Media: Promoting Effective Giving

Raising Awareness and Understanding of Philanthropy

At the Institute for Philanthropy we are passionate advocates for ever more effective giving.  We aim to share that passion with media organisations, and seek to provide them with interviews about our work, as well as informed comment about the latest trends in strategic philanthropy. 

In the media section of the website you will find two types of news story:

• Institute for Philanthropy in the News, which shares our news coverage from the past year.  Five of our most recent and substantive pieces are listed below.
• Philanthropy Press Highlights, which shares news stories about philanthropy more generally.

For a full list of news appearances since 2007, please see our Institute for Philanthropy in the News: Archive.

For a full list of upcoming events hosted by the Institute for Philanthropy, please see our Events page.

For Media Enquiries

Please contact Daisy Wakefield at daisy@instituteforphilanthropy.org or Juliet Davey at juliet@instituteforphilanthropy.org or call +44 (0)20 7240 0262

Institute for Philanthropy in the News: Recent Highlights

1. Global Partnership Family Office, 30th January, 2012: Sarah Burton, "Exploring your Philanthropic Options" 

Our Deputy Director UK, Sarah Burton, shares her insights into key questions to ask when getting started with giving.  The article shares advice on intergenerational issues, legal vehicles for giving as well as resources and networks that are in the philanthropic sector to assist the start-up philanthropist.

2. The Wall Street Journal, 12th December 2011: Andrew Rosenbaum, "Refining the Art of Giving"

Andrew Rosenbaum looks at the growth of philanthropic advisory services, and (aided by our Deputy Director UK Sarah Burton), shares his advice on how to approach starting a philanthropy.

3. The Guardian, 14th October, 2011: Kate Hodge, "Best bits: social media and philanthropy."

Kate Hodge summarises a Q&A event, hosted by the Guardian, following the release of the Institute for Philanthropy research paper Philanthropy and Social Media, on how philanthropists can make best use of social media in pursuit of their social missions. The session, where panellists took questions from the general public on this topic, included comment from Fran and Will Perrin of the Indigo Trust and Daisy Wakefield of the Institute for Philanthropy.

4. Reuters Money, 17th August, 2011: Lou Carlozo, "Where young wealthy people find help giving their money away."

In an interview with Reuters Money, Katherine Lorenz describes how The Philanthropy Workshop transformed her philanthropy.

5. Stanford Social Innovation Review, 27th July, 2011: Dr. Salvatore LaSpada, "Looking Beyond the Surface: Ten Pieces of Practical Advice on Due Diligence."

Former CEO of the Institute for Philanthropy, Dr. Salvatore LaSpada, offers ten due diligence practices for would-be funders who are in the process of sizing up a philanthropic opportunity.