Foundations in the U.K. : organizations and nations in a state of flux
Abstract
In the absence of a legal foundation form, and with differing national legal contexts, researching U.K. foundations presents major conceptual and practical challenges. This article maps and critically discusses the U.K. foundation landscape; it highlights the blurred boundaries of foundations as an organizational form and outlines the different expressions of charity laws that foundations face across the U.K.’s constituent parts. Examining data on foundation characteristics, the article shows that although data on foundations indicate that the organizational characteristics and activities of U.K. foundations resemble those in Germany and the United States, there remains an urgent need for more, and for more robust, data and insights on U.K. foundations to allow for meaningful comparison. Pointing to increased socio-economic challenges and changes in political perspectives on foundations, the article explores the shifting attitudes towards, and expectations and roles of, U.K. foundations and reflects on the issues ahead.
Citation
Jung , T 2018 , ' Foundations in the U.K. organizations and nations in a state of flux ' , American Behavioral Scientist , vol. Online First . https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764218773450
Publication
American Behavioral Scientist
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0002-7642Type
Journal article
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© 2018 SAGE Publications. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764218773450
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