Author Archives: carolinefiennes

New report! Giving Evidence has been mapping the existing research around strategic and operational management of charitable and philanthropic activities. We are today (2nd July 2019) launching a ‘review copy’ of the findings, which you can download here. This sits … Continue reading →

Whom should you support this Christmas (or in your will)? As we’ve discussed here before, the data on charities’ effectiveness is really ropey, so this question is harder than it should be. In international development, there are some reliable independent … Continue reading →

This article first published in the Financial Times in April 2018. The global ‘gig economy’ is awash with the downtrodden and effective campaigners The council wanted them out. The Grand Parade area in front of Cape Town’s City Hall needed to … Continue reading →

This article first published in the Financial Times. Break out the champagne. Somebody’s finally done it. I’ve been saying for a while that funders should investigate empirically whether their “help” for non-profit organisations actually does help. It is not guaranteed: … Continue reading →

With Keystone Accountability, we recently worked for a funder who was relatively new to monitoring / evaluation / learning. We created for them a ‘primer’ to introduce some of the key concepts a ‘primer’ to introduce some of the key concepts, and … Continue reading →

Keynote talk and very spirited panel at the Philanthropic Foundations of Canada, Toronto, Oct 2018. Notice the all-female panel 🙂 (We will eventually cut the slides into this so you can see what Caroline was talking about. For now, you … Continue reading →

Caroline Fiennes gave a keynote presentation at the Global Evidence and Implementation Summit in Melbourne, October 2018. To watch, click on the photo and wait a second. You may need to log in – any email address is fine. Excuse the … Continue reading →

Demanding a financial return often reduces the social benefit rather more often than impact investors let on A version of this article first published in the Financial Times in September 2018.  It is a beguiling offer — an investment that … Continue reading →

Lack of diversity is a problem for foundations and grant-making committees This article first published in the Financial Times in September 2018. Every donor who sets up a charitable foundation needs a board. And every company  starting a charitable programme … Continue reading →