Welcome to the Charities Aid Foundation

We help donors to give more impactfully and charities to build their resilience so they can do more of their life-changing work.

Personal giving From one-off donations to long-term giving, or designing your personal philanthropic strategy, we work together to help you realise your giving ambitions. Corporate giving You have the vision for making a difference. So do we. We help you plan how to give based on your goals. Services for charities Helping your charity or social enterprise become more resilient. Insights Discover the latest insights for donors and charitable organisations to help create a greater impact About us We are a leading charity, working at the centre of the giving world. We help donors to give more impactfully and charities to build their resilience so they can do more of their life-changing work. Donate  
 
 
 

Personal giving

From one-off donations to long-term giving, or designing your personal philanthropic strategy, we work together to help you realise your giving ambitions.

DISCOVER OUR PERSONAL GIVING SOLUTIONS

Corporate giving

You have the vision for making a difference. So do we. We help you plan how to give based on your goals.

DISCOVER OUR CORPORATE GIVING SOLUTIONS

Services for charities

Helping your charity or social enterprise become more resilient.

DISCOVER HOW WE SUPPORT CHARITIES

Insights

Discover the latest insights for donors and charitable organisations to help create a greater impact

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About us

We are a leading charity, working at the centre of the giving world. We help donors to give more impactfully and charities to build their resilience so they can do more of their life-changing work.

Find out more about CAF
ABOUT US

Meet our Executive Team

Mark Greer

Managing Director

Mark is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of CAF’s services for donors, charities and social investors in the UK. These include donor advised funds, impact investing, employee giving, impact advisory, grantmaking, social investment, and CAF’s digital fundraising platform. Mark plays an active role as an advocate for philanthropy, impact investing and more widely the third sector, both in the UK and internationally, inspiring and educating influential stakeholders with the aim of accelerating progress in society.

Mark joined CAF in 2016 as Senior Manager of the CAF American Donor Fund. He went on to lead our wider private client work as Head of Private Clients, before becoming Managing Director of Giving & Impact Services.

He has spent much of his professional life working with people to help them realise their philanthropic ambitions. Prior to joining CAF, Mark worked as Philanthropy Director at UK Community Foundations and as CEO of the Beacon Awards for Philanthropy.

Earlier in his career, Mark led programmes engaged in intercultural work and community development, as well as working for a British MP and an ultra-high-net-worth family in Miami, Florida. Mark’s expertise includes philanthropy and philanthropy advice, social investment, fundraising, major donors, cross-border giving, donor advised funds and other charitable giving vehicles.

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