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Global education philanthropy is shifting in Africa’s favour
Global education philanthropy is shifting in Africa’s favour

African universities are operating in a challenging philanthropic environment, with limited local high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and far fewer internal fundraising resources than institutions in North America or Europe. Yet, the landscape is shifting—and in Africa’s favour. This article explores five emerging trends that suggest African universities may be on the cusp of a new era in philanthropic opportunity, including the rising wealth class in Africa; the globalisation of philanthropy; the rise of diaspora networks and giving; the impact of Next-Gen philanthropy; and technology’s impact on philanthropy.

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Andrew WigleyUniversity, Philanthropy, Next generation, Diaspora giving
Riding high: The role of university charitable trusts in UK fundraising
Riding high: The role of university charitable trusts in UK fundraising

According to our latest research, there are now 85 university charitable foundations in the UK, established by non-UK universities in over 20 countries. Between 2014-19 these charitable trusts received over £342.5m ($460m) from UK based philanthropic giving, and 2019 was the most successful year yet, collectively reporting 37% growth over 2018 income. And we know this doesn’t reflect the full picture of university charitable fundraising.

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Andrew WigleyUniversity, Charitable trusts, Foundations, University of Cape Town, University of the Witwatersrand, University of Pennsylvania, Weizmann Institute, UK fundraising, tax relief, Gift Aid, Wolfson Foundation, Bar Ilan University, Ben Gurion University, Stanford University, Hebrew University, Haifa University, Israel, United States, South Africa, Makerere, Higher education, university philanthropy, university fundraising, university
The Packard Foundation: A family enterprise

The David & Lucile Packard Foundation is a significant funder of universities. According to our analysis of its giving over the past five reported years, 2014-18, the Packard Foundation has consistently awarded around 15% of all funding annually to universities and higher education institutions. That amounts to over $220m over in the years 2014-18. And reflecting the founders’ association with the Golden State, Californian universities top the Packard Foundation giving table.

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Andrew WigleyPackard Foundation, David Packard, Lucille Packard, David and Lucille Packard Foundation, University, Universities, University of California, Berkeley, San Francisco, Hewlett Packard, Jaio Tong University, Stockholm University, Stanford, University of Technology, University of the Western Cape
History and Hungary: George Soros and his university philanthropy

At UniversityPhilanthropy.com we wanted to understand which institutions George Soros’ network of foundations was funding, and where are they. What we hadn’t appreciated is just how complex an undertaking that would be. The challenge is the highly devolved and disparate character of Soros’s philanthropic efforts. Said to be operating in over 120 countries, there are different foundations in different geographies.

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Andrew WigleyGeorge Soros, Open Society Foundations, Foundation to Promote Open Society, Hungary, Central European University, Bard College, Leo Botstein, Michael Ignatieff, Viktor Orbán, John Shattuck, Universities, University, philanthropy, philanthrocapitalism, university philanthropy, Higher education, Soros, Soros Fund Charitable Foundation, Open Society Institute, Soros Economic Development Fund, Columbia University, Harvard University, New York University, University of Oxford, American University of Central Asia, CIVICA university network, London School of Economics, Open Society Justice Initiative, American University, Arizona State University, American University of Bulgaria