Market-based philanthropy must actively include beneficiaries to be effective
Key insights and lessons for future philanthropy provided by my recent publication on 'philanthrocapitalism' - market and business based approaches to philanthropy...
News article for Dafne: Donors and foundations networks in Europe
Mother and son duo Anna and Edward Harkness together donated more than $50 million, with recipients including the Universities of St Andrews, Harvard, Columbia, and Yale...
The 3rd Marquess of Bute was a notable supported of the University of St Andrews. As Rector of the University he personally paid for the appointment of the University's first female lecturer and several University buildings...
As co-founder of the Edinburgh Social Union, Mary Louisa Maclagan's helped house more than 450 working class families in quality housing in 1890s Edinburgh...
Renowned artist and St Andrews resident Wilhelmina Barns-Graham established a trust in her name, the purpose of which was to support the training and education of future artists while preserving her own legacy as an artist...
Charity bazaars – also known as “fancy fairs” or “ladies’ sales” – were a staple of 19th and early 20th century philanthropy. In Scotland alone, more than 300 charity bazaars were held every year between 1880 and 1910...
