Philanthropy challenges
David Carrington shares his thoughts on key areas a new European philanthropy research centre should be prioritising
The Erasmus Centre for Strategic Philanthropy [1] was launched at Rotterdam University in September. A joint venture of the University’s Schools of Management and of Economics and the Adessium Foundation, the centre is an addition to the growing number of university-based centres in Europe which are concentrating on research and teaching in philanthropy. For the launch conference, ‘Doing Good, Done Better,’ Iwas very pleased to be invited to talk about ‘Philanthropy Challenges [2].’ This article is made up of extracts from my speech.
Author: David Carrington
David Carrington is an independent consultant working with charities, companies and the government on the funding and governance of charities and social enterprises. He has been chief executive of three foundations including The Baring Foundation (1992-1998) and is a member of the supervisory board of Tridos Bank NV.
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