The government supports charitable giving because it wants to encourage individuals to contribute to social wellbeing. With the dust settling on the coalition's ill-fated attempt to cap personal tax relief on giving, now is an opportune moment to look, not only at 'how we do good', but whether we are doing it as well as we could.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/voluntary-sector-network/2012/jul/23/philanthropy-for-a-better-society