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Stories from our network

Philanthropists come from across our communities and in today’s world are from backgrounds as varied as the beneficiaries they serve. Their heritage, connections and experience are as important to the success of the projects they support as the financial investment they make in them.

Here, we will be showcasing examples of impactful philanthropy occurring across the UK and highlighting the transformative effects of thoughtful, strategic, and sustained philanthropy in the UK.

Read the stories

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Our Manifesto

Philanthropy is a force that has shaped our modern society. It is scarcely possible to walk down any high street in our country without seeing the indelible mark of philanthropy in our hospitals, schools and universities, in libraries and community centres, theatres and museums, and in our religious and charitable institutions. As wealth holders, we want to build on this history and are seeking to encourage our peers to increase our annual charitable giving collectively by £2 billion. To achieve our goal will take many actions by many people. We will do more this year, in the causes we support and by encouraging others in their philanthropy. Sign our manifesto to show your support.

Sign our manifesto

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Our Current Work

Currently, we are working on 8 main projects including Establishing an APPG on modern philanthropy, developing an economic impact report exploring high net worth giving in the UK and researching who and what high net worth individuals give to in the UK

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About The Beacon Collaborative

The Beacon Collaborative is a collective impact movement bringing together philanthropists, organisations and foundations that share a common aspiration to increase philanthropy and social investment among the wealthy in the UK. The mechanism is a collective work plan of activities aimed at encouraging wealthy individuals to use more of their private assets for public good.

The Collaborative partners currently include UK Community Foundations, Charities Aid Foundation, New Philanthropy Capital, Association of Charitable Foundations, Institute of Fundraising, Big Society Capital, Philanthropy Impact, The Philanthropy Workshop, Barclays Private Bank, Ernst & Young, Pears Foundation, Reekimlane Foundation, Hazelhurst Trust, Arts Council England and The City Bridge Trust.

Our goal is to attract £2 billion more in donations to good causes and social investment by 2025.

Do Something New – our toolkit for philanthropists

We’ve put together a guide for philanthropists on questions to ask when supporting a new charity. See our 30 questions to ask when speaking to charities, in order to help them survive, adapt and thrive.