A five-year study of ‘entrepreneurial philanthropy’ was one of several new research projects showcasing preliminary findings at the ESRC Centre for Giving and Philanthropy’s (CGAP) conference held last week in London.

The study, Entrepreneurial Philanthropy in the 21st Century, from the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, at the University of Strathclyde Business School, aims to "break through the propaganda" around such philanthropy and ultimately promote more of it, according to CGAP visiting professor Charles Harvey, pro vice-chancellor for humanities and social studies at Newscastle University.

The importance of the research is underpinned by the fact that in the UK for the first time in history more money is being given philanthropically among the living.

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