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'Giving Green Paper' (pdf) was published on 29 December 2010.

The paper is available from the Cabinet Office with a series of related essays.

• Giving and the 'baby boomer' generation - Alan Hatton-Yeo, CEO, Beth Johnson Foundation
• Giving, well‐being, and behavioural science - David Halpern, Fellow, Institute for Government
• Harnessing human nature for charity and volunteering: some ideas from evolutionary psychology - Geoffrey Miller
• Building powerful agents of change: a perspective from venture philanthropy -Harvey Koh, Private Equity Foundation
• Giving in Local Communities - Marcelle Speller, founder of www.localgiving.com
• The Big Society online: harnessing technology for social change By Nick Aldridge, CEO, MissionFish
• Great companies support communities through difficult times - Stephen Howard, CEO, Business in the Community

Cathy Pharoah discusses the Green Paper with the Third Sector 'Analysis: Giving Green Paper'

Also read the Cabinet Office news article 'Big Society plan for a new culture of generosity' which invites suggestions on how our society should encourage charitable giving.

Civil Society Foundations body rejects Giving Paper minimum payout idea