Digital diversity
Asian tech pioneers list by charity Diversity UK includes two people with connections to Cambridge Judge Business School. Two people associated with Cambridge Judge Business School were included in a list of 20 Asian tech pioneers by the equality and…
Improving philanthropy
COVID-19 pandemic shows the need to address the North-South power imbalance in global philanthropy, says report by the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School. A new report into global philanthropy released today (15 December)…
The Guardian: Secondhand no longer second-best for UK’s ‘circular economy’ consumers
Thrift+, a social enterprise that was previously on Cambridge Social ventures programme run by Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation, is featured in The Guardian article on growing interest in second-hand goods during Covid-19. Founder Joe Metcalfe, alumnus of Cambridge Judge…
The Guardian: From loo rolls to fashion: how to spend your cash more ethically
An article is featuring businesses that are using customers’ money for good- from sustainable and ethical grocery shopping, to renewable energy and second-hand fashion. Thrift, an online shopping platform for second-hand high-street and designer clothing, where people can donate goods…
Responding to Lebanon’s crisis: mobilising philanthropic funds
A vigil for the victims of the explosium in Beirut / Mehr News Agency / CC BY The emergency in Lebanon caused by the explosion of a stock of ammonium nitrate has created a devastating new level of crisis in…
PPE collaboration
Two Cambridge Executive MBA alumni help lead an appeal to raise funds to provide high-grade personal protective equipment. An appeal to raise funds to provide high-grade personal protective equipment (PPE) is being led by two Cambridge Judge Business School Executive…
Lasting imprint
This is the time to channel our COVID-19 compassion into sustainable solutions, says Dr Matthew Grimes, Reader in Organisational Theory & Information Systems and Co-Director of the Entrepreneurship Centre. Dr Matthew Grimes Like natural disasters and other shocking events, the spread…
BBC: Dragon’s Den
Cambridge Judge Business School alumnus Joe Metcalfe (MST 2009) appeared in BBC’s Dragon den to pitch his business idea. Joe is a founder of Thrift venture that takes the hassle out of donating unwanted apparel while rewarding donors with online…
UK Fundraising: No evidence that charging for services weakens charity legitimacy
According to a study from the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation, there is no evidence that charging for services weakens a charity’s perceived legitimacy. The study was conducted by Flóra Raffai, Chief Executive of Cambridge-based vision charity Cam Sight, as…
Beneficial charging of beneficiaries
Fears that charities could weaken their legitimacy by charging for services are not borne out by the data, concludes a new study from the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation. Lacking empirical research, charity leaders have traditionally relied upon "emotional judgements"…
