The art of advising

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• Clare Brooks, Director of Philanthropy at CFN, explains why soft skills are essential for developing a strong relationship with client philanthropists. Read article >> (from STEP Journal, June 2010)

Philanthropic trends as seen by a private banker

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• Jonathan Norbury of SG Hambros argues philanthropy is increasingly important to his clients. Read more >>

Recessionary relief for your community

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• How giving through a community foundation supports frontline charities who are coping with the fallout of recession. Read more >>
  

Establishing a fund with a community foundation is easy

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• Stephen Hammersley, CEO of Community Foundation Network, explains how setting up a fund with a community foundation is simple and straightforward, unlike a private trust. Read more >>

Community foundations offer solutions for clients

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• Born and brought up in a deprived area of Leeds, Jimi Heselden donated 10 million to Leeds Community Foundation, solving his year-end tax dilemma and providing him with an effective way to give back to his local community. Read more >>

SG Hambros shares with its clients the opportunity of the Grassroots Endowment Challenge

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• An investment with a potential increase of 341% could support your local community in England now and for future generations. Read more >>

Performance philanthropy and community foundations

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• Clive Cutbill, principal at Withers LLP, is so convinced that community foundations are an important resource for charitably minded clients that he became trustee of one. Read more >>

Getting the most out of giving

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• The Director of London's Capital Community Foundation, explains the process a community foundation follows with donors so that clients get the most out of giving. Read more >>

An entrepreneur who views philanthropy as a social investment

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• Matthew Bowcock, a self-confessed serial entrepreneur, active in his local community foundation and Chair of CFN, believes philanthropy is about investing and expecting a social return. Read more >>

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For more information about how CFN and its members can partner with you to serve your clients, please contact Clare Brooks, Director of Philanthropy or phone +44 20 7713 9326.