The Million Pound Donors Report 2012 - University of Kent
The Million Pound Donors Report 2012 - University of Kent
The Million Pound Donors Report 2012 - University of Kent
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FOREWORD<br />
Welcome to the fifth edition <strong>of</strong> the Coutts <strong>Million</strong> <strong>Pound</strong><br />
<strong>Donors</strong> <strong>Report</strong> – a study that aims to capture the essence<br />
<strong>of</strong> philanthropy by the highest donors in the UK in 2010/11.<br />
This report records 232 million pound donations made by<br />
130 separate donors in 2010/11. It is extremely encouraging<br />
for the development <strong>of</strong> UK philanthropy to note that this<br />
is the highest number <strong>of</strong> donors and donations since we<br />
began compiling this report in 2008. <strong>The</strong> more donors<br />
there are and the more they communicate about the<br />
benefits their philanthropy brings to society and what<br />
it means to them personally, the more it will grow and<br />
strengthen a culture <strong>of</strong> philanthropy.<br />
However, this has not been matched by a rise in the<br />
combined value <strong>of</strong> these donations, which at £1.2 billion is<br />
lower than in previous years. This is in line with what we<br />
may expect with the world economy emerging slowly from<br />
a recession and philanthropists therefore being cautious<br />
about committing large sums ‘up front’. <strong>The</strong> ‘Discussion’<br />
section (page 15) <strong>of</strong> this report therefore explores the<br />
changing context <strong>of</strong> the nature <strong>of</strong> the ‘social contract’ in<br />
the UK and the evolving role and need for philanthropy<br />
within this developing context.<br />
foreword | Maya PrabhU<br />
<strong>The</strong> richness and diversity <strong>of</strong> British philanthropy is<br />
exemplified through the case studies <strong>of</strong> donors and<br />
recipients in this report. We are grateful to Liz and Terry<br />
Bramall, George Koukis, Fran Perrin and Barrie Wells<br />
for sharing their philanthropy ‘journeys’ as donors. We<br />
sincerely thank Camila Batmanghelidjh (Kids Company),<br />
Emma Davidson (<strong>The</strong> Courtauld) and Lynda Thomas<br />
(Macmillan Cancer Support) for their insights into how<br />
their charities have built strong and enduring relationships<br />
with their donors.<br />
This report is truly a result <strong>of</strong> team effort. Many<br />
congratulations and thanks to Dr Beth Breeze at the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kent</strong> and my colleague Lenka Setkova for<br />
their work on this report and to my colleagues, Rachel<br />
Harrington and Stuart May – for their ideas and support.<br />
We hope you enjoy this report.<br />
Maya Prabhu | Executive Director,<br />
Coutts Institute<br />
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