The Future of Civil Society Organisations: Towards a Theory of Regulation for Organised Civil Society

Garton, Jonathan

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“…The precise variations, nuances, and expressions of U.K. charity law, and the ways in which the U.K.’s charity sectors have evolved, have been widely explored in the literature (Alcock, 2009, 2012; Breen et al, 2009; Garton, 2009; Morgan, 2012; O’Halloran et al, 2008). Within this body of work, there is a small subset focused on foundations.…”

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“…In turn, English acts and statutes on charity and trusts that evolved from the 13th century onward and cumulated in the 1601 Statutes of Charitable Uses provided the roots and basis for charity law in the United States, as well as inspiration for developments in Canada, Australia, and even Japan (Kelley, 2005; Simon, Breen, Avtonomov, Dadrawala, Hasan and Smith, 2016). On top of historic links, contemporary charity law in England and the United States has also tended to develop along parallel paths: “there is more that is similar than different” (Fremont-Smith, 2004, p. 114; see also Garton, 2009; Kiger, 2000).…”

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Foundations in the U.K.: Organizations and Nations in a State of Flux

Jung

2018

American Behavioral Scientist

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In the absence of a legal foundation form, and with differing national legal contexts, researching UK foundations presents major conceptual and practical challenges. This papers maps and critically discusses the UK foundation landscape; it highlights the blurred boundaries of foundations as an organisational form and outlines the different expressions of charity laws that foundations face across the UK's constituent parts. Examining data on foundation characteristics, the paper shows that although data on foundations indicate that the organisational characteristics and activities of UK foundations resemble those in Germany and the US, there remains an urgent need for more, and for more robust, data and insights on UK foundations to allow for meaningful comparison. Pointing to increased socioeconomic challenges and changes in political perspectives on foundations, the paper explores the shifting attitudes towards, and expectations and roles of, UK foundations and reflects on the issues ahead.

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