There are many different pathways to giving, and there is no single image of what a philanthropist looks like.
Strategy and decision making are a crucial part of giving. In Philanthropy stories, we speak to philanthropists of all types about the highs and lows they faced on their journeys.
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Satish Selvanathan is passionate about Sri Lanka’s beautiful natural environment. He co-founded the Lanka Environment Fund to support green projects in the country – and is applying his two decades of experience in the private sector to his work with the new fund.
The Garfield Weston Foundation has been involved in philanthropy for over 50 years, and has given millions of pounds to support a range of causes. We spoke with foundation director Philippa Charles.
In 2007, Stelio Stefanou sold his company and discovered a new mission: to create a programme which addressed the social issue of intergenerational domestic violence. That was the start of The For Baby’s Sake Trust.
Andrew Law is the co-founder of the Law Family Charitable Foundation. In pursuing his philanthropy, he follows three principles. He provides his advice for budding philanthropists.
A career in construction teaches you a lot about collaboration and efficient working. Redrow founder Steve Morgan explains how his experience as a builder has helped to shape his philanthropic journey.
Matthew Bowcock co-founded of the Hazelhurst Trust, which provides finance to local charities and social enterprises. He is also co-founder of Beacon Collective.
In 2007, Sir Alec Reed, founder of one of the UK’s best known recruitment brands, REED, saw a huge gap in the philanthropic and giving landscape: the opportunity for small, medium and large donors to join together to meet a charity’s needs for a specific campaign. From this realisation, Sir Alec has spent more than a decade to make giving easier for all kinds of donors.
It’s not often you hear businesses claim that they want to be copied and want competition, but this is exactly the position that family-owned private bank C. Hoare & Co. took in 2016 when it launched Snowball.
As an entrepreneur, social investor and philanthropist, Paul Barry-Walsh recognises that different forms of capital need to work in tandem – especially in these unprecedented times. It is so easy to criticise others, but perhaps the question we should ask ourselves is what are we doing?
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