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January 2011

David Malone takes a look at the vital components of effective charity trusteeship

Trustees are the architects of giving in this country; they play a pivotal role in the culture and co-ordination of charities from the top down. Today, some 820,000 trustees are responsible for the management of over 170,000 charities in the UK; which, accordingly, makes them responsible for over £41bn of capital to be put towards the public’s benefit.

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David Malone

Author: David Malone

David Malone is a member of the Institute for Philanthropy’s, Think Philanthropy, team, assisting in the research and creation of the Institute's research papers.

He has worked for an EU/UN-funded NGO in Croatia, returning to the UK to complete an MA in research methodologies and an MPhil focusing on planning and land development issues in the West Balkans.

He currently splits his time between projects at the Institute and the BBC.

www.instituteforphilanthropy.org.uk

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