Beth Breeze
Elizabeth Ann Breeze OBE (born October, 1971) is a British academic and the current Principal of Harris Manchester College, Oxford. She was formerly the Director of the Centre for Philanthropy at the University of Kent.
Early life and education
Breeze attended the United World College of the Atlantic, Wales, where she studied for the International Baccalaureate before going on to study for a degree in Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews, Scotland [1]. In 2001 she completed a Master of Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science in Voluntary Sector Organisation, Charity and Philanthropy.
Career
Prior to her academic career, Breeze worked in fundraising and as a charity leader for a variety of organisations. In 2004, she was selected as the Labour Party candidate for the Maidstone and The Weald constituency.[2] In 2011, she completed her PhD on contemporary UK philanthropy and went on to research and teach philanthropy and fundraising at the University of Kent[3], where she also co-founded the Centre for Philanthropy, which she ran until 2025.
Breeze was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for “services to philanthropic research and fundraising” in the 2022 New Year Honours and in the following year she was appointed the UK’s first ever Professor of Philanthropic Studies at the University of Kent.[4]
In March 2025, Breeze was announced as the incoming Principal of Harris Manchester College, the only University of Oxford college dedicated solely to mature students [5]. She took up the role on 1 October 2025, replacing the previous Principal, Professor Jane Shaw.
Publications
- Richer Lives: Why Rich People Give (2013, co-authored with Theresa Lloyd)
- The Logic of Charity: Great Expectations in Hard Times (2015, co-authored with John Mohan) The Philanthropy Reader (2016, co-edited with Michael Moody)
- The New Fundraisers: Who Organises Charitable Giving in Contemporary Society (2017)
- In Defence of Philanthropy (2021)
- Advising Philanthropists: Principles and Practice (2023, co-authored with Emma Beeston)
- The Fundraising Reader (2023, co-edited with Donna Day Lafferty and Pamala Wiepking)
- Rich Expectations: Why Rich People Give (2025, 3rd decennial update of the Why Rich People Give study)
References
- ↑ "Leeds-born academic follows in father's footsteps with New Year's OBE honour for philanthropy research". Yorkshire Evening Post. 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ↑ "Widdecombe's Labour challenger chosen". Kent Online. 2004-04-08. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
- ↑ "Beth Breeze". The Conversation. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ↑ "Beth Breeze is UK's first ever Professor of Philanthropic Studies - www.istr.org". www.istr.org. Archived from the original on 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2025-11-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Lake, Howard (2025-04-01). "Fundraising and charity leadership appointments round-up for April 2025". UK Fundraising. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
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