Institute for Philanthropy

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The Institute for Philanthropy is a not-for-profit organisation which provides information and educational programmes to philanthropists and to charitable organizations. [1] Originally established in 2000 by Hilary Browne-Wilkinson, a former solicitor [2] at University College London, [3] the Institute currently operates from offices in London and New York. [2]

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Institute for Philanthropy
Founded2000
FounderHilary Browne-Wilkinson
TypeOperating public charity
FocusPhilanthropy
MethodResearch, Advice, Educational programs
Key people
Dr Salvatore LaSpada, Chief Executive Nicholas Ferguson, Chairman
Website www.instituteforphilanthropy.org

The Institute carries out research about charitable organizations and charitable tax law, and provides advice to potential donors on the efficient utilisation of funding. [2] [4]

The Institute works to increase effective philanthropy in the United Kingdom and internationally, by raising awareness and understanding of philanthropy, [5] [6] providing donor education [6] [7] and building donor networks. [8]

Programmes

The Institute has developed several international philanthropy programmes:

Partnerships

The Institute has partnered with several leading organisations including Credit Suisse, [13] [14] Goldman Sachs, The Royal Bank of Canada and Arcapita. It has also worked with charitable foundations such as The Rockefeller Foundation, The Wellcome Trust and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation [ citation needed ]. It also provided advice and nominations for the Inaugural Happy List.

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