About Focused Philanthropy
Focused Philanthropy is a bespoke advisory service, offering major donors exclusive and sophisticated opportunities for their charitable giving. We operate as philanthropic fund managers, working closely with a global network of major philanthropists and their families, as well as in partnership with family offices, private companies and foundations.
Founded in 2009 by partners Sophie Sharpe and Paul O’Dea, Focused Philanthropy offers donors a sophisticated and commercial approach to their giving strategies, thereby maximising the social return available to funders. Focused Philanthropy offers a service to ensure our clients are fulfilled through their charitable giving. In doing so, we aim to encourage donors to give more, thereby making a larger social impact on the charitable sector.
No two philanthropist’s motivations and goals are the same, so each individual is offered structured, bespoke advice and presented with personalised funding opportunities. Our highly motivated team search the charitable sector proactively to identify pioneering, exciting charitable initiatives. At Focused Philanthropy we believe the willingness to make a major donation should be rewarded with total client satisfaction. In order to achieve this, we will represent our clients to ensure beneficiary charities structure a bespoke funding opportunity for Focused Philanthropy donors where standardised donor programmes are not a perfect fit.
Sophie and Paul, who bring a charitable and commercial background to the venture respectively, were personally motivated to establish Focused Philanthropy by the opportunity to increase capital available to the charitable sector. By helping donors to define and focus on what is important to them, Focused Philanthropy is able to ensure the outcomes of their charitable giving meet their aspirations.
Focused Philanthropy will work with clients to develop balanced risk portfolios based on each individual client’s risk appetite. We can also access due diligence on charitable organisations to support the decision making of our clients, in cases where evaluation is a priority for our client. After donations have been made, our team are available for continuous feedback on the impact of the donor’s contribution.