
As companies and governments around the world grapple with accommodating changes in the workplace, the workforce and the nature of work itself, we are pleased to be continuing our Future of Work foresight programme. Building on previous global research undertaken over the past few years, we are now looking in depth at six pivotal issues that have been prioritised as areas of major potential change. These are digital skills, soft skills, reinventing roles, the blurring of work, green jobs and digital productivity. Initially taking a European focus, with the support of Amazon, over the next couple of months a series of expert digital workshops are exploring the core shifts ahead and their implications for organisations and wider policy.
This PDF sets the scene for the dialogue both within the workshops and more widely. If you would like to be involved or have comments on the potential changes ahead, do let us know and we can accommodate. As always all discussions are under the Chatham House Rule and so there is no attribution and, as we progress with each area, we will be sharing a synthesis of all new insights and recommendations over the rest of the year.
Future of asthma care a global expert view - summary - august 2021Future Agenda
Future of Asthma Care in 2030
Often hidden by many, asthma is a set of chronic conditions that will, some believe, impact around 1bn of us by the end of the decade. It will see new diagnostics, new treatments as well as gain new social and economic perspectives in many nations. As part of a global Open Foresight programme to bring together an informed outlook for all to use, this is a draft synthesis based on dialogue with 100 experts worldwide. At a time when lung health is front of mind for many, this is an important topic for our future health.
We are keen to understand your view on this. What do you agree with, what is missing and what may need an alternative perspective? Please do share any comments and feedback to douglas.jones@futureagenda.org and we will include everything in the final report that will made available later this year.
Future of work employability and digital skills march 2021Future Agenda
The Future of Work, Employability and Digital Skills
This interim summary identifies 50 key insights for the next decade on this critical topic. These open foresight findings are based on the results of 20 workshops and 150 interviews with over 400 informed experts from across academia, business and government conduced in the last 12 months. These were primarily across Europe, but also include views from US and SE Asia.
The varied discussions identified multiple key shifts that expected to have greatest impact over the next decade. The top 3 of these are seen as pivotal for society, for government, for employers and for future workers.
Building Digital Skills
Reinventing Roles
Developing Soft Skills
To build a richer, deeper view, we would very much welcome your feedback – especially on which shifts may deliver most benefit in the next ten years, and what is missing that ought to be included in the mix.
The UK in 2030 - An expert informed view on some key trendsFuture Agenda
At a time when there is much speculation on what the next twelve months may bring, some are also looking ahead to prepare for the longer term. What will the UK be like in 2030 when the nation is post-Covid, post-Brexit and post-Johnson? Now that vaccines are being rolled out and the initial outline hard Brexit deal has been done, how will the UK fair over the decade – economically, socially and demographically? What changes are already locked-in and what is open to future variation? Based on numerous discussions with a wide range of experts across the UK in late 2020, this document explores some of the key potential trends for the next decade and highlights where the UK may be heading.
Having a well-defined future view is never easy – particularly in times of uncertainty. However, if we can differentiate between the certain, the probable and the possible we can build a clearer picture of the future which may help to challenge assumptions. Since 2010, Future Agenda has been using open foresight to explore decade-long trends with a high degree of accuracy. The World in 2020, written in 2010 for example, accurately anticipated a range of developments such as a global pandemic, the challenges around data privacy, the scaling up of electric and autonomous vehicles, the widespread use of drones and the building impact of solar energy. All of these were anticipated through extensive expert dialogue across multiple disciplines to curate an integrated, informed perspectives which can be accessed by everyone.
We used a similar approach to explore the pivotal shifts ahead for the UK. Following multiple expert discussions including academics, regional and central government, social and business leaders, as well as the military, this document summarises eight areas of alignment about UK 2030 but also highlights three fields where there is substantial difference of opinion.
Our conversations identified eight core areas where we can have confidence that changes will take place. These trends are:
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2. Accelerating to Zero Carbon
3. Improved Digital Connectivity
4. Declining Economic Influence
5. More Devolved Power
6. Rising Inequality
7. Emphasis on the Local
8. UK Leadership
Future of retail - Five key future trends - 9 Dec 2020Future Agenda
Future of Retail – Five Key Trends
The pandemic has accelerated change across many sectors – and especially retail. More online, less physical and empty malls have been evident globally. So what about the next ten years? What changes will continue to accelerate, which will rebalance, and which new ones will emerge?
Based on extensive dialogue with retail, tech and city leaders globally, this new point of view brings together the major shifts in the mix collated under five key trends – Reemphasis on the Local, Identity Insights, Automated Retail, Continuous Interaction and Informed Consumers.
Now being used to stimulate new thinking, innovation and strategy development in multiple projects around the world, this is being shared to continue dialogue on changes and impact.
We welcome your views @futureagenda
The third programme has taken place during 2020, engaging more experts on the pivotal shifts via virtual workshops and wider community debate.Here are ten issues that will provide future challenge and opportunity.
E7 Not G7
As global GDP rises, the seven largest emerging economies (E7) have increasing economic power. The relative influence of the old G7 Western powers declines.
Data Sovereignty
Large-population emerging economies see the protection of their data as a national priority. Wider data sharing is restricted to within national borders.
The Race to Net Zero
Cities, countries and companies compete to set the standards for the planet.Fully reducing emissions is central for energy, health and economic targets.
Electric Aviation
As the pressure to decarbonise aviation builds and technology challenges are addressed, using electric planes for short / medium-haul flights gathers support.
The Stakeholder Society
The shift from maximising shareholder value to a stakeholder focus accelerates. Organisations’ purpose, action and performance measurement realign.
Migrating Diseases
Health systems struggle to address the impact of climate change. The increased spread of ‘old’ vector-borne diseases challenge nations for whom they are ‘new’.
Peak Soil
After water and air quality, attention shifts to soil. It impacts everything from food and health to conflict and migration. Action follows deeper understanding.
True Personalisation
Ubiquitous facial recognition and digital identity combine with wider AI adoption to enable the creation and delivery of truly individualised experiences.
Resilience by Design
Global supply chains evolve to be more flexible, shared regional supply webs. Competitors access shared, not proprietary, networks and systems.
Proof of Immunity
Public concerns about health security override worries about privacy. Governments integrate immunity and health data with national identities.
More details on www.futureagenda.org
Future of work employability and digital skills nov 2020Future Agenda
Future of Work, Employability and Digital Skills
As the world of work changes, how will organisations, society and individuals adapt to ensure that the current and the next generation will be able to acquire the skills necessary for future jobs? Building on previous Future Agenda research that focussed on key policy areas primarily in the Asian market and, more recently, an updated outlook on the future of work and skills development developed in partnership with the University of Bristol, School of Management, we are very pleased to be starting a new phase of research. As well as an analysis of the future of work, this will specifically explore the shifting nature of employability and how and where digital skills will have impact.
Over the next few months, expert views from across Europe will be shared in order to develop a richer understanding of key issues and how they vary across different jurisdictions. As with all Future Agenda projects, the aim is to challenge assumptions, identify emerging trends and build an informed assessment of the changes ahead and their implications for policy and action.
If you would like to be involved and add your views into the mix, please get in touch.
Future of retail global trends summary nov 2020Future Agenda
This is an updated summary of 60 global trends that may impact the world of retail over the next decade. Multiple expert discussions across Asia, Europe, MENA and North America have developed and shared these insights that have been curated into ten key shifts.
As we finalise the future views before wider public sharing, we very much welcome your feedback on these and which may have greatest future impact.
douglas.jones@futureagenda.org
@futureagenda
The UK in 2030
In the midst of all the current uncertainty, many people are seeking greater clarity around how the future may unfold – both globally and locally. Therefore, as part of the World in 2030 project, we have curated a specific perspective on the UK in 2030.
As with all our Open Foresight projects, UK 2030 is built through dialogue with informed individuals holding alternative outlooks on how things may unfold. This PDF provides an initial collation of some of their views on what is certain, probable and possible. We will use it to initiate further period of consultation over the next month.
With this in mind we would very much welcome your thoughts – especially around the areas that you agree with, those you disagree with and your suggestions about what is missing. Your knowledge will add both richness and depth to this point of view. We will share an updated and more detailed summary before Christmas. The ambition is that this can then be used to both inform and challenge assumptions so we can all gain a clearer perspective on the future of the UK.
@futureagenda
london@futureagenda.org
The world's most innovative cities past present future - oct 2020Future Agenda
Cities are where innovation happens, where most ideas form and economic growth largely stems. For centuries, the world’s most innovative cities have been acting as global catalysts for change, and will continue to do so. As more cities seek to have impact over the next decades, we need to better understand what drives success and so identify those that may have greatest lasting impact.
APPROACH – Getting Clarity
Future Agenda has been conducting multiple discussions around the world on the future of cities (www.futureofcities.city). Our aim is to explore the range of views about what makes one city more successful, more influential and more innovative than other, and also consider key related issues such as the future of work, health, trade, trust, transport and data.
In addition, we have applied a similar modelling technique to those applied to Innovation Leaders which, for twenty years, has identified the companies that have been the best and most sustained innovators, in order to assess what potentially makes one city more innovative than another. Exploring multiple criteria, we have highlighted some core global catalysts for change.
To accompany a speech at the WRLDCTY event, this presentation shares some of the salient insights: It profiles some of most innovative cities of the past, identifying the key elements that contributed to their success, highlights some of the pivotal cities having greatest impact today, and, lastly, suggests ten cities for future global innovation leadership.
https://www.futureofcities.city
https://www.wrldcty.com
https://www.futureagenda.org/the-world-in-2030/
Data as an Asset – A Top Risk?
The concept of data being accounted for as an 'asset' is increasingly considered to be a top future risk. The fifth of our 2030 digital workshops in collaboration with The Conference Board explored varied potential data risks (Many thanks to Ellen Hexter and Sara Murray for organising).
Rated top by 50 business leaders for future impact, and second for likely change, was a foresight that “organisations will be obliged to account for what data they own or access. As such they will be required to regularly report on their full data portfolio.” (See attached PDF)
Particular concerns were raised on; how organisations will best assign value to their data; how it will be treated as an asset; who will audit this; whether ownership will be transferred with use and how, if valued, data will be taxed.
Some felt that by 2030 there will be guidelines, standards and frameworks in place – other were less convinced. Most however agreed that many business models will change.
To explore this topic more see section 4.6 in the global report on https://www.deliveringvaluethroughdata.org
Add your view via @futureagenda on twitter or via LinkedIn on https://www.linkedin.com/posts/innovationstrategy_future-data-risk-workshop-stimulus-activity-6714470359971700736-MunM
While some regions gain from better water management, much of the world’s population increasingly depend on water moved from one river basin to another. New options are explored to achieve this economically and with reduced socio-environmental damage.
As part of the World in 2030 global open foresight project, this point of view shares some perspective on changes ahead.
With climate change, increasing urbanisation, growing contamination, higher water consumption, more intensive farming and rising industrial use in many economies all having significant and combined impact, as the global population approaches 10 billion, but the net amount of water on the planet stays constant, concerns over water stress have been building. With 70% of water used for agriculture, a quarter of humanity is now facing a looming water crisis. A broadening range of urban areas need multiple innovations to provide water to cities throughout the year.
Although better water management and the decreasing cost of desalination are having impact in some regions, in many others, and especially for fast-growing inland cities, the task of ensuring continued water access is mounting. Simply moving water from one river basin to another is not straightforward. It is fraught with technological, environmental, economic and socio-political challenge. There are however several developments underway to enable more effective long-distance movement of water – some focused on building new infrastructure at scale and others looking to imaginatively repurpose existing assets to help meet the inevitable future demand.
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Future of hospital design initial perspective - sept 2020Future Agenda
Hospitals of the Future
In partnership with Mott MacDonald we are exploring how hospital design will change in the next decade. Building on insights gained from multiple healthcare expert workshops around the world, this is an initial perspective that share some key thoughts on how and where we may see most change. Starting with context on shifts in healthcare more generally, from slide 28 onwards it includes 22 proposals for future design focus. These range from hub and spoke ecosystems and post-Covid reconfiguration to more flexible spaces and the impact of digital theatres.
As part of a global Open Foresight programme, we are now sharing these views to gain feedback for inclusion in a more detailed point of view that will be published later in the year. If you would like to add in your opinions on which issues will be driving most change in hospitals of the future, we would welcome input either directly to us by email (tim.jones@futureagenda.rg) or via this short survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/J9S8SB6
Many thanks in advance for your collaboration on another key topic for future change.
Future Risk: 12 Key Issues for Insurance in the Next DecadeFuture Agenda
The insurance sector is facing major change - from both within and outside. What will be the major shifts over the next decade that have greatest impact? As part of the World in 2030 project, this is an initial view of 12 major trends that will influence insurance globally - looking across data shifts, market trends and in-sector innovations.
What do you think? Which will have greatest impact? Will it be automatic insurance? or N=1 personalisation?
Let us know your views and we can include them in an updated foresight in the next month or so.
Get in touch via douglas.jones@futureagenda.org
For more on The World in 2030 see: https://www.futureagenda.org/the-world-in-2030/
Porous Organisations
Here is our latest 2030 foresight.
This time we focus on the challenges for the future of work. Increasing competition for talent forces organisations to open their doors to a growing number of independent workers. This makes it difficult to maintain corporate knowledge and becomes a challenge for business big and small. In a highly volatile and increasingly complex landscape, many must learn how to manage a seamless flow of knowledge and ideas so they can adapt to changing customer demands, ensure capabilities are maintained and keep the doors to innovation open. Looking ahead, it seems that only the wealthiest and most attractive organisations (in the main technology companies) will be able to retain the loyalty of their employees. For everyone else, building and preserving corporate know-how within increasingly porous organisational boundaries will become a priority. As ever your thoughts and provocations are very welcome.
To access via website https://www.futureagenda.org/foresights/porous-organisations/
New solid-state batteries offer safer, higher performance than existing options and become viable options for use across multiple sectors. Competitive pricing and proactive policymaking accelerate global uptake.
This foresight is part of the World in 2030 project exploring the key global shifts for the next decade - https://www.futureagenda.org/the-world-in-2030/
Battery development has become a priority area for a broadening range of companies in recent years. Significant investment is underway as a number of new technologies compete for fast-growing markets. Five years ago, we identified that energy storage was the missing piece of the renewables jigsaw: “If solved, it can enable truly distributed solar energy as well as accelerate the electrification of the transport industry.” Today, as economies focus on faster decarbonisation and increasing electrification, particularly in transportation, the speed of new battery development has become a central issue for many researchers, policy makers, investors and companies.
Why is this? If we can get significantly more energy from a lighter, more compact, but affordable battery then the implications are enormous. Not only will this accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles by extending their range and providing a cheap way to store renewable, particularly low cost solar, energy, but it will also release a host of new developments in other areas from wearable electronics to electric planes, drones and scooters.
Given the demand for high performing batteries is building, it is hardly surprising that there is as much focus today on creating the batteries of tomorrow as there was when the first rechargeable battery was invented 160 years ago: according to a USPTO search in the past decade or so over 200,000 battery related patents have been issued. The rush to deliver the next generation technology is bringing together a host of new partnerships and foremost in many discussions is the potential impact of solid-state batteries. Within the next decade these could become the catalysts for substantial and lasting change across many sectors.
Soil is fundamental, fragile and finite. It impacts everything from food and health to conflict and migration. Deeper understanding of its degradation raises the significance of soil to equal that of climate change and biodiversity loss.
We know that the quality of our soil is the key to the food we grow, the clothes we wear and the water we drink. It recycles nutrients, sequesters carbon, is fundamental to biodiversity, helps keep our ecosystems in balance and is an essential part of our general wellbeing. But, although soil represents the difference between survival and extinction for most terrestrial life, human activities have caused it harm leading to compaction, loss of structure, nutrient degradation, increasing salinity and denuding landscapes. Furthermore, the urgent need to preserve soil receives relatively little attention from governments. An unsung hero of our planet, it is fragile, infinitely important and finite. Why do we treat it with such disregard?
As part of the World in 2030 programme, this foresight explores the future of soil and the stresses ahead https://www.futureagenda.org/foresights/peaksoil/
Turin Startup Ecosystem 2024 - Ricerca sulle Startup e il Sistema dell'Innov...Quotidiano Piemontese
Turin Startup Ecosystem 2024
Una ricerca de il Club degli Investitori, in collaborazione con ToTeM Torino Tech Map e con il supporto della ESCP Business School e di Growth Capital
how to sell pi coins effectively (from 50 - 100k pi)DOT TECH
Anywhere in the world, including Africa, America, and Europe, you can sell Pi Network Coins online and receive cash through online payment options.
Pi has not yet been launched on any exchange because we are currently using the confined Mainnet. The planned launch date for Pi is June 28, 2026.
Reselling to investors who want to hold until the mainnet launch in 2026 is currently the sole way to sell.
Consequently, right now. All you need to do is select the right pi network provider.
Who is a pi merchant?
An individual who buys coins from miners on the pi network and resells them to investors hoping to hang onto them until the mainnet is launched is known as a pi merchant.
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@Pi_vendor_247
US Economic Outlook - Being Decided - M Capital Group August 2021.pdfpchutichetpong
The U.S. economy is continuing its impressive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and not slowing down despite re-occurring bumps. The U.S. savings rate reached its highest ever recorded level at 34% in April 2020 and Americans seem ready to spend. The sectors that had been hurt the most by the pandemic specifically reduced consumer spending, like retail, leisure, hospitality, and travel, are now experiencing massive growth in revenue and job openings.
Could this growth lead to a “Roaring Twenties”? As quickly as the U.S. economy contracted, experiencing a 9.1% drop in economic output relative to the business cycle in Q2 2020, the largest in recorded history, it has rebounded beyond expectations. This surprising growth seems to be fueled by the U.S. government’s aggressive fiscal and monetary policies, and an increase in consumer spending as mobility restrictions are lifted. Unemployment rates between June 2020 and June 2021 decreased by 5.2%, while the demand for labor is increasing, coupled with increasing wages to incentivize Americans to rejoin the labor force. Schools and businesses are expected to fully reopen soon. In parallel, vaccination rates across the country and the world continue to rise, with full vaccination rates of 50% and 14.8% respectively.
However, it is not completely smooth sailing from here. According to M Capital Group, the main risks that threaten the continued growth of the U.S. economy are inflation, unsettled trade relations, and another wave of Covid-19 mutations that could shut down the world again. Have we learned from the past year of COVID-19 and adapted our economy accordingly?
“In order for the U.S. economy to continue growing, whether there is another wave or not, the U.S. needs to focus on diversifying supply chains, supporting business investment, and maintaining consumer spending,” says Grace Feeley, a research analyst at M Capital Group.
While the economic indicators are positive, the risks are coming closer to manifesting and threatening such growth. The new variants spreading throughout the world, Delta, Lambda, and Gamma, are vaccine-resistant and muddy the predictions made about the economy and health of the country. These variants bring back the feeling of uncertainty that has wreaked havoc not only on the stock market but the mindset of people around the world. MCG provides unique insight on how to mitigate these risks to possibly ensure a bright economic future.
The secret way to sell pi coins effortlessly.DOT TECH
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when will pi network coin be available on crypto exchange.DOT TECH
There is no set date for when Pi coins will enter the market.
However, the developers are working hard to get them released as soon as possible.
Once they are available, users will be able to exchange other cryptocurrencies for Pi coins on designated exchanges.
But for now the only way to sell your pi coins is through verified pi vendor.
Here is the telegram contact of my personal pi vendor
@Pi_vendor_247
The European Unemployment Puzzle: implications from population agingGRAPE
We study the link between the evolving age structure of the working population and unemployment. We build a large new Keynesian OLG model with a realistic age structure, labor market frictions, sticky prices, and aggregate shocks. Once calibrated to the European economy, we quantify the extent to which demographic changes over the last three decades have contributed to the decline of the unemployment rate. Our findings yield important implications for the future evolution of unemployment given the anticipated further aging of the working population in Europe. We also quantify the implications for optimal monetary policy: lowering inflation volatility becomes less costly in terms of GDP and unemployment volatility, which hints that optimal monetary policy may be more hawkish in an aging society. Finally, our results also propose a partial reversal of the European-US unemployment puzzle due to the fact that the share of young workers is expected to remain robust in the US.
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Where can I sell my pi coins at a high rate.
Pi is not launched yet on any exchange. But one can easily sell his or her pi coins to investors who want to hold pi till mainnet launch.
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A vendor is someone who buys from a miner and resell it to a holder or crypto whale.
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@Pi_vendor_247
where can I find a legit pi merchant onlineDOT TECH
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Who is a pi merchant?
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I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant to trade with
@Pi_vendor_247
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how to sell pi coins on Bitmart crypto exchangeDOT TECH
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I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant to trade with.
@Pi_vendor_247
How to get verified on Coinbase Account?_.docxBuy bitget
t's important to note that buying verified Coinbase accounts is not recommended and may violate Coinbase's terms of service. Instead of searching to "buy verified Coinbase accounts," follow the proper steps to verify your own account to ensure compliance and security.
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@Pi_vendor_247
Empowering the Unbanked: The Vital Role of NBFCs in Promoting Financial Inclu...Vighnesh Shashtri
In India, financial inclusion remains a critical challenge, with a significant portion of the population still unbanked. Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) have emerged as key players in bridging this gap by providing financial services to those often overlooked by traditional banking institutions. This article delves into how NBFCs are fostering financial inclusion and empowering the unbanked.
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Right now the only way to sell pi coins is by trading with a verified merchant.
What is a pi merchant?
A pi merchant is someone verified by pi network team and allowed to barter pi coins for goods and services.
Since pi network is not doing any pre-sale The only way exchanges like binance/huobi or crypto whales can get pi is by buying from miners. And a merchant stands in between the exchanges and the miners.
I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant. I and my friends has traded more than 6000pi coins successfully
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Future of high impact philanthropy initial perspective 2017
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Prof. Cathy Pharoah -Visiting Professor of Charity Funding and co-Director of the Centre
for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy at Cass Business School.
The Future of High Impact Philanthropy
The voluntary giving of money, time, and
gifts-in-kind makes a huge contribution
to the quality of social well being in our
communities. Worth £19 billion in the UK
and around £1 trillion globally, private
philanthropic giving reaches into all aspects
of society. Its biggest future challenge lies in
the growing expectations that it has potential
to make an even greater contribution. Amidst
on-going economic uncertainty and widening
inequality, hard-pressed governments are
turning to individual philanthropy and
civic initiatives to help combat poverty and
strengthen communities. Need and demand
for philanthropy will only grow. Globalisation
will progress irrevocably, but slowing
economic growth is likely to accelerate the
emerging tensions between its winners
and losers that are finding increasingly
divisive expression. Economists predict the
largest wealth gains will continue to go
to the wealthiest in both East and West,
with global private wealth projected to rise
at an annual 6% over the next five years,
reaching $224 trillion in 2020.1
Unleashing
the philanthropic potential in this growing
wealth will mean philanthropy working in
different ways. New generations of socially
conscious donors will make philanthropic
commitments only where they see real
opportunities for sustainable social and
environmental change.2
Well-informed,
digitally sophisticated and international,
future donors will have an openness towards
philanthropic options, and will move on if
they do not see value and impact. Driven by
more holistic world-views and aspirations,
they will expect social ventures to be
managed in business-like ways, and business
to be more socially and environmentally
engaged.3,4
Philanthropy is about personal, ethical
and social expectations. Willingness to get
involved will be increasingly vulnerable to
the public distrust and scepticism of the
post-truth society which has followed the
major financial and corporate governance
crises. Philanthropy’s costs, fundraising
practices, public and private sector affiliations
and governance have all revealed
fault-lines, driven by media exposure.
Future philanthropic institutions will have
to be transparent, fit for purpose, geared
up for governance challenges such as the
accountability of major wealthy donors
with growing influence in the public arena,5
and the increasingly multi-stakeholder,
entrepreneurial and commercial environment
in which many will work. Future philanthropy
will be expected to generate transformative
public solutions and bring these to scale, and
will need to address potential risks in
over-stretched resources, and social action
that may become increasingly individualised
and fragmented.
Changing Donor Expectations
Future donors will expect
social ventures to be
managed in business-
like ways, and business
to be more socially and
environmentally engaged.
Heightened Scrutiny
Philanthropic involvement
will be increasingly vulnerable
to the public distrust and
scepticism of the post-truth
society [which has followed
the major financial and
corporate governance crises].
Good Governance
Philanthropic institutions
will have to be transparent,
fit for purpose and geared up
for governance challenges
(e.g. accountability of major
wealthy donors).
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In spite of high expectations of philanthropy,
its resources continue to be limited. Giving
in the UK, for example, is equal to just 1% of
national spending, reaching 2% in the US. 6
Most of us give, but the richest 1% in society
now own around half of the world’s entire
wealth,7
and could contribute much more than
they do.According to Oxfam,8
the world’s eight
richest individuals have as much wealth as
the 3.6Bn people who make up the poorest
half of the world. The challenge is to unleash
philanthropic potential. In spite of policies to
incentivise philanthropy, including through
tax reliefs, total giving has remained flat for
the last three decades, keeping pace with
economic growth but not increasing its share
of spending.9
A duty to give, rich or poor, is
embedded in all the world’s great faiths and
cultures.10
We may be seeing a contemporary
resurgence in such social norms around giving,
partly driven by those who have benefitted
most from the growth of global wealth.The
Australian Peter Singer11
and William McAskill12
in the UK are following the great faith-based
traditions of zakat and tithing (giving 10%
of income), and promoting a norm of giving
away 10% of wealth annually.Through the
Giving Pledge Warren Buffet and Bill Gates
aim to get our richest billionaires to dedicate
the majority of their wealth to philanthropy
over the decades.This could release huge
resources with potential to change the face
of philanthropy. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook
founder, believes only entrepreneurs like
himself can trigger rapid social progress.
Aiming ‘to eradicate all diseases within his
children’s life time’, he has committed $1
billion for each of the next three years (£2.3
billion) into the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
(CZI). He and his wife will donate 99% of their
total Facebook shares to CZI, which is a not
a charitable foundation but a Limited Liability
Company13
,which can support private, public
and charitable social ventures.
Measuring outcomes or systems change?
Philanthropy is increasingly impact-driven,
partly the result of taking on public sector
service delivery and targets, and involving
more trustees with business backgrounds.
Under resource pressures, funders are shifting
from reactive, responsive grant-making
towards pro-active and impact-driven ‘strategic
philanthropy’, with a clear vision and direction
which drives spending decisions towards
outcome achievement. In the context of
corporate philanthropy, this means alignment
of community and business gains. Impact
analysis is a tool for effective giving, but
does not define it. It has most to offer where
problems are specific, solutions identifiable
and results demonstrable, for example in
types of health and educational interventions.
It risks driving philanthropy towards initiatives
with simple, measurable outcomes, and
disadvantaging social action in complex
situations of multiple deprivation and chaotic
family lives. Once a key advocate for strategic
philanthropy, the Stanford Innovation Review
recently claimed14
.
To solve today’s complex social problems,
foundations need to shift from the prevailing
model of strategic philanthropy that attempts
to predict outcomes to an emergent model that
better fits the realities of creating social change
in a complex world.
Peter Buffet (Warren Buffet’s son) recently
shook the world of high-level donor
philanthropy where he is an ‘insider’, when he
tried to shift attention from social solutions to
the systemic faults in global capitalism itself15
Inside any important philanthropy meeting, you
witness heads of state meeting with investment
managers and corporate leaders. All are
searching for answers with their right hand to
problems that others in the room have created
with their left. There are people working hard at
..examples of other ways to live in a functioning
society that truly creates greater prosperity for
all…money should be spent trying out concepts
that shatter current structures and systems
that have turned much of the world into one
vast market…as long as most folks are patting
themselves on the back for charitable acts, we’ve
got a perpetual poverty machine….
‘Systems change’ is beginning to offer some
philanthropists a challenging alternative
approach. It takes on board the multiple
systems and contexts of social deprivation,
and identifies the gaps in policy and practice.
Effective philanthropy means identifying the
points in which it can have most impact on
changing systems, and being flexible about
options for change.Alternative outcomes
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Unleashing the 1%
The richest 1% in society now
own around half of the world’s
wealth and could choose to
contribute much more than
they do.
Giving Resurgence
A duty to give, rich or poor, is
embedded in all the world’s
great faiths and cultures.
Driven by those who have
benefitted most from the
growth of global wealth we
see a resurgence in social
norms around giving.
Strategic Philanthropy
Funders are shifting from
reactive, responsive grant-
making towards pro-active
and impact-driven ‘strategic
philanthropy’which drives
spending decisions towards
outcome achievement.
Fixing Capitalism
Seeking to avoid the systemic
faults in global capitalism
that have created a perpetual
poverty machine for some,
people try out concepts that
shatter current structures and
systems.
Systems Change
To solve complex social
problems, funders shift to
an emergent model that
takes on board the multiple
systems and contexts of social
deprivation, and identifies the
gaps in policy and practice.
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thinking will be needed, to encompass
engagement, risk sharing, learning and
altering direction. Llankelly Chase Foundation
is a leading UK proponent of systems change
approaches16
…how can we use our limited, but independent
resources, to foreshadow a new way of
supporting agencies working with people
facing severe and multiple disadvantage….
we ask (potential grantees) to think about
their application in terms of how it will change
systems. We aren’t alone. The NHS is writing
whole systems change into tenders...local
authorities are trying to think about whole
systems approaches to help tackle very real
budget challenges.
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Social Investment
Social investment is a
powerful force in the future
of philanthropy going beyond
non-returnable grants for
charitable purposes to social
venture investment with the
potential to grow social and
financial return.
Open Public Services
Open Public Services will
increasingly offer ambitious
social purpose ventures
scope to develop and expand
through delivering local
statutory services.
Subsidised Investment
Social investment remains
heavily subsidised by
philanthropic and public
funding, which will continue
to be needed to develop the
capacity of multiple
small-medium social
ventures reliant on reducing
statutory grant support.
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Social investment approaches will be a
powerful force in shaping the future of
philanthropy. Social investment is the use
of philanthropic funds not just as non-
returnable grants for charitable purposes,
but as investment in social ventures with
the potential to grow both social and
financial return. High impact philanthropy
in future will have to aim (at least in part)
at economic sustainability. The pioneering
Big Issue Foundation, which in 1991
founded one of the first social businesses
employing homeless people to produce and
sell street newspapers, has gone on to set
up the Big Issue Invest fund for other high
impact social enterprises, and the innovative
Threadneedle UK Social Bond Fund, the first
retail social investment product offered to
individual investors. There is an increasingly
differentiated spectrum of social investment
options from largely philanthropic ‘grants
plus social investment’ for embryonic
enterprise to investment at commercial rates
for social businesses and the burgeoning
markets in social goods.
Social finance structured to meet need
Open Public Services will increasingly offer
ambitious social purpose ventures scope to
develop and expand through delivering local
statutory services, freed from geographical
and artificial internal boundaries. This
will generate increasing need for suitable
investment options, and Big Society Capital,
operating on commercial terms, has been
set up to provide future capitalisation
for the social investment market. Social
sector providers like Allia are increasingly
issuing social bonds at commercial rates for
investment in well-established organisations
including Golden Lane Housing and
Hightown Housing Association.17
Ethical
property or organisations with property
assets will be particularly attractive to
social investors because of their low risk
–high growth potential. Social enterprise
will not be the only business model.
Commercial charity enterprise, always
part of the sector and a key model for
developing economies, will also grow. The
Bangladeshi BRAC (Building Resources Across
Communities) NGO runs surplus-generating
enterprises half of whose surplus supports
BRAC’s development programmes in low-
income housing, microfinance and clean
development, while the remaining 50 per
cent is re-invested in enterprises. ‘Social
assets’ are emerging as a credible new asset
class, and the UK ‘Social Stock Exchange’
provides potential new investors with the
first regulated listing of social businesses. For
larger social ventures, the skies are open.
However social investment remains heavily
subsidised by philanthropic and public
funding, which will continue to be needed
for the multiple social ventures at the
small-medium end of the scale as statutory
grants reduce. In practice the market in
recyclable social finance is growing slowly,
worth around £0.75 billion at most after two
decades. 18
Programme-related investment
4. of foundation assets in businesses with a
social purpose still represents a tiny part
of investment portfolios.19
From the market
point of view, the issue is lack of ‘investment-
readiness’. Recent new funds have been made
available for game-changing development,
such as the government-instigated Access
Foundation, which has a fund dedicated
to strengthening business capacity.‘Power
to Change’, supported by the Big Lottery
Fund, is dedicated to embryonic community
businesses. Community asset transfers from
local authorities give local communities
exciting opportunities to acquire and develop
assets, but many will need additional funding
and support to become investable. Smaller
philanthropic ventures present an ongoing
market gap, and imaginative re-thinking is
needed for organisations that, because of
their mission or capacity, may never reach
financial independence.
Tackling financial exclusion and poverty at
source
A growing opportunity is to use social
finance to tackle poverty and financial
exclusion at source. Micro-finance products,
coupled with mobile phone and smart card
technologies will be increasingly powerful in
addressing financial exclusion and poverty.
The international Omidyar Network20
invests
in leading-edge mobile and web based
technology-driven projects for financial and
social change, largely in African countries.
Unlike the developing world where micro-
finance is a major business supported by
the mainstream capital, the use of social
finance to address financial exclusion is
emerging more slowly, though promisingly,
in the West. Through community finance
intermediaries including Credit Unions,
individuals are directly able to access finance.
The French social business ABC-Microfinance
– Babyloan offers online micro-lending in
which users can give loans from 20 EUROS to
entrepreneurs in developing countries.
Impact Investment
A key barrier to social investment for social
ventures with few assets and limited track
record is risk, which generally the investee
carries. Social Impact Bonds are developing
fast, driven by government, to promote
payment by results and shift risk to the
investor. ROI is related to savings accrued
to the public purse through more efficient
delivery of public services. SIBs, however, are
complex products, and demand a high level
of performance management. As the fate of
the Peterborough prisoner rehabilitation SIB
has shown, they are also vulnerable to shifts
in public policy, with mainstream and private
providers incorporating service efficiencies
which were subsidised by philanthropy and
developed by social ventures whose business
is now at risk. The model is influential, with
over 30 available21
, including in developing
regions like South Africa where the SA
government is directly involved.
Impact Investment offers the opportunity
for commercial investment in companies,
organizations, and funds which can generate
measurable social, environmental as well
as financial gain. It is increasingly directing
the force of mainstream investment towards
radical social changes. Impact investments
often target small and medium-sized
enterprise in emerging economies but recent
funds are raising the bar. The UBS Oncology
Impact Fund has raised a record $471 million
for developing global cancer treatment.
A new high impact-high return fund, RISE,
managed by US equity firm TPG, is aiming to
raise $2 billion, and already attracting the
attention of major philanthropist investors.22
A significant challenge will be to establish
adequate social, financial and environmental
growth indicators that provide a platform for
comparative benchmarking.23
Effective Altruism
Philosopher-philanthropists like Peter Singer
see the future of philanthropy in a moral and
effective altruism which consciously aims at
redistribution. He is resurrecting utilitarian
notions of calculating ‘the greatest good
for the greatest number’ as an approach to
philanthropic choice, replacing personal
preference or idiosyncracy with scientifically
calculated maximum social impact. Will
Macaskill is a leading proponent of the
effective altruism movement in the UK,24
and is educating donors to analyse the root
causes rather than symptoms of social issues,
and to employ rigour and evidence to work
out rationally ‘of all the ways in which we
Micro-venturing
Smaller philanthropic
ventures present an on-going
market gap, and imaginative
re-thinking is needed for
organisations that, because
of their mission or capacity,
may never reach financial
independence.
Direct Philanthropy
A growing opportunity is
to use social finance to
tackle poverty and financial
exclusion at source. Micro-
finance products coupled
with mobile phone and smart
card technologies will be
increasingly powerful.
De-risking Social Investment
A key barrier to social
investment for social ventures
with few assets and limited
track record is risk. Innovative
practices, structures and
partnerships emerge.
Appropriate Comparison
A significant challenge
to building investment in
emerging enterprise is to
establish adequate social,
financial and environmental
growth indicators that can
benchmark performance.
Effective Altruism
A resurrection of utilitarian
notions of calculating ‘the
greatest good for the greatest
number’ replaces personal
preference or idiosyncrasy
with scientifically calculated
maximum social impact,
forcing hard choices for many.
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5. Partnerships for Impact
Agencies from all sectors
will expand cross-sector and
cross-national partnering, to
achieve leverage and impact.
Foundations increasingly co-
fund with each other.
Philanthropic
Disintermediation
Digital technology
challenges established
structures and reveals new
philanthropic pathways.
One consequence is the
trend towards philanthropic
disintermediation.
Digital Engagement
High impact philanthropy will
need to capture the personal
initiative and engagement
which digital technology
enables to drive growth and
new ways of targeting social
needs.
could make the world a better place, which
will do the most good?’ In an approach
with growing appeal to younger donors, he
believes philanthropy will have to make
some hard trade-offs.
Developing initiatives with leverage
Agencies from all sectors will expand cross-
sector and cross-national partnering, to
achieve leverage and impact. Foundations
increasingly co-fund with each other, though
few are in public/private collaborations:
• The Wellcome Trust, the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation and the governments
of the UK, US, Colombia, and Brazil are
jointly committing $18 million to fight
infection in Latin America
• A group of foundations including Esmee
Fairbairn funds work with statutory
services on early action in children’s
welfare
• The global Novartis Foundation works
with governments and others in
sub-Saharan Africa to extend access to
community health-care, including through
telemedicine25
• Allia funds affordable housing across
Scotland through a bond issued on
the Scottish Government’s behalf.
Leading companies are looking at
responsible business holistically across their
whole value chain. As they work more closely
with external stakeholders, there will be
huge opportunity for philanthropy to help
develop social value and impact at scale.
Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron
claimed Business is the most powerful force
for social progress the world has ever known26
.
Multiple partnerships will be particularly
effective. To address independent living, for
example, Lloyds Banking Group, the Small
Firms Enterprise Development Initiative and
Leonard Cheshire Disability are launching an
enterprise mentoring qualification to support
disabled entrepreneurs.
Techniques that capitalise on digital
technologies and open access
As in all other aspects of our lives, digital
technologies are bringing transformative
opportunities to grow philanthropic impact
in new ways. Online funding information,
fundraising and marketing is growing
fast, but under-developed areas include
online service delivery,27
information-
sharing and social media use. A major
challenge for philanthropy will be to drive
investment towards digital development,
as front-line services tend to take
priority. Digital technology is challenging
established structures and revealing
new disintermediated funding pathways.
Opportunities for immersive, interactive
experience, like the US HandUp which
directly connects donors and beneficiaries,
are breaking through organisational
barriers, and online member forums give
individual donors closed spaces to share
philanthropic learning and action. With an
Internet connection and limited resources,
young donors and entrepreneurs set up
personal online philanthropic appeals and
alternative finance facilities. Crowd-funding
internet platforms for local fundraising,
donations, peer-to-peer lending and
alternative investment are mushrooming,
such as Respekt.net (Austria), Angel.
me (Belgium), Starteed.com (Italy) and
Spacehive (UK).28
High impact philanthropy
will need to capture the personal initiative
and engagement which digital technology
enables. Philanthropy information-sharing
projects, such as the embryonic 360 Giving29
which is building a large shared online and
searchable database of grants made by
philanthropic funders, will drive challenges
of greater transparency, and more efficient
targeting of philanthropic funds.
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Fragmented Philanthropy
Major new philanthropic
giving investment is likely to
be donor-motivated, driven
and directed, bypassing
charitable structures. An issue
is how large-scale private
donor engagement relates
to existing philanthropic
initiatives.
Investing in Philanthropy
Capacity
Philanthropy invests little
in its own development,
always prioritising front-line
services. A future challenge is
to find resources for its own
infrastructure development,
particularly in building
business and enterprise
capacity.
Cost and Risk of Failure
As philanthropy concentrates
responsibility for change
in the hands of the few,
failure to deliver will present
significant costs and risks
to society.
Micro Social Finance
Larger-scale successful social
business is increasingly well-
served by social finance. The
challenge is to make it work
for the specialised, smaller-
scale, and less marketable
but vital purposes which
philanthropy contributes to
society.
Scaling up
Some parameters for the future of global high
impact philanthropy are certain. Its current
value is unlikely to decline. Need and demand
for philanthropy to contribute meaningfully
to effective high impact social solutions will
only grow, and many of the opportunities for
developing philanthropy in ways that will
increase its impact are also clear:
• Building the scale of philanthropic giving
• Continuing to develop the role and use of
social finance
• Addressing poverty and financial exclusion
directly
• Extending philanthropic resources through
leverage and partnerships
• Shifting the focus of philanthropic action to
more strategic approaches to the root
causes and systems which underlie
persistent social deprivation
• Placing social justice at the heart of
philanthropy
• Expanding the role of digital technology
in engaging donors, providing services and
sharing information
• Growing the power of private finance and
business to make a social impact
• Using commercial return to finance social
good.
The route to growing the total amount of
philanthropy, and engaging more donors and
larger investments is not clear. Developments
suggest that major new philanthropic giving
investment is likely to be donor-motivated,
driven and directed. It may not use charitable
structures. An issue is how large-scale
private donor engagement relates to other
existing philanthropic initiatives and public
welfare priorities. At a smaller scale, the
same question applies to the mushrooming
of disintermediated personal philanthropic
initiatives. Are we heading towards an
increasingly fragmented philanthropy? Is this
good or bad?
Philanthropy invests little in its own
development, always prioritising front-
line services. A future challenge is to
find resources for its own infrastructure
development, particularly in building
business and enterprise capacity, and digital
technology. Should philanthropic resources
be diverted from the front-line, in the
interests of longer-term gain?
Partnership and leverage offers huge
opportunity for higher impact philanthropy.
In terms of resources, it brings challenges
around sharing the ownership and
recognition that often motivates private
philanthropy, and power balances where
public or private partners will have much
greater resources. Ways of protecting the
distinctness of the role of philanthropy will
need to be found, to avoid the risk of donor
demotivation
How far can and should the philanthropy of
the future take on responsibility for global
health and welfare? What will be the risks
of failing? Zuckerberg’s donation to CZI is a
major gift by any standards, but can it live
up to its claims? The annual health and
medical research investment of UK charities
and government alone is worth around £8.5
billion, and is still barely sufficient.
Social and impact investment are expanding
fast and will continue to offer important
new opportunities for harnessing social
and economic return. A major implication
is the future shape of philanthropy that
these developments will drive. Many social
goods will thrive in this market-place, but
the choice and nature of these goods will
be determined by providers and markets
rather than needs. Larger-scale successful
social business is increasingly well-served
by social finance, including the transition
to mainstream finance, but the challenge
is to make it work for the many specialised,
smaller-scale, and less marketable but vital
purposes which philanthropy contributes to
society. This could involve shifting the focus
from individual enterprise growth, to using
social finance more holistically to build a
funding ecology within which projects that
maximise social return are subsidised by
those with economic return. Straightforwardly
commercial enterprise whose returns can
be used for social purposes are a tried and
tested model which it may be time to
re-address.
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Interest in philanthropy as a tool in tackling
persistent global challenges of inequality is
growing in every region of the world. There
are no magic bullets, but the potential in
increasingly rapid global cross-fertilisation
between sectors and knowledge, fast-
developing digital technologies and rising
entrepreneurialism is presenting new
challenges, opportunities and demands for an
enlightened high impact philanthropy.
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Boston Consulting Group. Global Wealth 2016
https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/
articles/financial-institutions-consumer-
insight-global-wealth-2016/?chapter=2
2
See, for example, the Millennial Impact
Project http://www.themillennialimpact.com/
about/
3
Pharoah More to Give
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2016 Deloitte Millennial Survey https://
www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/
global/Documents/About-Deloitte/gx-
millenial-survey-2016-exec-summary.pdf
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Routledge Companion to Philanthropy (Eds.
Tobias Jung,Susan D.Phillips,Jenny Harrow )
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2016 (for estimates of total private giving in
UK) http://www.acf.org.uk/policy-practice/
research-publications/foundation-giving-
trends-2016; National Philanthropic Trust
(US) https://www.nptrust.org/philanthropic-
resources/charitable-giving-statistics/
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publications/an-economy-for-the-1-how-
privilege-and-power-in-the-economy-drive-
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S. (2011) The new state of donation: three
decades of household giving to charity 1978-
2008; MacKenzie,T and Pharoah, C A decade of
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donations.pdf
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Mullin, R (2002) ‘The Evolution of Charitable
Giving’ in A lot of Give (Eds Catherine Walker
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11
Peter Singer.‘What Should a Billionaire
Give – and What Should You?’ New York Times
Magazine 17.12.2006 http://www.nytimes.
com/2006/12/17/magazine/17charity.t.html
12
William McAskill. (2015) Doing Good Better
Guardian Books, & Faber and Faber. London
13
A Limited Liability Partnership has a separate
legal personality.Unlike a standard partnership,
LLP members enjoy limited liability but the
partnership is transparent for tax purposes: non-
corporate partners register for self-assessment
and pay tax on their share of profits,while
profits shared by corporate partners are liable
for corporation tax.The LLP provides a flexible
model for social enterprises–rather than each
member taking an equal share of the profits,
a majority proportion of the profits will be
dedicated to a social purpose.
14
Kania, J et al. Strategic Phialnthropy for a
Complex World. Stanford Innovation Review,
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article/strategic_philanthropy
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Peter Buffet.‘The Charitable-Industrial
Complex’. New York Times 26.07.2013
16
Llankelly Chase Foundation website.
Changing Systems http://lankellychase.org.
uk/changing-systems/
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https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=social+b
ond+market&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
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Boston Consulting Group (2015) The
first billion.A forecast of social investment
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Jeffrey N, Jenkins R. (2013) Research Briefing:
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http://www.omidyar.com/initiatives/
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http://www.threesixtygiving.org/
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Visiting Professor of Charity Funding and
co-Director of the Centre for Charitable Giving
and Philanthropy at Cass Business School.
Lead expert on the Future of High Impact
Philanthropy.
Cathy Pharoah is Visiting Professor of Charity
Funding and co-Director of the Centre for
Charitable Giving and Philanthropy at Cass
Business School. She is an expert on the
funding of the non-profit sector, specialising
in philanthropy research. She produces the
definitive annual UK Foundation Giving
Trends, now into its 8th edition, funded
by the Pears Foundation. Other current
projects include the UK contribution to the
forthcoming Global Philanthropy Report,
conducted by the Hauser Institute, Harvard
University, and supported by UBS AG; a
new study of capital grant funding to the
UK voluntary sector, commissioned by the
Clothworkers’ Foundation; research on young
millennial donors; and an update on income
trends in the UK’s major charities. Cathy also
recently carried out the UK component of an
EC-funded study of foundation support for
research and innovation Europe-wide, and
regional studies on the impact of austerity
on income generation amongst smaller local
organisations, funded by the Garfield Weston
Foundation. She recently led an innovative
seminar on the morality of charity, while
previous studies include multi-cultural giving
and remitting, the impact of tax incentives
and social investment, including work on the
early UK social investment bank proposal
(fore-runner of Big Society Capital). She has
written on social finance (for example, in ‘The
Big Society: a new agenda for welfare?’ LSE/
Edward Elgar). She has carried out research
for government and many charitable clients,
works with the donor advisor community,
and was Research Director at Charities
Aid Foundation (CAF) for 11 years. She is a
founder and Policy Editor of Voluntary Sector
Review, board member of the Barrow Cadbury
Trust, member of research advisory group
of Power to Change, and presents widely on
giving and philanthropy.
Prof. Cathy Pharoah
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