Giving Insights - Spring 2008

Read the latest edition of NPC’s magazine, Giving Insights.

In this edition we:

  • explore the parallels between art advice and philanthropy advice;
  • interview Bobby Cummines, chief executive of UNLOCK, and ex-con; and
  • show donors how, by supporting a financial exclusion charity, they could treble the impact of their money.

Click on the relevant article below or click here to download the full version.

 

Go figure
By funding debt advice for families living on the edge of poverty, donors could treble the impact of their money.

What should drive philanthropy?
Written by NPC's Martin Brookes.

The times they are a-changin'
A look into the trends affecting older people.

Unlocking the potential of ex-cons
An interview with Bobby Cummines, an ex-bank robber. Now leading UNLOCK, a charity working with reformed offenders.

Making a statement
Promoting unfashionable causes.

 

Promising premises for charities
What are the benefits of charities owning their own properties?

The art of giving
What are the parallels between art advice and philanthropy advice?

The donor Q&A
Should we use admin costs as a way of assessing charities?

One simple thing:a restaurant meal
Forming friendships over a meal aids recovery from domestic violence.

Is there anything new about philanthropy in the 21st century?
Written by University of Kent researcher, Beth Breeze

Nigel Harris recommends...
Ex-chief executive of NPC gives us an insight into his charitable giving.

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