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2007 February
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- International comparisons of charitable giving
This report contributes to the understanding of charitable giving in an international context by comparing levels of individual giving within a number of different countries. By measuring the charitable giving of countries against their national wealth, giving levels are brought into a comparable format. The findings reveal that only the USA’s charitable giving is equivalent to over 1% of its GDP (Gross Domestic Product). The UK is in second place with 0.73% of its GDP going to charitable giving.
- DSC paper explores “The Interplay Between State, Private Sector and Voluntary Activity”
The UK Directory of Social Change (DSC) has published a position paper about the changing nature of the relationship between the state, the private sector and voluntary activity. Entitled “The Interplay Between State, Private Sector and Voluntary Activity: A Vision for the Future”, the paper sets out DSC’s thinking behind a number of government policies and practices towards voluntary activity.
One of the issues, says the report, is the disproportionate influence of just 2% of voluntary sector organisations over government policy, which in turn is aimed at this tiny minority. The report also argues that the vast majority of the voluntary sector needs grant funding, not public sector contracts. Above all, the report maintains that the voluntary sector's future is not for the state to determine. For the voluntary sector to flourish, it needs to be trusted to do its work.
- Details on foundation sector in Belgium available in report
A report published in May 2006 by the King Baudouin Foundation - “Foundations in motion - Trends and evolutions in the foundation sector in Belgium between the years 2000 and 2005” -is available free of charge in PDF format.
- Shared online learning with nonprofitlearning.com
nonprofitlearning.com is an online platform offered by Hewitt and Johnston Consulting for organisational capacity development via professional development courses, and peer-learning skillshares. NPL's learning platform has been developed over more than 5 years as a peer-learning environment for groups of 6-20 staff, directors, volunteers,and/or board members.
- Live classes with trained instructors
- Online and offline learning activities
- Online reference library with self-guilded web tours
- Peer learning and virtual group projects
- Downloadable archive of class resources and transcripts
In addition to existing courses, the platform can be used to deliver your own content, with course developers to assist in assembling a high-quality professional development course for your needs.
