12 May 2008
The Beacon Fellowship Charitable Trust has today put out the call for nominations for the 2008 Beacon Prize. Together with the Government’s Cabinet Office, the Charity is urging people throughout the UK to nominate individuals who have made a significant
6 December 2007
Figures released by the Charities Aid Foundation and the NVCO show that charitable giving by individuals in the UK is down from 57 per cent in 2005/06 to 54 per cent in 2006/07. The annual UK Giving report estimates that £9.5bn was given in 2006/07, down
6 December 2007
Alexander McLean, aged 22, is the founder and director of the charitable initiative ‘The African Prisons Project’, and has been recognised for his impressive philanthropic efforts with this year’s top Beacon Prize of £30,000.
6 December 2007
Today it was announced that Beacon Fellow Dr Frederick Mulder has donated £1.25m to his charitable trust The Prairie Trust. In November 2007 Dr Mulder, an art dealer by profession, sold an impression of Picasso’s Minotauromachie, an etching made in 1935,
10 July 2007
The Beacon Fellowship Trust welcomes the acknowledgement from CBI Director General Richard Lambert made today, that at a time a time when great fortunes are being accumulated, philanthropy has an important part to play:
22 November 2006
Jean Vanier, one of the world’s leading proponents of independence for people with learning disabilities has been recognised for his lifetime work by winning this year’s celebrated Beacon Prize.
29 June 2006
Today, 16 charity heroes have been named as the 2005/6 winners of the annual Beacon Prize.
24 November 2005
Representatives from the world of government, charity and business will gather in London today for the UK's inaugural Thanks for Giving Day...
18 July 2005
UK's top philanthropists have been presented with Beacon Prizes at a ceremony held at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
18 July 2005
Professor Peter Guthrie was last night announced the overall winner of the prestigious Beacon Prize for charitable giving at a ceremony at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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