Culture of giving

Zoe Keens, Development Director at Birmingham and Black Country Community Foundation, demonstrates the importance of raising the subject of philanthropy with clients.

Private Banking supplement, Birmingham Post, May 2011 (PDF - 1MB)

Soft skills

Clare Brooks, Director of Philanthropy at CFN, explains why soft skills are essential for developing a strong relationship with client philanthropists (STEP Journal, June 2010).

Questions to get started – a flyer on useful questions for a philanthropy discussion

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An entrepreneur who views philanthropy as a social investment

Matthew Bowcock, a self-confessed serial entrepreneur, active in his local community foundation and Chair of CFN, believes philanthropy is about investing and expecting a social return.

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