A one-day conference, Friday 1 March 2013
NCVO, 8 All Saints Street, London, N1 9RL
- What is social justice philanthropy?
- How do philanthropic foundations pursue social justice?
- What are the experiences of progressive grant-givers and recipients?
This one-day conference will bring together academics, policy-makers and practitioners, in order to gain a greater understanding of how philanthropy operates in practice and the moral judgments that underpin charitable giving.
It will explore both the theoretical and the day-to-day context in which decisions about philanthropic giving are made. What are the traditions, customs and rules that influence grant-givers? It will also analyse the concept of social justice philanthropy and ask whether it offers a significantly new model of philanthropy.
Foundations’ perspectives on social justice
- Stephen Pittam (a member of the Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace)
- ‘Social justice philanthropy as a family of concepts’
- Sara Llewellin (Chief Executive, Barrow Cadbury Trust)
‘The Barrow Cadbury Trust – constancy and change through time’ - Andrew Barnett (Director UK Branch of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation)
‘Does “social justice” give a meaningful shape to our strategies and practices?’
Respondents:
- Matthew Taylor (Chief Executive, The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce)
- Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)
- Samantha Callan (Chairperson in Residence for Family Law, Mental Health and Early Years at the Centre for Social Justice). View response
- Chair: Karl Wilding (Head of Policy, Research and Foresight, National Council for Voluntary Organisations)
Perspectives on foundations and social justice
- Balihar Sanghera and Kate Bradley (University of Kent)
‘Social justice, liberalism and philanthropy: an investigation into the tensions and limitations of charitable and community foundations in the UK - Diana Leat (Cass Business School)
‘Why foundations change: some implications for policy and practice’ - Chair: Beth Breeze (University of Kent)
Theory and practice of philanthropic foundations I
Room 1
- Stephen Ball and Antonio Olmedo (Institute of Education, University of London)
‘Social Justice, philanthropy, enterprise and profit in English education’ - Niamh McCrea (School of Social Justice, University College Dublin)
‘Venture philanthropy, community development and equality in the migrants’ rights sector in Ireland’ - Chair: Balihar Sanghera (University of Kent)
Room 2
- Carolyn Hayman (Chief Executive, Peace Direct)
‘Can we measure the impact of grants for peace building?’ - Rob Williamson (Chief Executive, Tyne & Wear and Northumberland Community Foundation) and Cathy Elliott (Chief Executive, Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside)
‘Vital Signs UK: effective, accountable and engaged community philanthropy’ - Chair: Diana Leat (Cass Business School)
Theory and practice of philanthropic foundations II
Room 1
- Gareth Morgan (Sheffield Hallam University)
‘Morality, practice and relationships: public benefit in small-scale grantmaking’ - Sinead Gormally (University of Hull)
‘A social justice approach to community development: The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland’ - Chair: Kate Bradley (University of Kent)
Room 2
- Natalie Branosky (Chief Executive, InclusionUS)
‘Using philanthropy to promote economic and social inclusion’ - Sophie Pritchard (Co-ordinator, Edge Fund)
‘Living social justice values’ - Ming Hu (Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University Purdue)
‘Volunteers as economic resources or key partners? A case of Chinese grassroots nonprofit organisations’ - Chair: Stephen Pittam (Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice & Peace)
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Social Justice Philanthropy: Implications for Practice and Policy is an on-going research project, conducted by Dr Balihar Sanghera, Dr Kate Bradley and Dr Emily Robinson from the University of Kent and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, and part of a wider project looking at Charity and Social Redistribution (Award No RES-593-25-0003). Further information about the project can be found here.
ESRC conference programme (pdf)