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My mother left money to the wrong charity
The halo effect of a charity cannot be extended indiscriminately, nor for political expediency
An attempt to analyse the price of a prestigious education.
£1bn a year of financial assistance is available to help with fees
Kevin Watkins is changing the charity’s culture after damaging allegations
Commission finds only half of a sample of accounts met benchmark
Pay-for-performance clauses can cause more harm than good
A smaller number of people are donating larger sums to good causes
Charity joins with venture capital firm SV Health to develop innovative treatments
FT 300 adviser discovered an appetite for help with charitable donations
UK group accused of mismanaging allegations of sexual misconduct by staff in Haiti
Voluntary donations to public funds last year totalled a paltry £11,069
Ex-wife of Amazon founder joins hedge fund billionaires to sign up to Warren Buffett charity cause
Tackling the similar but treatable ‘normal pressure hydrocephalus’ would advance public health
Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah on appetite for reform after the sexual misconduct scandal
Trustees seek ruling on whether they must divest from fossil fuels, junk food and payday loans
Growing protests against business donors are counter-productive
Quoted hedge fund manager will divert funds to projects that improve diversity
Royal charity is latest to distance itself from Chinese group amid spying fears
Cats and dogs command huge donations — but other causes may deliver more lasting good
Compete against FT writers in our annual stockpicking competition
By converting an old Quakers house, Habitat for Humanity is tackling homelessness in a wealthy town
Britons gave more than £10bn to good causes last year
