At the moment, donors are able to claim tax relief on large-scale donations for themselves.
But even if there was a sudden proliferation of foundations and large-scale donations, would it even make a dent in the spectrum of social need?
One of its last large-scale donations has been to the forthcoming Margaret Thatcher biopic, The Iron Lady, which was awarded £1m in October.
It is heartening that the usually dysfunctional Federal Election Commission has now ruled that candidates cannot solicit large-scale donations for the new "Super PACs" intent on raising hundreds of millions for the 2012 elections.
"This way you can pick what you're going to use, rather than saying, 'What am I going to do with this?' " Years ago, food banks would ask the same question about large-scale donations of produce and meat, which would quickly spoil.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a large-scale donation of pulse oximeters to non-physician anaesthetists working in rural hospitals in Uganda, by assessment of oximetry usage and knowledge of oximetry and hypoxia management at follow-up after training.
The charity said it was a "clear case of littering on a large scale" and "not a donation left in good faith".
Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organisation, said large-scale drug donations had already led to "tremendous progress".
These, combined with countless other book donation platforms -- from large scale, to local community projects -- help to fill the critical gap that continues to fuel opportunity disparity.
It's a bit like large scale "crowdfunding" as an investment and not a donation and can catalyse the democratisation of social capital markets, shifting its impact from niche to mass.
The CES program relies upon private donations and is run by a NGO, and is thus likely not sustainable at a large scale.
