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No Place Like Home
February 3, 2012
Pears Foundation is helping to bring to the public the work of award-winning photojournalist Judah Passow. Realising the importance of Judah’s vision to document Jewish lives and communities in modern Britain,... Read more »
Boost to giving education in schools to create next generation of givers
February 3, 2012
Pears Foundation has invested £200k in both The Institute for Philanthropy’s ‘Youth and Philanthropy Initiative’ and Citizenship Foundation’s ‘Go Givers’ programme, to help young people become more engaged in society... Read more »
It’s good for business for business to be good
January 23, 2012
Speaking at the 2nd annual Pears Business Schools Partnership lecture, Sir Andrew Witty, Chief Executive Officer of GlaxoSmithKline, made a powerful case for businesses to connect more strongly with society... Read more »
Religious people most likely to be patriotic and optimistic about Britain
November 21, 2011
People who are religious are more likely to be patriotic than those who self-define as atheists or non-believers according to a major new report on national pride in modern Britain... Read more »
British and Israeli experts collaborate on finding cures for major diseases
November 21, 2011
A delegation of 60 British top academics are visiting Israel this week to launch a groundbreaking programme to promote collaboration between the two countries in regenerative medicine as part of the... Read more »
2011 Family Foundations Report launched at Cass
November 16, 2011
Report illustrates family foundations are leading the way in giving back to society in a time of need UK family foundations – which have contributed £6.4 billion to charitable causes in... Read more »
A £1m partnership with Marie Curie’s Nursing Care
October 3, 2011
Pears Foundation has committed £1 million to Marie Curie Cancer Care in a strategic partnership to support the charity’s nursing service. The partnership will support end of life care nurses... Read more »
How the story of Britain’s Muslim Soldiers can forge a national identity
September 7, 2011
A new study from Policy Exchange, supported by Pears Foundation, finds that the long and proud record of Muslim service in the British armed forces provides much evidence to combat... Read more »
Philanthropy Review launches call-to-action
June 22, 2011
As a member of the Philanthropy Review, Trevor Pears, Executive Chair of Pears Foundation, has together with his colleagues made a call-to-action to business leaders, philanthropists and Government to deliver... Read more »
Trevor Pears receives honorary doctorate
June 17, 2011
Trevor Pears CMG, Executive Chair of Pears Foundation, has been awarded an honorary doctor of philosophy degree by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Hebrew University president, Professor Menahem Ben-Sasson said that... Read more »
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Latest news
No Place Like Home
February 3, 2012
Pears Foundation is helping to bring to the public the work of award-winning photojournalist Judah Passow. Realising the importance of Judah’s vision to document Jewish lives and communities in modern Britain,... Read more »
Boost to giving education in schools to create next generation of givers
February 3, 2012
Pears Foundation has invested £200k in both The Institute for Philanthropy’s ‘Youth and Philanthropy Initiative’ and Citizenship Foundation’s ‘Go Givers’ programme, to help young people become more engaged in society... Read more »
It’s good for business for business to be good
January 23, 2012
Speaking at the 2nd annual Pears Business Schools Partnership lecture, Sir Andrew Witty, Chief Executive Officer of GlaxoSmithKline, made a powerful case for businesses to connect more strongly with society... Read more »
Religious people most likely to be patriotic and optimistic about Britain
November 21, 2011
People who are religious are more likely to be patriotic than those who self-define as atheists or non-believers according to a major new report on national pride in modern Britain... Read more »
British and Israeli experts collaborate on finding cures for major diseases
November 21, 2011
A delegation of 60 British top academics are visiting Israel this week to launch a groundbreaking programme to promote collaboration between the two countries in regenerative medicine as part of the... Read more »
2011 Family Foundations Report launched at Cass
November 16, 2011
Report illustrates family foundations are leading the way in giving back to society in a time of need UK family foundations – which have contributed £6.4 billion to charitable causes in... Read more »
A £1m partnership with Marie Curie’s Nursing Care
October 3, 2011
Pears Foundation has committed £1 million to Marie Curie Cancer Care in a strategic partnership to support the charity’s nursing service. The partnership will support end of life care nurses... Read more »
How the story of Britain’s Muslim Soldiers can forge a national identity
September 7, 2011
A new study from Policy Exchange, supported by Pears Foundation, finds that the long and proud record of Muslim service in the British armed forces provides much evidence to combat... Read more »
Philanthropy Review launches call-to-action
June 22, 2011
As a member of the Philanthropy Review, Trevor Pears, Executive Chair of Pears Foundation, has together with his colleagues made a call-to-action to business leaders, philanthropists and Government to deliver... Read more »
Trevor Pears receives honorary doctorate
June 17, 2011
Trevor Pears CMG, Executive Chair of Pears Foundation, has been awarded an honorary doctor of philosophy degree by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Hebrew University president, Professor Menahem Ben-Sasson said that... Read more »