REPORT: Enabling an ecosystem that supports increased impact investing by those with private wealth

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Enabling an ecosystem that supports increased impact investing by those with private wealth.

Private wealth holders can provide a crucial boost to impact investing – helping to improve outcomes for people and the planet.

The Individual Impact Investing Commission (IIIC), brought together 11 leading impact investors, professional advisors, fund managers, advocates and experts in the private wealth sector to consider how to encourage more wealthy individuals and families to use their private assets to support UK impact-led enterprises.

The Commission sought to develop a better understanding of the barriers faced – whether psychological, practical, regulatory or motivational – and to make recommendations to enable an ecosystem that encourages and supports increased impact investing.

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Beacon Impact Forum: Growing giving is a shared responsibility between government, the private sector, the philanthropy sector and charities

This year’s Forum was an inspiring day that saw a rich exchange of ideas, dynamic discussions, valuable networking and potential future collaborations from experienced leaders from across the impact community.

17 April 2024 Cath Dovey

Enriched philanthropists-only group is moving to a new home with I.G. Advisors

Enriched, our private, invite-only group for philanthropists, is moving to a new home with I.G. Advisors – an award-winning team of philanthropy and impact experts with decades of experience supporting the philanthropy, business and nonprofit sectors to create social and environmental change.

20 March 2024 Beacon Collaborative

Philanthropy grows again in 2023 — second consecutive year

For a second consecutive year, giving among the UK’s wealthy population continued to grow. Looking at the annual trends from our quarterly research, we saw positive results in the median and average (mean) levels of giving, showing that high net worth giving increased significantly last year and has been on an upward trajectory since 2020.

10 January 2024 Cath Dovey

Scoping the high net worth philanthropy market

To address data gaps in high net worth giving, this study trialled a new model based on survey data in which donors were selected by their wealth level. Results suggest that total giving by the HNW and UNHW population in the UK could be worth around £7.76bn and possibly much more.

18 October 2023

Summer lull in giving, but underlying trends remain strong

The median level of giving among the whole population of millionaires reverted to £500 from significantly higher figures in March and June.However, those with wealth >£5 million gave at levels above the long-term median trend.

3 October 2023

Bridging diversity in British giving: Engaging donors from diverse giving communities

We commissioned this qualitative research project to help improve understanding of how diverse groups experience philanthropy, their relationship to the wider charity sector and how they channel their support to their communities.

25 September 2023