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The case for odd grants
Grants don’t seem to keep up with inflation. Why is that?
Nov 3
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May 2026
Don't guarantee the service. Guarantee the staff.
In a very nice hotel in Cheshire last week, I was having a conversation with Caia Park Partnership — a fantastic charity in Wrexham.
May 26
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Charities don’t compete. They form moral monopolies
As a business, if all else fails, you can just try and copy someone else, but do it better or cheaper.
May 12
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June 2025
The Messy Middle: What UK Community Foundations Can Teach America
My main takeaways from the CoF conference in Minneapolis last week were not what I anticipated.
Jun 18, 2025
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March 2025
Philanthropy’s Identity Crisis: Talking VC, Acting Procurement
In strategy sessions and on websites for foundations and philanthropists across the globe, you'll increasingly hear the language of Venture Capital…
Mar 25, 2025
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More Than Money: What Makes Muslims So Good at Charity?
Those who spend their wealth in God’s cause are like grains of corn that produce seven ears, each bearing a hundred grains.
Mar 10, 2025
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