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Improving the lives of people with chronic diseases

Category: Community | Education | Health | Media & Arts | Social Services
Available from: Medtronic Foundation
Deadline: Various

Medtronic Foundation operate a number of programs. With Patient Link grants, Medtronic partner with national and international patient organizations that educate, support and advocate on behalf of patients and their families to improve the lives of people with chronic diseases. Patient Link grants are made to organizations in the U.S., Canada and Europe. CommunityLink grants are made to areas were Medtronic have a business presence, namely Toronto, Canada; Netherlands: Limburg (Heerlen/Maastricht) and Arnhem areas; Ireland: Galway and surrounding areas; Switzerland: Lac Leman and surrounding areas; Japan: greater Toyko area. Funding priorities for this program are Health, Education, Human Services, and Arts/Civic/Culture. Strengthening Health System grants focus on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory disease, in specific low-income countries - Brazil, Central/Eastern Europe, China, India, Russia, South Africa.
Full details of these programs are available via the link as are the relevant deadlines.

Read more | Medtronic Foundation

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Strengthening the capacities of civil society

Category: Community | NGO Capacity Bldg | Social & Human Services
Available from: America's Development Foundation
Deadline: See Website

America's Development Foundation (ADF) is a U.S. nonprofit private voluntary organization (PVO) established in 1980. ADF works throughout the world to strengthen the capacities of civil
society, private sector and government to work together for responsive democratic governance and social and economic development. ADF has 30 years experience working in over 35 countries in Eastern and Central Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Central America, the Caribbean and Africa. ADF programs provide training, technical assistance and grants designed to strengthen democratic values, institutions and processes and promote democratic governance, economic and social development. ADF programs include civil society capacity building, advocacy; public transparency and accountability, community mobilization and development, local governance, civic education, human rights, local economic development, small and medium enterprises development, agricultural development, humanitarian assistance, relief and reconstruction.

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Providing direct aid and assistance to vulnerable children

Category: Children & Young People | Community | Education | Health | Social & Human Services
Available from: Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation
Deadline: See Website

The Ross Foundation has compassion for all children, regardless of their circumstances. However, the Ross Foundation is most concerned with a young child who is vulnerable through no fault of his or her own. The Ross Foundation provides direct aid and assistance to vulnerable children, including those who are ill, orphaned, disabled, injured, disfigured, abused and malnourished or have limited access to education.  They are looking for small grassroots projects that they can fully fund or nearly fully fund with the small grants that they make. The Foundation provides financial assistance to organizations that are qualified under the laws of the United States as a charitable organization for projects that directly benefit vulnerable children. They do not fund day-to-day operations, individuals, conferences, day care, or public education.  They encourage organizations applying from foreign countries to call or email their office at info@dhrossfoundation.org. 

Read more | Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation

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Applications for grants to fund research into the effects of food, nutrition, physical activity, and body fatness on cancer

Category: Medical Research
Available from: World Cancer Research Fund
Deadline: 2010/11: Closed | 2011/12: See Website.

 World Cancer Research Fund ( WCRF) International is now inviting applications for grants to fund research into the effects of food, nutrition, physical activity, and body fatness on cancer. Applications are accepted from anywhere in the world, except the Americas (North America including USA and Canada, Central America and the Caribbean, and South America). Outline applications are invited from July to October each year. The call for the 2010 - 2011 Grant Cycle is now closed, please consult the website for the opening of the 2011 - 12 cycle.

Read more | WCRF Homepage

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TED Opens Application Process for Global Fellows Program

Category: International Affairs | Development
Available from: TED
Deadline: See website

TED, a nonprofit organization devoted to "Ideas Worth Spreading," has announced it is opening submissions for the next round of TEDGlobal Fellows. The fellows program selects "world-changing" innovators from around the globe, and brings them to the TED stage to raise international awareness for their work. The next round of fellows will participate in the TEDGlobal 2011 conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The TEDGlobal 2011 Fellows program seeks candidates who demonstrate remarkable achievement in their field of endeavor, focusing on individuals from five regions: Asia/Pacific, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. The program focuses on candidates from 21 to 40 years of age, though anyone over the age of 18 is eligible.

Previous fellows have come from fifty-eight countries, six continents, and diverse fields including technology, entertainment, design, science, humanities, the arts, entrepreneurship, and the NGO world.

As part of the fellowship, TEDGlobal Fellows receive conference admission, round-trip transportation, and room and board for TEDGlobal 2011, July 11-15, 2011, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Fellows participate in a two-day pre-conference where they can present a short talk about their work that may be considered for inclusion on the TED.com Web site. Other benefits include skill-building courses taught by world experts, social opportunities, and world-class coaching and mentoring.

For more information about TED Fellows and to apply, visit the TED Web site.

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Funding medical research pertaining to the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

Category: Medical Research
Available from: Preeclampsia Foundation
Deadline: 16th May 2011

The Preeclampsia Foundation has supported close to a half a million dollars worth of research since its founding in 2000. Two types of grants are available: The Preeclampsia Vision Grant program funds medical research pertaining to the
pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy that might otherwise not be pursued due to lack of funding. All novel, well-considered research topics are encouraged. International applicants are welcome, though applications must be submitted in English. Up to two $25,000 grants will be awarded in 2011. New for this year is the announcement of grant funding for proposals on the application of health services research to the field of preeclampsia. The focus is on health delivery strategies such as enhancement of health care distribution, patient education, patient safety, and
guideline development and/or utilization. All such studies may include a focus on health care disparities as well. Up to one such $25,000 grant will be awarded in 2011.

Read more | Preeclampsia Foundation

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Focusing on initiatives which promote the emergence of sustainable development

Category: Community | Environment | Social & Human Services
Available from: Foundation Ensemble
Deadline: 15th June 2011

Ensemble Innovation Competition. This competition is open to NGOs and all other non-profit organizations, as well as anyone working in developing countries. Various prizes are available. It is up to you to verify if your project falls within these two focus areas: Sustainable Development and Conservation & Biodiversity. The involvement of women is also a priority focus for the Foundation and has its own prize. The Prize 'Ensemble Feminine' focuses most particularly on initiatives which promote the emergence of sustainable development by giving women the means of getting involved in every stage of a project. Full details of eligibility and how to apply for all the prizes are available on the Fondation Ensemble website.

Read more (PDF) | Foundation Ensemble

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Action for World Solidarity

Category: Community | Environment | Human Rights | Social & Human Services
Available from: Action for World Solidarity
Deadline: See website

Action for World Solidarity is based in Berlin, Germany and since 1957, they have supported small, self- initiated groups in India, Africa and Brazil, which try to strengthen and improve the situation of women, strive for environmental protection, or attempt to achieve social and cultural human rights. Action for World Solidarity promotes projects which have already begun working, proven their effectiveness and need further financial assistance in order to continue functioning. Currently the countries supported are India, Brazil, Senegal, Burkina Faso, West Sahara and Zimbabwe. At the moment, they do not accept requests of financial support from any other countries.

Read more | Action for World Solidarity

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Providing people with the motivation, skills and tools to get online in a meaningful and sustained way

Category: Community | Social & Human Services | Tech Dev & Science
Available from: Nominet Trust
Deadline: Rolling

The Nominet Trust will consider funding for UK-based, and to a limited extent, international projects in the following areas of interest: Web access - providing people with the motivation, skills and tools to get online in a meaningful and sustained way; Web safety - improving understanding about the risks of being online and reducing Internet crime and abuse; and Web in society - imaginative applications of the Internet to address specific social problems. They do not fund: hardware infrastructure projects, e.g. a project to equip a school with PCs, or to install wi-fi for a community; website improvements where no new functional or service delivery innovations are delivered; website development unless the project and organisation delivers against one of our areas of focus and meets our funding guidelines.

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Skoll Foundation Accepting Applications for the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship

Category: Medical Research
Available from: Skoll Foundation
Deadline: 27th April 2011

The Skoll Foundation is accepting applications for its 2012 social entrepreneurship awards. The annual awards provide unrestricted funding to further extend the reach of social entrepreneurs who have achieved significant impact in the areas of tolerance and human rights, health, environmental sustainability, peace and security, and economic and social equity.

The Skoll Award includes a core support grant to the winner's organization to be paid over three years and a non-cash award to the social entrepreneur that will be presented at the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship (March 2012 in Oxford, England). The foundation anticipates making fewer than ten awards each year.

To be considered for the award, social entrepreneurs must have a tested and proven social innovation that addresses an issue of critical importance and is positioned for large-scale impact.

Read more | Skoll Foundation

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$5,000 competitive grant is designed to fund small start-up rescue projects that are in need of seed money

Category: Anmals | Environment
Available from: Amphibian Ark
Deadline: 1st May 2011

In 2011, Amphibian Ark will be pleased to announce the third annual call for proposals for its Seed Grant program. This $5,000 competitive grant is designed to fund small start-up rescue projects that are in need of seed money in order to build successful long-term programs that attract larger funding. Successful proposals will reflect AArk values – please pay careful attention to the grant guidelines, including: focusing on species whose threats cannot be mitigated in nature in time to prevent their extinction and who therefore require ex situ intervention to persist; working with species within their native range country involving range-country biologists; adhering to recommended biosecurity standards for ex situ programs; linking ex situ programs to in situ conservation and involving partnerships to maximize the likelihood of the program’s long-term sustainability.

Read more | Amphibean Ark Homepage

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“PepsiCo Foundation Announces $5 Million Grant to the Inter-American Development Bank's AquaFund.” PepsiCo Foundation Press Release

“International Research Initiative Launched to Improve Food Security for Developing Countries.” Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Press Release

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American Foundation Research Workshop : Researching US Foundations, a practical approach

• Hosted by: Chapel & York
  Dates: 25 May & 29th June 2011 Time: 9.30am - 4.30pm
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  Venue: Intuition House, London, SE1 1JX, UK Fee: £175.00

These workshops, which have been profited and enjoyed by over 60 organizations over the last two years, are aimed at anyone wishing to explore the multi-million dollar funding opportunities represented by the 100,000+ US Grantmaking Foundations.

The workshop includes:

- 3 hours plus of supervised individual research time at a dedicated terminal using the most comprehensive and flexible American Foundation Research Database available

- An overview of what you need to know to maximise your chance of success when applying to US Grantmaking Foundations

Cost: £201.25 Early Bird Discount Price: £175.00 + VAT (inc. Lunch & Refreshments)

Book online today or contact Peter Haley at peter.haley@chapel-york.com | +44 ( 0) 1342 871910

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EU Corriders of Power

• Hosted by: BOND Date:19th - 20th May (2 day Event)
• Venue: Central London
• Price: See website

Who's it for?

People new to EU advocacy or wanting an overview of the latest developments.

Why choose this course?

The European Union is the biggest aid donor in the world and the main trading partner of countries in the South. This course explains how the EU works, how decisions are made, and the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on foreign affairs and international development.

What you will learn?

• The structure of EU institutions and how to access them: the Parliament, the Council and the Commission
• What has changed with the Lisbon Treaty
• The co-decision procedure
• The EU and the developing world
• Key opportunities for lobbying at an EU level
• Developing an EU advocacy strategy

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'How to' Fundraise from the Community

• Hosted by: Directory of Social Change
  Date: 5th May 2011
• Venue: Charity Centre, London NW1 2DP
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  Price: £190 - £370

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Strategic Philanthropy: a global movement for positive social change, not just
giving to charity

[Read more] Source: CSR Asia

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Rethinking Fundraising for Today's 'New Philanthropy'

After 10 years of doing anything, one is bound to come away changed. Time allows for one to gather a decade of experience, fine-tune strategies, champion successful processes and learn from shortcomings. This year, both NetHope and the Global Philanthropy Forum (GPF) Conference celebrate their 10th anniversary -- stronger, yet not too far from their founding ideals.

The conference intends to ask the same questions it has for the past 10 years -- what are the fundamentals of philanthropy? which approaches work? what roles play into financing the public good? -- but in the context of today's 'new philanthropy.' According to its site, GPF defines 'new philanthropy' as the new force for change led by 'new philanthropists' like Bill and Melinda Gates, Warren Buffett, John and Tashia Morgridge, Jeff Skoll and Pierre and Pam Omidyar. These leaders are "infusing philanthropy with the same creative and experimental zest they brought to private enterprise."

With business-minded individuals leading this new approach to philanthropy, it only makes sense for the nonprofit world to rethink fundraising. Strategist Jason Saul believes that the market is the perfect place for nonprofits to advance their social agendas, and makes the case in his new book The End of Fundraising. The title may be misleading; he says himself, "(this) book does not advocate an end to fundraising so much as a renaissance."

[Read more] Source: HuffPost Impact

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Want to shave 'stewardess' Branson's legs? Pay $650,000

Billionaire Richard Branson's next cutting-edge risk will expose him like never before: He'll have his legs shaved in public to dress up and serve as a flight attendant after losing a bet to a rival airline mogul.

The winner of a charity auction will pay at least $650,000 for the honour, according to Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia.

The Virgin Atlantic founder will hand the razor to one of 160 passengers on a special charity flight from London to Kuala Lumpur that he will personally serve on May 1 while wearing a female flight attendant's uniform, AirAsia said Monday.

Branson and AirAsia' Malaysian founder Tony Fernandes each wagered their new Formula One racing teams would finish ahead of each other in last year's season, promising that the loser would serve as a flight attendant on the winner's airline. Fernandes' team landed two spots above Branson's in the final rankings.

]Read more] Source: The Times of India

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Obama made $1.7 million in 2010 - and gave 14% to 36 Charities

President may be Barack Obama’s most prestigious job, but his most lucrative is author.

Obama and his wife, Michelle, reported a gross income of $1,728,096 in 2010, according to their federal tax returns, which the White House released Monday. President Obama collects a $400,000 salary as commander in chief, but received the vast majority of his income from sales of his three non-fiction books: “The Audacity of Hope,” “Dreams From My Father” and “Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters.”

The Obamas paid $453,770 in federal taxes. The First Family donated $245,075, about 14 percent of their income, to 36 different charities. The largest gift was a $131, 075 donation to Fisher House Foundation, a nonprofit that builds homes near military hospitals where family members can temporarily stay free of charge while a wounded service member recovers.

[Read more] Source: Washington Post

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European Union Tightens NGO Funding Rules

[Read more] Source: Financial Times

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Another of Madonna's charities is investigated amid claims of financial mismanagement

A second of Madonna’s charities is being investigated over alleged financial mismanagement.

Educational charity Success for Kids, which the singer chairs, is being probed by the FBI for ‘several irregularities and suspicious activity’. It is not clear the extent to which Madonna is involved in the investigation but she has donated $671,000 (£415,000) since it was founded in 2001. She has also persuaded a string of celebrity friends to give generously.

The development comes a week after it emerged that the Material Girl had to scrap plans to build a school in Malawi due to financial mismanagement by another of her charities.

Raising Malawi abandoned the project because the £2.4million already spent had been frittered away on needless luxuries. The latest blow will be another setback for Madonna and raises the prospect she could be drawn into a federal tax probe in the U.S.

[Read more] Source: DailyMail Online

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Giving to charity is as easy as finding an ATM

In the wake of a magnitude-9 earthquake in Japan, American charities have kick started a new way of fund
raising: collecting donations via ATM.

With the help of Wells Fargo, the American Red Cross has collected $1.3 million for Japan relief efforts from more than 9,000 ATMs nationwide, the Huffington Post reported. According to national banking officials, this is the first time ATM machines have been used to raise money for charity on a national level.

The process is simple: after logging into the ATM an extra option pops up next to the box that says "Deposit Cash." The machine suggests, "Donate to Charity."

The American Red Cross was thrilled by the experiment, the Star Tribune in Minnesota reported.

"It's a great fund raising tactic," said Michael Brown, vice president of corporate partnerships at the American Red Cross. "Hopefully it's something we can replicate in the future."

Last year, charities pulled a similar move by soliciting donations for earthquake victims via text message. That campaign earned more than $10 million for the people of Haiti, Tech Crunch reported.

[Read more] Source: Deseret News

NEW! Online Publication: European Grants Directory 2011

The European Community’s budget totals over €122 billion and covers a wide range of expenditure but anyone who has attempted to untangle the mine field of information when applying for funding will know how perplexing it can be. The European Union Grants Directory will help to solve all your problems!

Produced annually, the 167 page Directory contains outline details of the hundreds of grants offered by the EU for organizations throughout the world. The EU budget covers a vast range of expenditure. The comprehensive Directory contains the extracted details of the wide range of subsidies available from the Community
(excluding agricultural guarantee payments).

The Directory is arranged in budget reference number order and gives the title of the Budget, the Reference Number, and the amount of appropriation available.

The Commission allocates grants directly to recipients (public and private bodies, Universities, Special Interest Groups, and NGOs – and private individuals in certain circumstances) for the implementation of their common policies in areas such as research and development, education, training, the environment, consumer protection and information. It also awards direct grants for the application of the EU’s external policies.

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Email Alert Service: European Grants Update Service

The EU Grant Proposals Update Service is the most efficient way to obtain the full range of information available on the latest calls for grant proposals for Members of the EU.

We will regularly email you our “EU Grants Proposals – Alert” which will include a link to the following information:

• Call for grant application
• Grant objectives, current priorities etc.
• Grant deadlines
• Grant rates
• Application timetable
• Contact names and address
• Partnership requirements
• Application forms
• Guidance notes

Subscription for this service includes updates (at least 1 per month) for 12 months and costs £25.00

Each European Grant update contains an HTML attachment that takes you directly to the latest call for grant proposals.

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Philanthropists must become more tech savvy to achieve greater social impact, says US report

Philanthropy must literally ‘get with the programme’ on technology funding if  the potential for technology to increase social impact is to be fully realised.

That is the conclusion of a new US report “Amplifying Social Impact in a Connected Age,”   from ZeroDivide that works to build technology capacity in underserved communities.

The report looks at the gap between the demand for and supply of technology funding, particularly as it relates to the application of technology for programme impact. It summarises ZeroDivide’s conversations with 41 funders and 13 technology service providers, focusing on recommendations to strengthen the quality and quantity of technology-related grantmaking for social impact.

The report shows while there is overwhelming interest in increasing funding for technology, 68% of participating funders cited “limited staff familiarity and expertise” as the major barrier to increasing investments in their grantees’ technology activities. Technology expertise is still the domain of IT, and increasingly the communications departments, but rarely is there fluency throughout most philanthropic organisational infrastructure.

[Read more] Source: Philanthropy:uk

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Participation: Trends, Facts and Figures

Download your free copy of Participation: Trends, Facts and Figures (PDF 2.4MB), an almanac mapping public participation in civil society.

The report, launched at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) Annual Conference, explores key questions around people's motivations for getting involved with charities, campaigning and political activity.

Along with giving time and money to charity, it also addresses other participatory activities including timebanking, ethical consumerism, campaigning and protests.

The Almanac looks at whether there has been a decline in participation over the last decades and finds that the percentage of individuals volunteering formally through groups and organisations at least once a year experienced a slight decrease from 44% in 1981 to 41% in 2008.

[Read more] Source: NCVO

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The Glossary of Greed

This year’s Forbes List of the world’s wealthiest people is out. On the heels of the global financial crisis, with sky-rocketing food prices, climate change already making life even more difficult for poor farmers in developing countries, with conflict and political turmoil around the world and with a billion or so people going to bed (if they have one) hungry every night, the super-rich are doing very well for themselves indeed. The Forbes List of billionaires has swollen this year to a record 1,210 individuals. On a planet with nearly 7 billion people, just 1,210 people (including 14 in Africa) possess $45 trillion, equivalent to 77% of the world’s GDP.

But the Forbes List doesn’t tell the whole story. It includes only billionaires with publicly traded fortunes. While it does include several billionaires who made their vast fortunes by pillaging natural resources and wealth in Africa and elsewhere around the world, it misses their accomplices – the billionaire leaders of a whole slew of African, Middle Eastern and central Asian countries. The list doesn’t include men like Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi, who controls a stash worth ‘tens of billions’ that he managed to launder over the years using Swiss banks. Nor does it include Egypt’s former ruler, Hosni Mubarak, whose fortune is being estimated – now that he is deposed and no longer being coddled (and financed) by his Western friends – in the tens of billions.

[Read more] Source: Pambazuka

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March '11 - Grant Opportunities and Grant Activity items from all over the world helping you find possible sources of funding - covering a vast array of giving interest areas | This month the UK Government has published a Green Paper on encouraging
a culture of giving and written submissions were invited.  Withers Worldwide have responded and our CEO considered
it was an ideal Ask An Expert contribution | Gift Aid reform figures prominently in UK Budget | View G&R March here

European Union Tightens NGO Funding Rules

Non-government and civil society organisations seeking funding from the 10th European Development Fund (EDF),
will have to prove that they have been on top of their game before they receive the funding.

Without elaborating, the EDF Democratic Governance and Accountability Program (DGAP) manager, Ms Robina Namusisi,
on Wednesday told NGO representatives during an informational session in Kampala that the tougher conditions are recommendations from activities of the 9th EDF Grantees in which EDF is trying to identify the most suitable NGOs for funding.

She said under the new rules, the European Development Fund EDF will disqualify proposals seeking funding for seminars, workshops, per-diems and scholarships for capacity building, unless they are directly linked to grassroot activities for which they received funding.

[Read more] Source: All Africa.com

ASK AN EXPERT: MARCH 2011

Giving Green Paper - Response to consultation from Withers LLP

This month the UK Government has published a Green Paper on encouraging a culture of giving and written submissions were invited.  Withers Worldwide have responded and our CEO considered it was an ideal Ask An Expert contribution. 

Withers is a global law firm representing a significant number of the wealthiest individuals and families in the US, Europe and Asia. In the UK alone they act for nearly a quarter of the Sunday Times Rich List. In addition to having many high net worth individuals who establish and fund charities, Withers LLP acts for a substantial number of charities, many of which are ‘household names'. They're in the unique position amongst legal advisers to charities and philanthropists in that they advise on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Gift Aid reform figures prominently in UK Budget

UK Chancellor George Osborne says these are 'the most generous reforms to charitable giving for 20 years'

George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has unveiled a raft of measures aimed at helping voluntary sector organisations in what he claimed were the "most radical and most generous reforms to charitable giving for more than 20 years".

In the latest Budget, Osborne announced reforms that included enabling charities to claim Gift Aid on donations totalling up to £5,000 per charity without any paperwork, implementing an online claim system for the tax relief by 2013 and a 10 per
cent tax break on inheritance tax for people whose wills include a 10 per cent legacy to charity.

He said 100,000 charities would benefit from the removal of Gift Aid paperwork "to the tune of £240m".

Osborne said he would retain community investment tax relief, which allows investors in community development finance institutions to reclaim up to 25 per cent of their investment in tax relief over five years. This was recently recommended for removal by the Office of Tax Simplification.

The Chancellor said he and Jeremy Hunt, the culture secretary, had been working on "a series of substantial reforms that will support giving, from the largest donations to the coins collected in the charity bucket".

Osborne said he wanted to make "giving 10 per cent of your legacy to charity the new norm in our country".

From April 2012, anyone who leaves 10 per cent or more of their estate to charity will have their inheritance tax bill cut by 10 per cent, Osborne said. "Let’s be clear, no beneficiaries will be better off," he said. "Just the charities. To the tune of £300m."

[Read more] Source: Third Sector Online

ASK AN EXPERT: JANUARY 2011

Ideas for the UK Government's Charity Green Paper

Chapel & York's Executive Director David Wickert gives some ideas to the UK Government about their
Charity Green Paper.

The government asked for comments on their Green Paper http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/Giving-Green-Paper.pdf

Before I even saw the Green Paper I saw the objections to a minimum 5% per annum distribution for grant making charities from David Emerson, chief executive of the Association of Charitable Foundations  http://www.acf.org.uk   He was quick off the mark and hadn’t a good word to say about the suggestion.

The suggestion that UK charitable grant makers should give away 5% of their fair market value each year is constructive.  Does anyone know how much money is sitting in the bank accounts of grant makers from year to year and why don’t they tell us?  Millions obviously.  However...

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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Forbes Rich List 2011Online - The richest people on the planet

This year's list broke records in size (1,210 billionaires) and total net worth ($4.5 trillion). China doubled its number of 10-figure fortunes, and Moscow now has more billionaires than any other city. Mexico's Carlos Slim widened his lead at No. 1.

Slim, named the world's richest man by Forbes Magazine, said he's seeking to boost his investments in Colombia because of the country's open policy on oil exploration, its mineral assets and growing middle class.

[View Full list] Source: Forbes

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