The FT’s annual charity auction, led by editor Roula Khalaf, offers private lunches with ten top journalists including Martin Wolf, Gideon Rachman, Gillian Tett, Ed Luce, Rana Foroohar, John Burn‑Murdoch, Stephen Bush, and investigative reporter Dan Mc Crum. A special lot lets bidders lunch with Henry Mance, the celebrated “Lunch with the FT” writer, and receive a personalised write‑up.
Bidders can pay a “buy it now” price or bid, and the lunches will be hosted at selected restaurants in London and New York free of charge, so the full bid value funds FT FLIC, the paper’s financial‑literacy charity. FLIC’s curriculum now reaches 1,100 UK secondary schools — more than a quarter of all — and its adult programme expands through partnerships with the armed forces and the NHS.
The auction closes at midnight on Saturday; proceeds support FLIC’s global mission to give young people and adults foundational finance skills, from budgeting to avoiding scams. Patrick Jenkins, FT associate editor and FLIC chair, urges donors to keep the momentum for the next five years.
Source: Financial Times Companies · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing