An interesting report has just come out predicting a boom in philanthropic advisory services in Europe from the Scorpio Partnership, a wealth managment consultancy (yes, rich people do still exist), commissioned by New Philanthropy Capital. Based on a survey of wealth advisors in Europe, Scorpio found that only 50% of the private banks interviewed thought […]
Martin Brookes of New Philanthropy Capital has written a provocative editorial in the latest issue of their Giving Insights newsletter, taking to task a recent book by two leading British commentators Polly Toynbee and David Walker, Unjust Rewards. Brookes says that they mock Arpad Busson, founder of hedge-fund charity Absolute Return for Kids (a bit like the Robin […]
One of the questions we get asked a lot is ‘Ok, so the super-rich can do great things, but what can ordinary people do to make the world a better place?’ Our answer is ‘lots’. First of all, consumers have already had a huge influence on corporations. Smart CEOs who believe that their companies can […]