Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – May 2019: James Gillespie
James Gillespie (1726-1797) 'An Edinburgh character through and through, with an impressive nose fit for a snuff merchant' Background: Born [...]
Philanthropy as ‘Sisyphus’
Ylvisaker, in his speech to the 1976 International Conference on Opportunities for Philanthropy, argued that doing philanthropy is akin to [...]
Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – April 2019: Anna and Edward Harkness
Image: Anna Harkness Background: Mother and son duo, Anna and Edward Harkness were both prominent American philanthropists. Anna [...]
Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – March 2019: William Chambers
William Chambers (1800-1883) Publisher, Public Servant, Philanthropist Image: John Rhind's Statute of William Chambers on Chambers Street, Edinburgh [...]
The European Philanthropy Manifesto: some critical comments
by Tobias Jung - This piece was published on The Alliance Magazine blog on 26 March 2019 Last week saw the [...]
Cecil Jackson-Cole: Britain’s First Philanthrocapitalist?
Cecil Jackson-Cole’s legacy in shaping post-war philanthropy remains largely unrecognised. He was a restless social entrepreneur and philanthropist who thrust [...]
Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – February 2019: John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute (1847-1900) Background: Influential Victorian patron and philanthropist John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of [...]
Scottish Philanthropy Snippet – January 2019: The Buchanan Sisters
The Buchanan Sisters Background: Margaret Buchanan (1793-1864), Jane Buchanan (1796-1867), and Elizabeth Buchanan (1803-1875), otherwise referred to as the Misses Buchanan [...]
Philanthropy as ‘love’
Given that the earliest image of philanthropy is associated with Prometheus' love of humanity, what better image to finish with [...]
Foundations – ‘black holes’ vs ‘supernovas’
The last couple of years have seen substantial developments around learning, information management and sharing of knowledge in philanthropy. Today's [...]