Donate to OH projects.
Whilst many of our donations are given without restriction, we do understand that when making a special gift, there are times when you might prefer to direct your gift to a particular purpose or project.If there is something particular you have in mind for your donation, please do get in touch with the Development team via the contact page.If you are looking for ideas, here are a few to consider:
Future Freedom
Every year we produce scores of videos reaching tens of thousands of UK students; organize dozens of conferences and events – and speak at many more university society debates. We offer over 100 internships at our London offices, and run several student competitions; teacher training days and more. In fact we estimate that about 25% of our annual budget is dedicated to explaining free market ideas to the next generation. If you want to help us spread the word even further, head to the donate page , make a donation and type FUTURE FREEDOM into the text box. To find out more about our work with the next generation please get in touch with Alex Lee at alee@iea.org.uk.
Student Opportunity Fund
Whilst almost all our student programmes are offered without charge to the students or their schools, the cost of a train fare to get to our events can still remain a barrier to some. Our Student Opportunity Fund exists to directly reimburse the travel costs (and sometimes accommodation and food bills) of those students who can’t afford to get to what just might be a life-changing experience. To find out more about this fund email Alex Lee at alee@iea.org.uk.
OH Digital
Although renowned for its academic research around the world, the IEA is not all about books. Our YouTube channel IEALONDON publishes around 250 videos a year For as little as £5 a month you can support our digital outputs directly. Click here to find out more and sign up as an IEA digital patron today.
Initiative For African Trade & Prosperity
IATP has been created help bring peace and prosperity to millions of Africans. Partnering with a swathe of groups with a shared understanding of the enormous economic benefit free markets can bring, we work together to build a bolder and stronger voice for free trade right across the continent. To find out more, visit the IATP website. To donate to this project head over to the donate page and type IATP into the textbox, or talk to Jack Confrey at jconfrey@iea.org.uk.
Doorway to Discovery
Texts and ideas which explore and explain the principles and values of a free society remain all too scarce in many parts of the world where they are needed most. Where they do exist, they are typically not in the local languages that are so necessary to see them shared and spread. In 2021 we have already given away 500+ translation permissions totally free of charge so far. But we also do more. Working with the Network for a Free Society, where we can, we provide funds to assist local groups translate, print and promote our books. To help us spread ideas on freedom even further please head over to the donate page, make a donation, and type DOORWAY TO DISCOVERY in the free textbox. To find out more, talk to Alex Lee at alee@iea.org.uk.
Epicenter
EPICENTER was founded in 2014 to inform the EU policy debate and promote the principles of a free society by bringing together the economic expertise of its members. In 2022, EPICENTER has grown to be an independent network of nine leading think tanks from across Europe. For more information about EPICENTER visit the website here. To find out more, talk to Jack Confrey at jconfrey@iea.org.uk.
LET US BEGIN
Our mission is to kick-start the first “single-step” of five journeys, each of which shall involve several thousand miles and each of which we trust should have positive contribution to make for the Betterment of Humanities.
Central and fundamental to our belief and endeavour is Adam Smith’s insight that mankind is at once both a self-interest oriented speice and a “social creature” capable of “virtue” so that when certain members of the society can provide the goodwill to kick-start he first initiative, it will likely be able to catch the attention of the “invisible hand” eventually which would then help to bring in the help from other members of the society so that when combined together, that could help to “convert the private interests and passions” of them into “a better society for all,” probably without any need that any of them knowing or intending for anything about the consequences of their varied and diverse human actions.
We seek to illustrate that the above of what Adam Smith has thought to be conceivable is actually still realistic and achievable in today’s world which in turn could help to stimulate others to embark on endeavours of similar nature, thus kick-starting what we would describe as a self-sustaining and snowballing Virtuous Cycle.
Given the pioneering and experimental nature of our endeavour and all the constraints in life, we have found that what we want to be able to do are far beyond the capability of us alone. We therefore would like to seek for the support and participation of all our fellow individual, corporate and other citizens of the world so that our experiments and endeavours can continue to carry on; and that we would be able to continue to fine-tune and improve them along the way. That, too, perhaps could make the journeys of life of both ourselves and those who join with us becoming somewhat more interesting and fulfilling.
And based on the OxsightHumanities paradigm on Philanthropy which is inspired by the thoughts of Adam Smith, what generates the most profound and lasting impact over time, perhaps, is the very act of “beneficence” itself from a growing number of free and autonomous individuals and entities from a growing number of places in the world more than anything else.
So, Let us Begin.