Bond fund chief sells stamps to aid charity

Bill Gross, the bond fund manager also known as the world’s biggest stamp collector, will sell his British Empire stamp collection at auction and give the proceeds to charity

Fiscal prudence can be child’s play

For youngsters to truly understand the implications of managing funds and the impact of charitable giving, parents must do more than write cheques. They need to find hands-on opportunities for instruction

Egotists who are renaming New York City

Increasingly, public buildings are being renamed after big donors whose gifts are made on condition that their names adorn the objects of their largesse. Whatever happened to anonymous giving?

Withdrawal symptoms

For charities whose work involves drug and alcohol issues, donor fatigue – when neither marketing nor the appeals of celebrity fund-raisers can stir donors to give – is an almost permanent ailment

Foundations must enter commercialisation debate

Philanthrocapitalism can encourage us to be more mindful of social objectives

Charity buoyed by resilience of wealthy donors

By year-end, donations from the very rich will at least reach parity with 2007 levels

‘Blood money’ that became a force for good

Using the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund for a good cause was a family’s best revenge

Health of the nation

The head of the largest US healthcare philanthropy wants stable, affordable healthcare coverage for all Americans, a herculean task in a country where costs are rising and 16% of its citizens are uninsured

Pull the right levers for maximum effect

The figures behind the acts of giving

Philanthropy goes to the dogs

Invest in the best to make an impact

The year of giving generously

Misguided calls for ‘business thinking’

Investments in people

The trials of transition

Givers: go out and see for yourselves

An ear for fundraising