Make those good deeds even better
December 2005 - The Observer
‘Christmas is coming. The goose is getting fat. Please to put a penny in the old man's hat ... But there are plenty of more “intelligent” ideas for charitable giving …’
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How to give away £51m
December 2005 - BBC online News Magazine
‘Body Shop founder Anita Roddick says she plans to give away her entire £51m fortune to good causes. But there's nothing straightforward about philanthropy these days’, writes Jonathan Duffy in the BBC’s News Magazine.
New Philanthropy Capital is an organisation which ‘investigates charitable sectors and advises clients which of the lesser-known, or "non-brand name", charities can meet their expectations’, says Duffy. And, given Ms Roddick’s charitable priorities, ‘she might do well to consult such an organisation on how best to benefit these causes,’ he concludes.
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Understanding Philanthropy: The new world of effective giving
December 2005 - Financial Times
The Financial Times produced a 16-page supplement on philanthropy, “The new world of effective giving”, on 16 December 2005. It includes articles on business giving, individual giving and giving in the UK, US and elsewhere.
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Fundraising: CAF starts funds for old and young
December 2005 - Third Sector
‘The Charities Aid Foundation and New Philanthropy Capital are launching two mutual funds aimed at improving the lives of younger and older people.
Let us put an end to blind giving
November 2005 - Financial Times
Martin Brookes, NPC Head of Research, responds to an FT editorial, arguing that the key to attracting donors in the charitable sector is to depend less on blind giving and more on an informed approach where donors are able to see their money going to the best use and the greatest need.
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Full Cost Recovery
November 2004 - Charity Times
NPC and acevo have published Full cost recovery: a guide and toolkit on cost allocation.
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Domestic Violence
Summer 2004 - Trust & Foundation News
Representatives of 12 trusts gathered together to talk about grant-making and domestic violence in York in March. They were joined by two speakers from New Philanthropy Capital and Professor Marianne Hester from the University of Bristol.
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Caring about dying
Summer 2004 - Trust & Foundation News
NPC has published a new guide for donors and grant-makers seeking to understand and address the problem of care for the dying in the UK.
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Call for extra home care funding
March 2004 - The Guardian
The government could save around £6.5bn by investing more money in care services to prevent ill health and accidents among older people ...
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A 'New Philanthropy' fanfare
March 2004 - Third Sector
It's a wonder how grant-makers ever managed without New Philanthropy Capital. It is providing the kind of service donors once only dreamed of - smart, analytical guides to funding the voluntary sector, writes Lisa Harker.
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Charity begins with a cost benefit analysis
February 2004 - Financial Times
A new breed of consultants is using investment-style research to enable wealthy donors to target funds.
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WORKSHOP: Case Study - Guardian spotlights domestic violence
February 2004 - Third Sector
The Guardian began to support charities in the late-1990s and its Christmas appeal has become a tradition that other newspapers are trying to emulate.
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Sweet Charity
December 2003 - The Guardian
Interview with David Robins, Chairman, New Philanthropy Capital
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Domestic violence, global terror: the cost of conflict
November 2003 - The Guardian
One theme unites the two areas of charity work featured in this year's Christmas appeal - conflict. While one is the global and political horror of war and the other is the personal tragedy of domestic violence, both require a systematic, organised, humanitarian response.
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Putting a value on philanthropy
November 2003 - International Financing Review
New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) recently celebrated its second anniversary, and is gearing up for a burst of activity.
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Charity Begins at Home
Autumn 2003 - Trust & Foundation News
NPC has just completed the first in a series of research reports that examine an area of social need in depth and provides recommendations about specific charities for potential donors.
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Directory of Social Change admires the rigour of NPC's research
Summer 2003 - Directory of Social Change
'New Philanthropy Capital, one of the organisations recently established to promote serious philanthropy, is producing research into the voluntary sector at a level of intensity never previously seen.'
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Member Profile: New Philanthropy Capital
Spring 2003 - Trust & Foundation News
Established in 2001, New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) has kept a relatively low profile to date but it is of considerable interest to ACF members in that it provides independent, research-based advice to individual philanthropists, grant making trusts, foundations and corporations.
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WORKSHOP: Case Study - Guardian spotlights domestic violence
February 2004 - Third Sector
The Guardian began to support charities in the late-1990s and its Christmas appeal has become a tradition that other newspapers are trying to emulate.
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