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New Head of Major Donors at Cass Business School

Angela Bowen

Angela Bowen has been appointed as the new Head of Major Donors at Cass Business School, London. She has been working in professional fundraising for 15 years, both in the UK and the USA.

Russian businessman to donate entire wealth to charity

Russian businessman Vladimir Potanin has announced that he will donate all his wealth to philanthropic purposes over the next ten years.

Major Northern Ireland philanthropist dies

McCLay Foundation

Prominent Northern Ireland industrialist and philanthropist Sir Allen McClay, 80, has died in America where he had gone for medical treatment.

The Big Give 2009 Christmas Challenge raises £3 million in two hours

Major donor giving site The Big Give raised £7.7 million last week during its Christmas 2009 matched giving campaign. The first £3 million of this was raised in just two hours.

Dragon's Den style session in IFC Masterclass on innovations

John Duschinsky, founder of BeTheChange Consulting, and Clare Cotton of Cancer Research UK presented a masterclass on ‘Innovation in Action’ at the 29th IFC in Holland this week.

Matched fund for Asia-Pacific disasters raises £50,000

The Big Give

In response to the typhoon, a tsunami and two earthquakes that struck parts of the Asia-Pacific region within five days of each other, philanthropist Alec Reed created a matched fund on theBigGive.org

Pratham UK launches "Understanding India" discussion series

Friday 2nd October 2009, Christies, London saw the launch of a pioneering series of discussions, Understanding India, by the UK arm of Pratham, an international charity initiated by UNICEF and dedicat

Sir Richard Branson to speak at major donor conference

Sir Richard Branson will give the keynote speach at this October's Raising Funds from the Rich conference in London.

ARK fundraising gala raises £15.6 million

The eighth annual fundraising gala for children's charity ARK (Absolute Return for Kids) last week raised £15.6 million from 800 guests in one night for new programmes in health, child welfare and ed

The Big Give to create £3m matched fund to spur further £3m in donations

Online giving site TheBigGive.org.uk is creating a £3 million matched fund over the summer to stimulate donations of £3 million from charity supporters in December.

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