It's in today's @TheTimes (£).
Our findings include these (thread):
thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/h…
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We couldn't find any effect of Royal patronages on charities’ revenues, despite multiple sophisticated statistical analyses.
#charity #fundraising
{So, taking public engagements as indicator of workload, they're 1/4 of the Royals' work. We could find no effect of that.}
Their patronage positions have various titles, incl. patron, honorary patron, president, honorary fellow, & in one case, Companion Rat.
(*= half of the single-patron patronee charities).
19 UK Royals have charity patronage positions.
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We tried to analyse press coverage, but couldn't.
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‘participation in #giving’ there (the % people who have given recently).*
#philanthropy #charity
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It was funded by the Belgian Red Cross, Flanders, @RodeKruisVL (see also giving-evidence.com/flemish)
Cambridge University was not involved. Many others were - thanks! 👏🤜🤛 - eg, @DrSylviaMcLain.
Note to journos: there are several Caroline Fiennes'es.
I was never married to Ralph & Joseph's father, my husband wasn't stabbed, and I don't sell soap...😠