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The Guide to Giving

Charitable giving can make a real difference to societal issues, but it can be hard to know the best way to achieve impact.

Our comprehensive 'Guide to Giving' has been designed to provide step-by-step advice on some of the key considerations we suggest you take as you build your giving strategy.

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CAF Resilience Fund report 2023

Read our new report that shares learnings on how donors can help charities achieve long-term impact.

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What does the Charity Resilience Index mean for funders?

Five takeaways for funders wanting to support charities on the frontline of the cost-of-living crisis

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Charity Resilience Index

Our latest research highlights the impact that the cost-of-living crisis is having on charities and includes recommendations for donors.

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Cost of living crisis - How funders can best support charities

With charities feeling the squeeze of the cost-of-living crisis, what more can corporate and high-net-worth donors do to support charities in this turbulent time?

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Supporting community-led initiatives

In this latest piece, we talk about what a community-led initiative is, its strengths and weaknesses and how to assess this type of organisation.

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Adopting a multigenerational approach to your giving

Whether you’ve been giving for years or you’re just starting to give, you may be thinking about how best to get your family involved.

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The Sunday Times Giving List 2022

Discover the top 200 philanthropists in the UK and the causes they give to.

At the Charities Aid Foundation, we are proud to partner with the Sunday Times on the Giving List, an initiative designed to stimulate philanthropy and shine a light on the good that can flow from wealth generation. This year’s Giving List tells a story of the rise of eco-giving.

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The Giving Toolkit

Get the tools to take your philanthropy conversations from transactional to transformational.

Take your clients through our dedicated Giving Toolkit to make sure they take an informed, impact-led approach to charitable giving.
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Blogs and webinars on philanthropy and giving

Explore our recently published blogs below and take a look at our series of philanthropy focused webinars.

What type of philanthropist are you?
Take this short, fun quiz to help you recognise your philanthropic preferences.
Philanthropy jargon busting
Jargon is commonplace in all industries – including the philanthropy world. Learn the common terminology used by charities and donors.
An introduction to philanthropic leverage
Aurelia Kassatly looks at how to use philanthropic capital to influence how others (donors, governments or the private sector) give to good causes.
Social investment and philanthropy
CAF Venturesome is our social investment arm, providing repayable finance to charities and social enterprises across the UK. Learn more about the impact it can have in this write up of a webinar we hosted for our private clients.
The history of philanthropy and social movements for diversity, equity and inclusion
We explore what a range of historical examples can tell us about the complex relationship between philanthropic funders and movements that have sought to further diversity, equity and inclusion.

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