Biography
Tobias is the director and founder of the Centre for the Study of Philanthropy & Public Good, Scotland's first research centre dedicated to the growing field of philanthropy studies. His research focuses on the different expressions and traditions of philanthropy, particularly community philanthropy, and the nature and roles of philanthropic foundations and trusts.
Tobias is co-editor of the international handbook on philanthropy, The Routledge Companion to Philanthropy, initiator and co-editor of the Global Perspectives on Philanthropy and Public Good book series, President of the European Reseach Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP), a Trustee of Foundation Scotland, Scotland's community foundation, and an Honorary Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Japan Branch.
Prior to joining the University of St Andrews in January 2014, Tobias was Principal Research Fellow at Cass Business School City University London, where he worked with the Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy (CGAP) and the Centre for Charity Effectiveness (CCE). He is a former Governor and Member of the Boards of Trustees of the St Katharine and Shadwell Trust and of London's EastEnd Community Foundation, and sat on the Advisory Board of the Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS) in Westminster. Between 2009 and 2015, Tobias served on the Board of the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM), and, from 2018 till 2022, served on the editorial board and acted as book review editor for Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (NVSQ). From June 2020 till August 2023, Tobias was Head of the School of Management, and for the spring semester 2024 he was Visiting Professor at Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan.
If you are interested in pursuing a qualitative PhD, particularly looking at philanthropy, its various facets and contributions to and roles within society, please get in touch with Professor Jung.
Teaching
- MN4243 Philanthropy and Philantropreneurs: The Business of Doing Good
- MN3201 Research Methods 1
- MN5821 Managing Non-Governmental Organisations
PhD supervision
- Bhakti Patil
Selected publications
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Open access
Andrew Carnegie and the 19th-century ‘robber barons’ have lessons for today’s oligarchs about the responsibilities of wealth
Jung, T., 21 Jan 2025, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Grant expectations: navigating the foundation payout debate
Jung, T., Harrow, J. & Pharoah, C., 15 Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Voluntary Sector Review. Early View, 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Grantmaking foundations and place-based leadership: the opportunities and challenges of relational philanthropy within place
Petzinger, J., Broadhurst, C. & Jung, T., 13 Aug 2025, Reimagining voluntary sector leadership : the influence and impact of place . Rees, J. & Jacklin-Jarvis, C. (eds.). Bristol: Policy Press, p. 164-176 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Have you seen an octopus ceilidh? building a Scottish philanthropy coalition
Jung, T., Baluch, A., Dougherty, C., Petzinger, J. & Whitty, B., 25 Sept 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Scottish foundations: who are they and what do they do?
Dougherty, C. & Jung, T., 26 Sept 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Open access
Why Elon Musk’s US$34 billion loss wasn’t really that – and what it tells us about the philanthropy of the ultra-wealthy
Jung, T., 20 Jun 2025, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Open access
In reciprocity, we trust: improving grantmaking through relational philanthropy
Petzinger, J. T. & Jung, T., 1 May 2024, In: Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing. 49, 2, 10 p., e1840.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Pragmatism, partnerships, persuasion: theorizing philanthropic foundations in the global policy agora
Petzinger, J. T., Jung, T. & Orr, K., Jan 2024, In: Policy and Society. 43, 1, p. 41 -53 13 p., puad016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
The changing nature of foundation work: advancing the field by understanding the foundation professional experience
Fugiel Gartner, M., Jung, T. & Baluch, A. M., 15 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. OnlineFirst, 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Why billionaire philanthropy might not be as generous as you think
Jung, T., 25 Oct 2024, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article