This topic formed the basis of events at those two conferences too, where experts in the international field such as Andrew Mitchell, former Secretary of State for International Development, and Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods, part of Labour’s Shadow International Development team, joined us and Barrow Cadbury Trust for a discussion on how to boost global philanthropy, as well as the need to set a positive example for civil society here in the UK.
We also used conference season to talk about one of our key projects in the UK – building a new, civic philanthropy that encourages people to come together in their local areas to give for social good. This is particularly relevant as devolution increases, with powers being distributed to a local level, and there is a growing political debate about the importance of place and identity in the modern world.