New Fundraisers

Beth Breeze co-founded and now directs the Centre for Philanthropy at the University of Kent, where she is also a senior lecturer in Social Policy. She worked as a fundraiser and charity manager for a decade before moving into academia where she conducts research and teaches courses on philanthropy and fundraising. She has written the annual Coutts Million Pound Donor Report since 2008, co-authored Richer Lives: why rich people give (2013) and The Logic of Charity (2015), and co-edited The Philanthropy Reader (2016).

"Few people ‘get’ donors and fundraisers like Beth Breeze. Her encyclopaedic knowledge combines with thorough professional analysis to provide an indispensable resource for the entire voluntary sector." Ken Burnett, author, Relationship Fundraising and other books.