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November 21, 2020by givingthought Leave a comment

The Future World Giving blog is now part of the Giving Thought Think Tank, at Charities Aid Foundation.   Read our latest posts and publications at http://www.cafonline.org/about-us/blog-home/giving-thought

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Tough questions for charities that advertise online

April 3, 2020by givingthought Leave a comment

Sign1 by dailchambers via Flickr   Amidst media reports that advertisements on YouTube have appeared on videos promoting hate and violence, more than 250 companies have ceased paying for ads on the […]

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Philanthropy infrastructure: a boring name for something on which civil society’s future rests

March 17, 2020by givingthought Leave a comment

This article was included in a publication of the Worldwide Initiative for Grantmaker Support (WINGS), Infrastructure in Focus: A New Global Picture of Organisations Serving Philanthropy under the title Inflection […]

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Algorithm Is Gonna Get You: what the rise of algorithms means for philanthropy

January 18, 2020by givingthought 3 Comments

Algorithms are beginning to have a radical impact on society. Whether you believe this is for the better or the worse, it is also going to change our very understanding of philanthropy and civil society.

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Data, Read post by Adam Pickering, Technology, Trends in giving

2016 World Giving Index shows Myanmar is most generous nation

October 25, 2020by givingthought 3 Comments

2016 World Giving Index shows Myanmar is most generous nation.    

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Future World Giving, philanthropy, civil society, business, human rights, defenders

Beyond Integrity: why civil society needs to engage business in defending civic space

October 20, 2020by givingthought 2 Comments

Civil society needs to learn how to get big business on side in the fight against policies that curtail activism. In some countries, only multinational companies have the bargaining power […]

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closing space for civil society, CSR, Enabling an Independent Not-for-profit Sector, Governance, Trends in giving
Power, philanthropy, inequality, tax, incentives, future world giving, donation states

Philanthropic Power: The Awkward Consequence of Pluralism

September 9, 2020by givingthought Leave a comment

This article is a slightly edited version of that which first appeared in the September 2016 issue of Alliance Magazine   Philanthropy undoubtedly allows a small number of very wealthy […]

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Inequality, Read post by Adam Pickering, Tax Incentives, Wealth
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International body removes assumption of CSO terror financing risk

June 30, 2020by givingthought Leave a comment

The 25th of June 2016 saw a momentous announcement for civil society organisations (CSOs) that few will ever hear of. It might just herald the first step towards securing the […]

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Cross border giving, Read post by Adam Pickering, Recommendations, Regulation
Closing space for civil society, Shrinking space, philanthropy, charity, protest, freedom of speech

Appealing to the enlightened self-interest of partners to reinforce civil society

June 3, 2020by givingthought Leave a comment

This article first appeared in The Shrinking Space for Civil Society: Philanthropic Perspectives From Across the Globe, a publication by the European Foundation Centre.   The closing space for civil […]

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Advocacy, Cross Border Philanthropy, CSR, Enabling an Independent Not-for-profit Sector, Law and Civil Society, Read post by Adam Pickering, Reports
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Donation States: An international comparison of the tax treatment of donations

May 17, 2020by givingthought Leave a comment

Donation States: An international comparison of the tax treatment of donations.      

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FWG1 – ‘Unlocking the potential of global philanthropy’

Our first report aims to estimate the possible extent of charitable giving around the world if governments and the voluntary sector were to harness the potential of the huge expansion of the middle classes.

FWG2: Building Trust in Charitable Giving

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Future World Giving: Building Trust in Charitable Giving

FWG3: Enabling an Independent Not-For-Profit Sector

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‘Future World Giving: Enabling an Independent Not-For-profit Sector’ warns that poor legislation on not-for-profit campaigning and independence could jeopardise efforts to promote giving among new generations of middle class people emerging across the world, which otherwise could contribute up to $224 billion a year to good causes by 2030.

FWG 4: Donation States: An international comparison of the tax treatment of donations

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Comparing the tax incentives on offer for giving and the system through which they are offered in 26 nations.

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