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    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Gus O'Donnell
      Charities will repay more policy attention, not just better funding

      We badly need to overcome the barriers between government, philanthropy and the not-for-profit sector

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Cost of living crisis
      Funds worth £800mn in dormant accounts to boost communities in England

      Ministers to release more forgotten money in push to support social and environmental initiatives

    • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
      FT SeriesHTSI spring arts special: creatives in their communities
      Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Heights society

      The Hamilton creator on his vision to reshape Broadway

    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
      Music
      Handel the composer-philanthropist celebrated in concert and online archive

      The English Concert recreates a groundbreaking fundraising event as it launches a website for videos of his complete works

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      HTSI
      Inside the spaces that care

      Even the most sterile of environments can harbour a place that nurtures

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      HTSI
      How a US industrialist created the UK’s most vibrant new photography hub

      Bern Schwartz photographed David Hockney, Margaret Thatcher and King Charles III. Now his family has gifted his archive to the Bodleian Libraries

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
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      Bid by January 29 to join star journalists at top restaurants and support our financial literacy charity

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      UK universities
      UK universities turn to philanthropy to bolster finances

      Institutions increasingly take advantage of appetite from wealthy donors, says Imperial president

    • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
      Sarah O'Connor
      It is getting harder for charities to maintain the social safety net

      The cash-strapped voluntary sector does things the state used to, including providing basic necessities

    • Sunday, 25 December, 2022
      Cost of living crisis
      Charity tries to provide dignity as well as food as cost of living soars

      On top of necessities of life, Humans MCR points people towards advice on all manner of financial struggles

    • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
      Alison Joyce
      Kindling the spirit of generosity

      The recognition of need in the life of another causes us to raise our eyes from our own material needs

    • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
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      Elon Musk’s Twitter is ‘stirring up’ digital polarisation, says Bill Gates

      ‘Seat-of-the-pants’ management of social media platform worries Microsoft co-founder

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      HTSI
      A furniture store in Lima supporting craft collectives

      Don Bosco showcases exquisite furniture, furnishings and sculptures made by artisans in the Andes – and all profits go to them 

    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
      HTSI
      14 gifts that give back

      Inspiring ways to make your presents go a little further

    • Sunday, 11 December, 2022
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      Take a trip that makes a difference...

      ...from Sri Lanka to Nepal

    • Saturday, 10 December, 2022
      HTSIHow To Give It 2022
      The A to Z of stylish giving

      26 fashionable ways to support a good cause

    • Saturday, 10 December, 2022
      HTSIHow To Give It 2022
      HTSI editor’s letter: How to give it? Melinda and co show us how

      From punk philanthropy to collective giving, this is a cracking charity special

    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
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      How To Give It 2022

      An exclusive interview with Melinda French Gates, Libbie Mugrabi’s punk philanthropy, Jimmy Choo’s new school, Cillian Murphy’s quiet revolution – and more

    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
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      Cheers to a good cause

      Five great charities to raise a glass to

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      Give blood. Go on

      Almost anyone can donate, and it costs nothing. So what are you waiting for?

    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
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      Alissa Everett’s mission to humanise the people behind the headlines

      The Californian photographer uses her images to raise awareness and funds – and advocate for change

    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
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      The punk philanthropy of Libbie Mugrabi

      The one-time socialite is transforming herself from gossip-page titbit to munificent patron. But first she wants to go shopping

    • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
      HTSI
      The robo-cot with a heart

      The team behind the Snoo now wants to help babies in more vulnerable circumstances

    • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
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      How to solve the housing crisis

      Bjarke Ingels, Ma Yansong and Ricardo Bofill Jr offer their solutions for low-cost living

    • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
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      Melinda French Gates’s $15bn vision

      The philanthropist has already helped distribute more than $65.6bn. Now she wants to pool resources with the world’s wealthiest to make systems change at massive scale. Exclusive interview

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