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Dr Peter Grant FRHistS

Senior Lecturer in Management

Bayes Business School, Faculty of Management

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Postal address

Bayes Business School
106 Bunhill Row
London
EC1Y 8TZ
United Kingdom

About

Overview

Dr Peter Grant is one of the UK’s leading practitioners in public and charitable funding. After working in the arts he was Director of an inner-city youth charity for eight years. On the commencement of the National Lottery he moved to Sport England where he devised the first Lottery programme to favour areas of deprivation and was one of the architects of Awards for All. As Director of Operations at the New Opportunities Fund between 1999 and 2005 he developed and delivered over £4.5 billion of funding programmes.

Peter then devised the world’s first full masters-level programme in grantmaking and philanthropy at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) where he is academic leader of the Philanthropy, Grantmaking and Social Investment, Charity Governance, Understanding the Voluntary Sector and Business and Society programmes. He has published widely on philanthropy, CSR, and history (notably the period of the First World War). His definitive book 'The Business of Giving: The theory and practice of philanthropy, grantmaking and social investment' was published in 2011. Peter has also written the definitive study of charity during the Great War, 'Philanthropy and Voluntary Action in the First World War' which was published in 2014. His other books include 'National Myth and the First World War in Popular Music' and his first novel 'The Bodleian Sequence'.

Peter is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a director of the Amy Winehouse Foundation, former Chair of the Voluntary Action History Society and President of Kennington Cricket Club. He is a member of the Centre for Charity Effectiveness, the Centre for Modern History and the Gender and Sexualities Research Centre at City University.

Peter's research and consultancy clients have included government departments and charitable foundations. Past consultancy work has included the involvement of charities and public bodies in the London 2012 Olympics; the operation of parole processes in England and Wales and global senior management training for BP. Recent clients include the Prince's Charities, the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Cabinet Office.

Qualifications

PhD, BA and MPhil.

Employment

  • Director of Charities Masters Programme, Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), Aug 2018 – Jul 2021

Fellowships

  • Fellow (FRHistS), Royal Historical Society, Mar 2016 – present

Memberships of committees

  • Trustee and Chair of Governance Sub Committee, Amy Winehouse Foundation, Jun 2013 – present
  • Trustee, DHL (UK) Foundation, Feb 2011 – Sep 2017
  • Chair, Voluntary Action History Society, 2010 – 2013
  • Committee Member, Voluntary Action History Society, 2005 – 2014

Memberships of professional organisations

  • Trustee, Amy Winehouse Foundation, 2013 – present
  • Trustee, DHL (UK) Foundation, 2011 – present

Expertise

Primary topics

  • Business History
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Management
  • Operations Management
  • Public Sector Management
  • Risk Management
  • Voluntary Sector Management

Additional topics

  • Business Ethics
  • Economic History

Industries

  • arts
  • leisure/recreation
  • management consulting
  • media
  • music
  • non-profit & voluntary sector
  • public sector
  • sports

Geographic Areas

  • Americas - North
  • Australia & Oceania
  • Europe
  • Middle East

Research

Research topics

Voluntary Action History

Especially during the First World War

Popular Culture and History

Especially relating to music and the First World War

Business processes involved in social investment

Place-based Regeneration Projects

Publications

Books (3)

  1. Grant, P. (2016). National Myth and the First World War in Modern Popular Music. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-137-60138-4.
  2. Grant, P. (2011). The Business of Giving. The Theory and Practice of Philanthropy, Grantmaking and Social Investment. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-33679-7.
  3. Grant, P. Philanthropy and Voluntary Action in the First World War. Routledge.

Chapters (21)

  1. Grant, P. (2020). Classical to dub-reggae: The first world war and musical memory. On Commemoration: Global Reflections upon Remembering War (pp. 265–269). ISBN 978-1-78874-940-4.
  2. Grant, P. (2019). Grumbly Grimblies, Frozen Dogs, and Other Boojums. The Routledge Companion to Popular Music and Humor (pp. 47–57). Routledge.
  3. Grant, P. (2017). Popular Music Since 1958. In Einhaus, A. and Baxter, I. (Eds.), The Edinburgh Companion to the First World War and the Arts Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
  4. Grant, P. (2017). From Brel to Black Metal: The First World War in Popular Music and Music Videos. In Higbee, D. and Cohen, D. (Eds.), Teaching Representations of the First World War (pp. 284–292). New York: Modern Language Association. ISBN 978-1-60329-304-4.
  5. Grant, P. (2017). The Gospel According to St Wilfred. National Myth and the First World War in Modern Popular Music (pp. 203–225). Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-1-137-60138-4.
  6. Grant, P. (2017). Words and Music. National Myth and the First World War in Modern Popular Music (pp. 67–86). Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-1-137-60138-4.
  7. Grant, P. (2017). The Voice of the People. National Myth and the First World War in Modern Popular Music (pp. 87–119). Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-1-137-60138-4.
  8. Grant, P. (2017). Shrill Demented Choirs. National Myth and the First World War in Modern Popular Music (pp. 147–181). Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-1-137-60138-4.
  9. Grant, P. (2017). Remembrance, Memory and Popular Music. National Myth and the First World War in Modern Popular Music (pp. 49–65). Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-1-137-60138-4.
  10. Grant, P. (2017). National Myth and the First World War. National Myth and the First World War in Modern Popular Music (pp. 13–48). Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-1-137-60138-4.
  11. Grant, P. (2017). Football in No Man’s Land. National Myth and the First World War in Modern Popular Music (pp. 183–201). Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-1-137-60138-4.
  12. Grant, P. (2017). Conclusion: Music and the Centenary. National Myth and the First World War in Modern Popular Music (pp. 259–271). Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-1-137-60138-4.
  13. Grant, P. (2017). Butcher’s Tales and Gunner’s Dreams. National Myth and the First World War in Modern Popular Music (pp. 121–145). Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-1-137-60138-4.
  14. Grant, P. (2017). Bombazine Dolls and Orders from the Dead. National Myth and the First World War in Modern Popular Music (pp. 227–257). Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-1-137-60138-4.
  15. Grant, P.R. (2016). Governance, Strategy and Good Grantmaking. In Harrow, J., Jung, T. and Phillips, S. (Eds.), Routledge Companion to Philanthropy London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-78325-5.
  16. Grant, P. (2016). Achieving philanthropic mission: Directing and managing grantmaking. The Routledge Companion to Philanthropy (pp. 408–422). ISBN 978-0-415-78325-5.
  17. Grant, P. (2015). THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE Myth, Memory, and the First World War Foreword. CHRISTMAS TRUCE: MYTH, MEMORY, AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR (p. XI). ISBN 978-0-8131-6615-5.
  18. Grant, P.R., Palmer, P. and Lloyd, S. (2014). Capitalism in Crisis: Lessons from the Voluntary Sector. In Haynes, K., Murray, A. and Dillard, J. (Eds.), Corporate Social Responsibility: A Research Handbook Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-78171-8.
  19. Grant, P. and Hanna, E. (2014). Music and Remembrance. In Lowe, D. and Joel, T. (Eds.), Remembering the Great War London: Routledge/Taylor and Francis.
  20. Grant, P. (2011). Voluntarism and the impact of the First World War. In Hilton, M. and McKay, J. (Eds.), The Ages of Voluntarism: How we got to the Big Society London: OUP/British Academy. ISBN 978-0-19-726482-9.
  21. Grant, P. Learning to Manage the Army – The Army Administration Course at the London School of Economics 1907-1914. In LoCicero, M., Mahoney, R. and Mitchell, S. (Eds.), A Military Transformed? Adaptation and Innovation in the British Military, 1792-1945 Birmingham: Helion. ISBN 978-1-909384-46-0.

Conference papers and proceedings (9)

  1. Grant, P. (2013). 'Not in the Realm of Ordinary Business': Charity Fraud and Regulation. Voluntary Action History Fifth International Conference 10-12 July, University of Huddersfield.
  2. Grant, P. (2011). Managing the Army: The LSE Course in Army Administration. Innovation in the British Army Trinity College Dublin.
  3. Grant, P. (2010). The 1916 War Charities Act. Voluntary Action History Society International Conference Canterbury, England.
  4. Grant, P. (2009). The Voluntary Sector in the Era of the First World War. The Voluntary Sector in British Society British Academy London.
  5. Palmer, P. and Grant, P. (2008). Impact Reporting: What it is – What it is not. CFDG Annual Conference 8 May, London.
  6. Grant, P. (2008). Britain's Charity Tzar. VAHS 3rd International Conference Liverpool.
  7. Grant, P. (2008). The Victorian Sports Revolution. VAHS Seminar Series London.
  8. Grant, P. (2006). Mobilising Charity. VAHS Seminar Series London.
  9. Grant, P. and Harrow, J. (2006). Taken for Granted. Benchmark 4 (Development of Non-Profit Sector Studies) Phoenix, Arizona.

Internet publications (3)

  1. Grant, P. (2018). Beyond Reason: Brexit, Philanthropy and the Threat to Democracy. Centre for Charity Effectiveness.
  2. Grant, P. (2014). 'Prince's Charities ‘Place’ Evaluation Report 2011‐2014'.
  3. Grant, P. (2014). UBS Philanthropy Compass. UBS AG.

Journal articles (14)

  1. Grant, P. (2022). Over here over there: transatlantic conversations on the music of World War I. First World War Studies.
  2. Grant, P. (2022). Sounds of War: Music in the British Armed Forces during the Great War, by Emma Hanna. The English Historical Review, 137(584), pp. 297–298. doi:10.1093/ehr/ceab312.

    [publisher’s website]

  3. Grant, P. (2020). Vera Lynn, 1917-2020. Popular Music and Society, 43(5), pp. 582–585. doi:10.1080/03007766.2020.1843307.

    [publisher’s website]

  4. Grant, P. (2020). Eve Colpus. Female Philanthropy in the Interwar World: Between Self and Other. The American Historical Review, 125(2), pp. 721–722. doi:10.1093/ahr/rhaa176.

    [publisher’s website]

  5. Grant, P. (2020). ‘Remembering popular music’s past’. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 26(3), pp. 321–323. doi:10.1080/13527258.2019.1663240.

    [publisher’s website]

  6. Grant, P. (2019). Review of 'Female Philanthropy in the Interwar World'. American Historical Review.
  7. Palmer, P. and Grant, P. (2018). Enhancing the Academic Prestige of Nonprofit Studies: Can impact case studies help? Journal of Nonprofit Education & Leadership, 8(4), pp. 356–372.
  8. Grant, P., Palmer, P. and Montgomery, J. (2018). Enhancing the Academic Prestige of Nonprofit Studies: Can Impact Case Studies Help? Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership, 8(4), pp. 358–374. doi:10.18666/jnel-2018-v8-i4-9232.

    [publisher’s website]

  9. Grant, P. (2017). Philanthropy in Britain during the First World War. The Tocqueville Review, 38(2), pp. 37–51. doi:10.3138/ttr.38.2.37.

    [publisher’s website]

  10. Grant, P. (2017). Introduction. pp. 1–12. doi:10.1007/978-1-137-60139-1_1.

    [publisher’s website]

  11. Grant, P. (2016). The Show Must Go On! Popular Song in Britain during the First World War. Popular Music and Society, 39(4), pp. 474–476. doi:10.1080/03007766.2016.1207408.

    [publisher’s website]

  12. Grant, P. (2008). 'An Infinity of Personal Sacrifice': The Scale and Nature of Charitable Work in Britain during the First World War. War & Society, 27(2), pp. 67–88. doi:10.1179/war.2008.27.2.67.

    [publisher’s website]

  13. Grant, P., Harrow, J., Minelli, M. and harris, I. (2006). Predicting the Effectiveness of Grantmaking. Strategic Change, 15(2), pp. 53–66. doi:10.1002/jsc.747.
  14. Grant, P. (2006). The Business of Giving. Alliance Magazine.

Reports (4)

  1. Grant, P. (2011). Making a Difference in Burnley: An evaluation of the role played by The Prince's Charities. London: Cass Business School (City University London), Prince’s Charities Office.
  2. Grant, P. (2010). Business Class: An Evaluation. Business in the Community; Cass Business School.
  3. Grant, P. and Driscoll, L. (2009). Regulating Philanthropy in the UK in the 21st Century. London: Alliance Publishing trust.
  4. Grant, P. Making a Difference: Final Evaluation of the collaborative work of The Prince’s Charities 2008 - 2014..

Professional activities

Collaborations (academic) (3)

Collaboration (industrial)

  1. Lead partner of KTP Project in Social Investment project (2010 – 2012)
    Other partners: Truestone Asset Management

Consultancy (13)

  1. NHS Charities Together (Public Sector) (Aug 2020 – present)
    Senior consultant on grantmaking for NHS Charities Together. Consultant on structuring and distributing funding raised by Capt Sir Tom Moore (and others) in relation to the Covid pandemic
  2. Novo Nordosk Foundation (Private Sector) (Sep 2018 – Mar 2019)
    Member of international advisory panel advising the Foundation on its priorities for the next five years
  3. Porticus Foundation (Charity) (Apr – May 2018)
    Induction/turorial sessions for newly appointed CEO
  4. Leverhulme Trust (Charity) (Oct 2017 – Jan 2018)
    Review of the funding activities of the Leverhulme Trades Charity
  5. Cabinet Office (Public Sector) (Dec 2016 – Mar 2017)
    Writing training programme for central government officials engaging in grant making as part of Cabinet Office 'Better Grants' project
  6. Mercer's Company (Charity) (Jan – Apr 2015)
    Review of company's philanthropic activities and structure with recommendations to significantly increase their charitable giving
  7. Mercer's Company (Charity) (Nov 2014 – present)
    New philanthropic strategy and re-engineering of grantmaking
  8. Queen's Silver Jubilee Trust (Charity) (May 2012 – present)
    Evaluation and consultancy around the 'spend out' of the charity
  9. BP (Private Sector) (Jun 2011 – Apr 2012)
    Academic and oversight of evaluation of BP Leadership Training Programmes
  10. The Prince's Charities (Charity) (Mar 2011 – Dec 2014)
    Evaluation and development of evaluation tools for the work of the Prince's Charities in Burnley, Burslem, Redcar and other geographical locations
  11. UBS Wealth Management (Private Sector) (2010 – present)
    Authoring toolkit on philanthropy for high net worth clients
  12. Nationwide Foundation (Charity) (Jun 2009 – Dec 2013)
    Evaluation of grant programmes, processes and strategy
  13. Parole Board of England and Wales (Public Sector) (Nov 2007 – Oct 2008)
    Acting Head of Operations and Deputy Chief Executive. Revised administration of parole processes.

Editorial activity (2)

  1. Public Management Review, Referee, 2011 – present.
  2. Voluntary Sector Review, Referee, 2010 – present.

Events/conferences (34)

  1. Progect 2022. (Conference) Oxford, UK (2022).
    Paper: Definitely Not One of the Boys: Annie Clark as Prog Rock Goddess
    Author: Grant, P
  2. Voluntary Action History Society. (Conference) Liverpool, UK (2022).
    Paper: Losing Trust: The National Trust, Slavery and Erasing History
    Author: Grant, P
  3. Popular Culture Association. (Conference) Philadelphia, PA (2020). Session/Day Chair and Panel Member.
    Paper: Who the **** Does Amanda Palmer Think She Is?
    Author: Grant, Peter
  4. Nonprofit Academic Centers Council. (Conference) Cass Business School (2019). Panel Member.
    Paper: Utilising Psychogeography in teaching philanthropy
    Author: Grant, P.
  5. First World War: Past, Present, and Future. (Conference) Napier University, Edinburgh (2019). Panel Member and Session/Day Chair.
    Paper: The Gospel According to St Wilfred
    Author: Grant, P.
  6. ISTR. (Conference) Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2018). Panel Member. Invited speaker.
    Paper: Voluntary Sector Education in the UK
    Author: Grant, P.
    Co-authors: Palmer, P.
  7. British Home Front 1918. (Conference) University of St Andrews (2018). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Charity in the First World War
    Author: Grant, P.
  8. Mellon-Sawyer Post-War Workshop. (Conference) Oxford Brookes University (2018). Panel Member. Invited speaker.
    Paper: Music and Memory
    Author: Grant, P.
  9. Inside Government Conference. (Conference) London (2018). Chair.
  10. Charity Reform: Effective Governance, Protection and Strategic Aims conference. (Conference) Birmingham, UK (2017). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Social Investment and Socially responsible Investment
    Author: Grant, P.
  11. Nonprofit Academic Centers Council Conference. (Conference) Indianapolis, USA (2017).
    Paper: Enhancing the Academic Prestige of Nonprofit Studies: Can Impact case Studies Help?
    Author: Grant, P
    Co-authors: Palmer, P; Montgomery, J
  12. The First World War and the Arts. (Seminar) University of Northumbria, Newcastle (2017). Panel Member.
    Paper: From Brel to Black metal: The First World War in Modern Popular Music
    Author: Grant, P
  13. Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association. (Conference) San Diego, USA (2017). Panel Member.
    Paper: First World War Myth and Memory in American Popular Music
    Author: Grant, P.
  14. Symposium on American Philanthropy. (Conference) Meaux, France (2017). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Philanthropy in Britain during the First World War
    Author: Grant, P.
  15. Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association. (Conference) San Diego (2017). Invited speaker.
    Paper: From Tragedy to Hope: The work of the Amy Winehouse Foundation
    Author: Grant P
  16. Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association. (Conference) Seattle/USA (2016).
    Paper: 'The Literary Roots of English Psychedelic Music'
    Author: Grant P.R.
  17. Conflict, Faith and Conscience in the Modern World. (Conference) Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre/UK (2016). Invited speaker.
    Paper: 'Is God on Our Side? Faith and the First World War in Popular Music'
    Author: Grant P.R.
  18. The First World War and the Media. (Conference) University of Chester, UK (2015).
    Paper: 'National Myth, Popular Music and the First World War'
    Author: Grant P.R.
  19. Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association. (Conference) New Orleans, USA (2015).
    Paper: 'National Myth, Popular Music and the First World War'
    Author: Grant P.R.
  20. Canadian Historical Association. (Conference) Ottawa, Canada (2015). Invited speaker.
    Paper: 'National Myth, Popular Music and the First World War: A Canadian/Australian Comparison'
    Author: Grant P.R.
  21. The 1914 Christmas Truce. (Seminar) University of Kent (2014). Invited speaker.
    Paper: The Christmas Truce in Popular Culture
    Author: Grant P
  22. Responses to Belgian refugees in Britain during the First World War. (Conference) Stirling, Scotland (2014). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Official Responses and Dubious Practice
    Author: Grant P
  23. Perspectives on the Great War. (Conference) London, UK (2014). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Philanthropy and Voluntary Action in the Great War
    Author: Grant P
  24. Women and Warfare from Troy to the Trenches. (Conference) Edinburgh (2013). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Sister Susie's Sisters: Women and Philanthropy in the Great War
    Author: Grant P
  25. International Voluntary Action History. (Conference) Huddersfield/UK (2013).
    Paper: 'Not in the Realm of Normal Business': Charity Fraud and Regulation
    Author: Grant P
  26. Innovation in the British Army. (Seminar) Trinity College Dublin (2011). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Managing the Army: The LSE Course in Army Administration
    Author: Grant P
  27. Voluntary Action History. (Conference) University of Kent (2010). Chair and Organising Committee.
  28. Voluntary Action History Society International Conference. (Conference) Canterbury, England (2010).
    Paper: The 1916 War Charities Act
    Author: Grant P
  29. The Voluntary Sector in British Society. (Workshop) British Academy London (2009). Invited speaker.
    Paper: The Voluntary Sector in the Era of the First World War
    Author: Grant P
  30. VAHS Seminar Series. (Seminar) London (2008). Invited speaker.
    Paper: The Victorian Sports Revolution
    Author: Grant P
  31. VAHS 3rd International Conference. (Conference) Liverpool (2008). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Britain's Charity Tzar
    Author: Grant P
  32. Charity Finance Directors Conference. (Conference) London (2008). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Impact Reporting
    Author: Grant P
    Co-authors: Prof Paul Palmer
  33. VAHS Seminar Series. (Seminar) London (2006). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Mobilising Charity
    Author: Grant P
  34. Benchmark 4 (Development of Non-Profit Sector Studies). (Conference) Phoenix, Arizona (2006). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Taken for Granted
    Author: Grant P
    Co-authors: Prof Jenny Harrow

Keynote lectures/speeches (4)

  1. Brexit, Philanthropy and the Threat to Democracy. Cass Business School (2018). Talk as part of CCE Alumni programme
  2. Myths and Mythbusters: The First World War in Popular Music. University of Wolverhampton (2018). Department of History Seminar
  3. 'Shrill demented Choirs': Music and the First World War. Imperial War Museum London (2017). Public lecture
  4. Speech to Arts Council Summer School on Arts Philanthropy. Leeds (2017). Discussing issues relating to arts fundraising in the light of Brexit

Media appearances (31)

  1. (2016) File on Four (radio).
  2. La econom’a de Brasil: Àganadora o perdedora del Mundial 2014? (2014) Portal de AmŽrica.
  3. Analistas internacionales discrepan del impacto econ—mico que implic— el Mundial en Brasil. (2014) Cronicas.
  4. Se calcul— en 2007 un gasto de US$1.100 millones en infraestructura. (2014) La Jornada Morelos.
  5. La econom’a de Brasil: Àganadora del Mundial 2014? (2014) MSN Latino.
  6. La econom’a de Brasil: Àganadora o perdedora del Mundial 2014? (2014) Revista Datos-Bo.com.
  7. La econom’a de Brasil: Àganadora o perdedora del Mundial? (2014) Yahoo! Argentina Noticias (website).
  8. Cass Talks Episode 183 - Philanthropy and voluntary action in WWI. (2014) MoneyScience.
  9. BBC Radio 5. (2014) BBC Radio 5 (radio).
  10. The Effect Is Real. (2012) The Daily Telegraph (newspaper).
  11. CSR conference held in city. (2012) Birmingham Post (newspaper).
  12. Os impactos negativos das Olimpiades em Londres. (2012) www.advivo.com (website).
  13. Olimpica economia. (2012) www.pagina12.com.
  14. Can London's Olympics 'buck trend' and leave true legacy? (2012) www.publicserviceeurope.com (website).
  15. (2012) YLE (Swedish National Broadcaster).
  16. Olympic legacy. (2012) BBC Radio 5 Live (radio).
  17. (2012) Radio 5 Live (radio).
  18. (2012) Channel 10 Australia (television).
  19. Economics of the Olympics. (2012) Channel 10 Australia (television).
  20. Athletes learn from team MBA. (2012) Financial Times (newspaper).
  21. (2012) YLE.
  22. A economia dos Jogos Olimpicos e os erros do governo britanico. (2012) www.cartamaior.com (website).
  23. Profisportler lernen vom MBA-Team. (2012) www.ftd.de.
  24. (2012) Sky News (television).
  25. (2012) American Public Radio (radio).
  26. Corporate governance within the banking sector. (2012) Sky News (newspaper).
  27. (2012) American Public News.
  28. Fatal attraction. (2011) Charity Finance.
  29. Worthy foesn't mean dull in the charity sector. (2009) Times (newspaper).
  30. (2008) The London Olympics: Who Wins?.
  31. Barclays loans Charity Bank £1m. (2007) Third Sector.