Who Are the Givers? Briefing Paper on British Social Attitudes to Charitable Giving

This Institute for Philanthropy paper summarizes the findings of the annual British Social Attitudes Survey on the attitudes and values of Britons regarding charitable giving and philanthropy, and on their behavior. The authors differentiate the target group by age, education, religion, income, political affiliation, and newspaper readership, and determines that there are broadly three groups in British society: contributors, bystanders, and investors

Small is the new big: measuring the impact of NAB's microenterprise loan programs

NAB\u27s Microenterprise Loan program is part of a commitment by NAB to address financial exclusion in Australia. These unsecured business loans are for small enterprises that do not have access to mainstream business finance. The loans are not provided as a band-aid or short-term solution: they are part of a wider program and are offered in partnership with established training, mentoring and support initiatives tailored to the specific needs of emerging small businesses. Conducted by the Centre for Social Impact, this research reveal a variety of positive social and economic outcomes for the program