High Net Worth Individuals
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November 24, 2011London is the European city with the highest number of ultra-high net worth individuals, says a study by international private wealth network Wealth-X. According to the research, 5,955 individuals with a net worth of more than $30 million (€22.4 million) live in London, equivalent to more than 50% of the UK’s 10,450 ultra-rich individuals.
Paris is the [...]
Credo Reference
November 21, 2011Credo Reference is a database providing access to more than 560 reference titles from over 80 publishers. The main ones of use to fundraisers and researchers include Debretts People of Today, Marquis Who’s Who and 1,000 CEOs. You can access this remotely for free if you have a Westminster Library card, which is available to [...]
(2 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5)Money, money, money!
July 25, 2011One story that cut through all the rest last week was the Euro Lottery winners in Ayrshire who won £161 million, instantly making them the 430th richest people in the UK. This created massive media coverage and was the talk of the town across the UK. I suspect many charities took more than a passing [...]
The Post-National Philanthropist
May 12, 2011Civil Society magazine recently published an article by our very own Tony Elischer on the implications of global philanthropy and the ‘global citizens’ behind it. In he argued that global philanthropists are not a ‘commodity’ to be owned by one part of an organisation geographically, but should be engaged and managed by the organisation as [...]
The Central 21st Century Fundraising Quest
March 30, 2011Over the last fifteen years the momentum has been growing around the quest for a truly holistic view of the donor capable of driving an integrated marketing approach; drawing together a comprehensive view of a supporter’s transactions, behaviours and motivations. Many commercial suppliers have promoted their data and software products on delivering this ‘holy grail’ [...]
General Fundraising, High Net Worth Individuals, Individual Giving
THINK launches IPI Training to help charities inspire and win new support from major donors and companies
November 25, 2010In response to many clients looking for new ways to sharpen and transform their communications skills, THINK has introduced IPI training; quite simply tailored training courses and coaching on how to Inspire, Persuade and Inform. Communication has always been central to any business and is possibly even more demanding in the not-for-profit sector, but there [...]
Charities, Corporate Fundraising, General Fundraising, High Net Worth Individuals, Strategy
German Millionaires Criticise Gates’ ‘Giving Pledge’
October 18, 2010Germany’s super-rich have rejected an invitation by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to join their ‘Giving Pledge’ to give away most of their fortune. The pledge has been criticized in Germany, with millionaires saying donations shouldn’t replace duties that would be better carried out by the state.
Last week, Microsoft founder Bill Gates attempted to convince [...]
Following the money trail – wealth and philanthropy in Asia
May 27, 2010Are you sitting down? I’m sorry to be the one to break it to you but Wealth and Philanthropy are not mutually inclusive. Wealth doesn’t always precede large donations and philanthropy doesn’t always indicate wealth.
I say this because I think we often over-emphasise the role wealth plays in our fundraising research and programmes. Whether you call it major donor, [...]
UK wealthy feeling more generous
April 21, 2010Donations to UK charitable trusts have more than tripled in the first quarter of this year to £70m (€79m), as the nation’s wealthy, cheered up at the prospect of economic recovery, start digging deep according to the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).
In the first quarter of 2010, CAF opened 51 new Charitable Trust Accounts with a [...]
Calculating an individual’s giving capacity
September 24, 2009In the past few weeks, there’s been an interesting debate sparked off on the Prospect Research UK forum, regarding calculating an individual’s capacity to give. Also known as the holy grail, present your major gift fundraisers’ with a specific number and you can be sure to be on their Christmas card list (for this year [...]
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