Beth Breeze

Beth Breeze becomes Principal of Harris Manchester College, Oxford in October 2025. She first worked as a fundraiser and charity manager, then spent 20 years at the University of Kent where she founded the Centre for Philanthropy and taught courses to practitioners including philanthropy advisers, grant-makers, charity leaders and fundraisers.

Beth has researched and written 8 books: 'Richer Lives: Why Rich People Give' (co-authored with Theresa Lloyd); 'The Logic of Charity' (co-authored with John Mohan); 'The Philanthropy Reader' (2016, co-edited with Michael Moody); 'The New Fundraisers: who organises generosity in contemporary society?' (2017) which won the AFP Skystone Research Partners book prize, as did 'In Defence of Philanthropy' (2021). In 2023 she published both 'Advising Philanthropists: Principles and Practice' (2013, co-authored with Emma Beeston) and 'The Fundraising Reader' (co-edited with Donna Day Lafferty and Pamala Wiepking). Her latest book is 'Rich Expectations: Why Rich People Give' (published on 1 September 2025, co-authored with Rhodri Davies and Theresa Lloyd).