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- Directory of American Grantmakers out on 15 November
The Directory of American Grantmakers will be available on 15 November. Chapel & York is offering to send everyone who purchases the Directory a PDF version, so that they can send it to the charity of their choice anywhere in the world.
- Free-to-all website for high level donors to find NPO projects
TheBigGive.org.uk, a new website launched by Alec Reed, founder of Reed Recruitment Group in the UK, was launched in September. The free-to-all website allows high level donors to find specific charity projects that match their interests. Registered charities of all sizes can present their projects on the website.
- Report highlights advice gap for wealthy donors
Wealthy philanthropists are frustrated by the difficulty in getting good advice on how to give their money away, according to a recent research study by Scorpio Partnership, the wealth management consultancy. The research, commissioned by New Philanthropy Capital (NPC), Wise and the Bertelsmann Foundation, was based on in-depth interviews with 34 ultra high net worth individuals and family offices in the UK, Switzerland and Germany. Respondents had a net worth ranging from US$90 million to US$2.5 billion and on average give away around 5% of their net worth each year. The report found a number of differences between the three countries. British and Swiss-based philanthropists tend to be more internationally-minded whereas German donors tend to focus heavily on local issues. And German donors are far more publicity shy than their UK and Swiss peers – 89% of those approached to take part in the research refused, compared to almost complete co-operation in the UK.
Philanthropy Capital / Key findings and links to summary and full report (free registration required)
