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Author Archives: carolinefiennes
Do matched giving schemes work?
This article was first published by Philanthropy Impact magazine. Many fundraisers tell us that donors give more if a match is available, that is, somebody else will also give if, and only if, they give. Fundraisers’ confidence is based largely … Continue reading
MPs should donate their payrise if they really don’t want it
UK MPs are to have a payrise of £8000 which many say they don’t want. They may be unable to avoid it because their salaries are set by an independent body. So they should give it away. Giving Evidence’s Caroline Fiennes … Continue reading
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Most Charities Shouldn’t Evaluate Their Work: Part Two: Who should measure what?
This two-part series first appeared in Stanford Social Innovation Review. So what should happen if no one has properly evaluated an idea yet? If it’s important, an independent and suitably skilled researcher should evaluate it in enough detail and in … Continue reading
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Most Charities Shouldn’t Evaluate Their Work: Part One Why not?
This two-part series first appeared in Stanford Social Innovation Review. Most “evaluations” of charities’ work are done by the charities themselves and are a waste of time. Perhaps this is a surprising view for an advocate who thinks that charitable … Continue reading
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Getting Better: Improving Education By Learning from Evidence-Based Medicine
‘It’s chilling that when we think we are doing good, we may actually be doing harm’ – Dr Ben Goldacre Giving Evidence has underway a major project to improve the effectiveness of education in less developed countries, … Continue reading
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Good charities spend more on administration than less good charities spend
Ground-breaking analysis by Giving Evidence disproves the popular idea that charities should spend less on administration. This is the first analysis which shows (doesn’t just argue) that high-performing charities spend more on administration costs than weaker ones do. {Report here. The … Continue reading
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What the First Social Impact Bond Won’t Tell Us
This article first published in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Social impact bonds (SIBs) are a high-profile innovation in funding public services. The pilot SIB in Peterborough, UK, which aims to reduce recidivism, has been widely watched and—despite not yet … Continue reading
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Happy birthday, book!
It’s a year since the publication of It Ain’t What You Give, It’s the Way That You Give It. This, Caroline Fiennes’ book about how any donor can do a great job, has met a great response: “A terrific read” … Continue reading
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Free for you: Insight on what works
The government’s new What Works Centres should be awesome. And they should be a fantastic and free resource for charities and donors and others, which we can use to dramatically improve effectiveness. What are you on about? Wouldn’t it be … Continue reading
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Bad Book: Why Philanthropy Matters
If Princeton University Press hadn’t provided a free chapter of Why Philanthropy Matters: How the Wealthy Give, and What It Means for Our Economic Well-Being by Zoltan J. Acs, I might have bought it. But I could barely stomach that first chapter, so my thoughts are … Continue reading
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