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The People’s Aid

Post author By Philanthrocapitalism
Post date January 13, 2011

Back in the day, before Britain was run by the David Cameron-led coalition, many of us assumed that, under the weight of the public spending axe, a Conservative government would wriggle out of its commitment to keep upping the UK government’s aid budget to 0.7% of national income. It seemed like a no-brainer that increasing spending […]

Tags Aid, Andrew Mitchell, Conservatives, David Cameron, DFID, Global Giving, Liberal Democrats, My Aid, New Philanthropy Capital, Seethedifference

When is a Charity Not a Charity?

Post author By Philanthrocapitalism
Post date August 25, 2009

The recent decision by the English Charity Commission that two private schools are not doing enough to justify their charitable status has sparked a volley of criticism in the media, with accusations that the venerable Commission has succumbed to the politics of envy and even class war. The controversy is the product of the 2006 Charities Act, which tried to tighten […]

Tags Charity Commission, Global Giving, Kiva, New Philanthropy Capital, public benefit, Trollope