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Capital Grant Funding : A Research Report

January 1, 2017

In May 2015 the Clothworkers' Foundation commissioned new research on the current provision of capital grant funding to the voluntary sector, with the particular aim of informing the Foundation's five-yearly strategy review. This report has been compiled to make the detailed findings of the study more widely available. It provides a comprehensive picture of the current scale and scope of capital grant funding by independent charitable foundations, and the perspectives of funders, applicants and grantees on emerging trends and issues.The research was carried out in association with the Centre for Giving and Philanthropy, Cass Business School and the Association of Charitable Foundations, and conducted by Cathy Pharoah, Catherine Walker and Richard Jenkins.

Foundations Giving Trends 2016

September 1, 2016

This report is part of an evolving series of annual research studies which identify and track foundation giving in the UK.This edition merges last year's separate publications – Foundation Giving Trends and Family Foundation Giving – into a single report. It brings together research data on the Top 300 independent foundations, the Top 150 family or family business foundations, and the Top 50 corporate foundations, all by size of giving. It focus on the Top 300 as together they represent 90% of all giving by value of the 10,000-plus independent foundations in the UK.

Family Foundations Giving Trends 2015 Report : Top 100 Family Foundations

October 1, 2015

This is the seventh edition of Family Foundation Giving Trends. It provides an update on annual charitable income and spending by the UK's top 100 family foundations in 2013/2014, with details on the next 50 foundations. This focus on family foundations not only provides a benchmark to the personal philanthropic giving of the UK's wealthiest individual and family donors, past and present, but also demonstrates the enduring appeal and value of the foundation as a vehicle for their giving.

Family Foundations Giving Trends 2014 Report

January 1, 2015

This is the sixth annual edition of Family Foundation Giving Trends. It provides an uptade on annual charitable spending by the top 100 family foundations - a key indicator of the contribution of UK philanthropists, past and present. The report has been revised as part of a new series of foundation briefings published by ACF and CGAP with support from Pears Foundation. Foundations may be funded through families, individuals, family businesses, companies, government, or fundraising, and this report specifically focuses on family foundations.

Giving Trends Top 300 Foundation Grant-Makers 2015 Report : Key Facts and Figures on Giving, Income and Assets in The Top 300 UK Independent Charitable Foundations Ranked by Grant-Making

January 1, 2015

This report focus on the Top 300 UK independent charitable foundations, ranked by grant-making. Although this number represents only a tiny section of the 10,000 plus UK foundations, it does account for over 90% of all giving by value. This year our figures (drawn mostly from annual accounts) show a relatively optimistic financial picture, especially when compared to the volatility and uncertainty detailed in previous editions.

Intentional Investing : the Principles, Practicalities and Pitfalls

January 1, 2015

Intentional Investing, published by ACF and sponsored by Cazenove Charities looks at whether and how charity investors might reflect their organisation's aims, values, or wider social goals into their investment practice. Written by Richard Jenkins and Kate Rogers, the report examines current responsible and ethical investment practice, drawing on the results of the biggest survey of its kind into the behaviours of charity investors. On the basis that only the trustee board can decide what is right for a charity, the report identifies the key questions trustees might consider to discover what is best in their context. This report also investigates: the impact of such responsible and ethical investment policies on long term investment returns; andthe principles, practicalities and pitfalls of reflecting your charity's values and aims in your investments.

Family Foundation Giving Trends 2014

July 1, 2014

This is the sixth annual edition of Family Foundation Giving Trends. It provides an update on annual charitable spending by the top family foundations -- a key indicator of the contribution of UK philanthropists, past and present The report has been revised as part of a new series of foundation briefings published by ACF and CGAP with support from Pears Foundation Foundations may be funded through families, individuals, family businesses, companies government, or fundraising, and this report specifically focuses on family foundations.

Research Briefing Charitable Trusts and Foundations' Engagement in the Social Investment Market

October 1, 2013

Foundations engaged in social investment frequently provide risk capital to charities and social enterprises that are starting or scaling up or that need working capital. Although social investments typically can deliver below market returns and/or involve venture capital style risks, those who make them feel they are justified because of the social return.

For Good And Not For Keeps: How Long-term Charity Investors Approach Spending on Their Charitable Aims

February 1, 2013

For Good And Not For Keeps was commissioned to explore one of the most testing questions faced by trustees of charities with long-term missions who rely on investment assets to fund their activities. 'How much can we safely spend on our charitable activities year on year while preserving the value of our investment assets for future generations?'. This report addresses those charities with a long-term mission that rely on the return from investment assets to fund their charitable activities year on year. It has been written primarily to help charity trustees and staff think through their approach to managing the often competing concerns they experience. It may also interest those who advise them or who aim to support the sector. The report presents some technical information, but is aimed at the 'lay', or non-expert, reader with no professional legal, financial or investment experience but who may find themselves involved in governing or managing charities with investments.

The Governance and Financial Management of Endowed Charitable Foundations

April 1, 2012

This report into the governance and financial management of endowed charitable foundations -- charities that fund their activities mostly from investments -- is the first research of its kind into this sector. It examines the common principles for the management of charitable foundations and, through interviews and case studies, shows the ways different organisations have implemented them to get the best value for their charitable aims. The report identifies that there are 900 endowed foundations in England and Wales with income over £500k. With collective assets of £48.5bn -- nearly half the Voluntary Sector assets of the UK as a whole - they are together responsible for £2.3bn charitable spending each year.

Contours of Inclusion: Inclusive Arts Teaching and Learning

June 1, 2010

The purpose of this publication is to share models and case examples of the process of inclusive arts curriculum design and evaluation. The first section explains the conceptual and curriculum frameworks that were used in the analysis and generation of the featured case studies (i.e. Understanding by Design, Differentiated Instruction, and Universal Design for Learning). Data for the cases studies was collected from three urban sites (i.e. Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Boston) and included participant observations, student and teacher interviews, curriculum documentation, digital documentation of student learning, and transcripts from discussion forum and teleconference discussions from a professional learning community.The initial case studies by Glass and Barnum use the curricular frameworks to analyze and understand what inclusive practices look like in two case studies of arts-in-education programs that included students with disabilities. The second set of precedent case studies by Kronenberg and Blair, and Jenkins and Agois Hurel uses the frameworks to explain their process of including students by providing flexible arts learning options to support student learning of content standards. Both sets of case studies illuminate curricular design decisions and instructional strategies that supported the active engagement and learning of students with disabilities in educational settings shared with their peers. The second set of cases also illustrate the reflective process of using frameworks like Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to guide curricular design, responsive instructional differentiation, and the use of the arts as a rich, meaningful, and engaging option to support learning. Appended are curriculum design and evaluation tools. (Individual chapters contain references.)