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Wealthy pensioners asked to donate winter fuel payments to poor
The Guardian, 10 November 2011
Surviving Winter appeal, piloted in Somerset, attempts to relieve pressure on 2.5m pensioners in fuel poverty.
Chants and circumstance
Philanthropy UK Quarterly October 2011
Community Foundation Network chairman Matthew Bowcock shares his vision for the organisation and an aim to unite its 56 members with a chant for more ‘locally-managed philanthropy’.
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Help the needy survive the cold
Saga Magazine, November 2011
Saga Magazine is supporting Community Foundation Network's Surviving Winter campaign, asking pensioners to donate their winter fuel payments to support those who struggle to keep warm in winter.
Inspiring local giving
Financial Times, Saturday 15 October 2011
Philanthropy advisers at private banks are working with a growing number of donors who want to address social problems in their local communities. A new report from Coutts & Co and New Philanthropy Capital features a number of community resources available to philanthropists, including community foundations and Localgiving.com.
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Is Cameron’s ‘big society’ reserved for the rich?
The Guardian, 18 May, 2011
Local philanthropy and volunteers have driven the 'big society' in Surrey for years.
Read how Community Foundation for Surrey's new report, Surrey's Bigger Society, helps puncture the stereotype of Surrey inhabitants as affluent retirees
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