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.

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ABOUT US

Meet our Trustees

RT HON SIR ERNEST RYDER, TD, PC, DL

Vice Chair, Chair Nominations Remuneration and Culture Committee   

Sir Ernest Ryder became Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, in July 2020.

His previous role was in the United Kingdom Judiciary, as Senior President of Tribunals and a Lord Justice of Appeal. He has published and lectured internationally on issues of family law, the role of a modern judiciary, the leadership and governance of justice, and cultural conflicts in justice.He is a Senior Associate at the University of Oxford’s Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, and Chair of the Conference of Colleges Legal Panel. 

Sir Ernest is a Deputy Lieutenant, a Trustee of the Nuffield Foundation and a Trustee of the Charities Aid Foundation. He is a current member of the Administrative Justice Council having previously served as Chair and between 2014 and 2016 he served as Chancellor of the University of Bolton.

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