AKOBO, South Sudan, 31 January 2018 – Vaccines save lives, but to be effective they need to be kept cool. In South Sudan, the least electrif...
When fundraising writing is "too good" to raise funds
Occasionally you'll see fundraising copy that reads something like this: The rain slashed down like needles as the evening darkness spre...
15 Steps to Corporate Volunteering Success
Do you have a goal to make your company or organization more socially conscious, but are having difficulty motivating employees to participa...
Fundraising Regulator looks at adding online fundraising platforms to Code in new consultation
The Fundraising Regulator has today (31 January) launched a three-part consultation on the Code of Fundraising Practice that aims to improve...
Koan: A Conversation with Vaea Marx
Born in Tahiti, Vaea Marxs family moved to France where, as a child in the resistance during WWII, he was captured for blowing up a building...
Why a Connected Campus Matters for Your College or University
When it comes to technological systems at most institutions of higher education, departments and programs operate in silos. The development...
Six corporate partnerships to round off January 2018
Here are six of the corporate partnerships that are currently supporting charities through a variety of activities around the UK. Club de ...
Call for a charity shop on Coronation Street
A campaign is underway to persuade ITV to add a charity shop to Coronation Street. The street in fictional Weatherfield must be one of the f...
ICO marks Data Protection Day with launch of new Practitioner Award
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is marking Data Protection Day by launching an award to recognise excellence in the field of inf...
Fundraising secrets from "the world's best copywriter"
One of the best ways to become a better fundraising writer is to study what the masters at commercial direct marketing do. Here's some...
The Heartbeat of a Drum
"One time, I was walking along Main Street with my son, Adam, who at that time was about 12 or 13 years old. He was just beginning to g...
One Knit Wonder knitting kit raises £12,600 for Welsh homelessness charity
A knitting kit for Welsh homelessness charity, The Wallich, raised £12,600 before Christmas. Welsh homelessness charity, The Wallich, John L...
Facebook Radically Changed the News Feed – Here’s What Your Nonprofit Needs to Know
In a Facebook post dated January 11th, Mark Zuckerberg shared a completely new direction for the News Feed to make sure the “time we all spe...
An easy way to raise more money: give your donors choices
Why do reply devices almost always have choices like this? It's because giving donors choices is good, as noted on the Passionate Giv...
Charity Commission chair heralds new start for charities and government | David Brindle
Sector breathes sigh of relief as Tory peer Tina Stowell is named for top post at regulator, while the other candidate, Rob Wilson, takes a ...
Spiritual Practices for Times of Crisis
We live in stressful times. Even when things are going our way, the smallest speed bumps can wreak havoc on our inner and outer worlds, caus...
Charity sector meets to discuss role in future domestic disaster response
Charities, umbrella bodies, fundraising platforms and charity regulators all met last week at an event hosted by the Charity Commission to d...
Neuro Foundation launches fun run to inspire student participation
The Neuro Foundation is targeting university students with the launch of Runderpants: a new student fun run. The Runderpants Mile event asks...
Data concerns dominated consumer complaints in 2017, says DM Commission Annual Report
The DM Commission’s Annual Report, out today, has revealed that issues around data and privacy were the biggest concerns for consumers last ...
Baroness Stowell tipped to join other Conservatives in top sector roles
Tory peer Baroness Tina Stowell is the government’s preferred candidate for the next Chair of the Charity Commission, it has announced. Baro...
The Powerful Stories that Shaped Africa
Speaking of Africa, Gus Casely-Hayford, in his 2017 TED talk, maintains that "no other continent has nurtured, has fought for, has cele...
Walking as Creative Fuel
Over one hundred years ago, Scottish writer Kenneth Grahame, author of The Wind in the Willows, penned an essay entitled, "The Fellow t...
The secret blueprint for direct mail that makes donors LOVE to give
Secret blueprint? You bet! Next week, I'm offering a Moceanic FREE webinar called The Secret Blueprint for Direct Mail that Makes Dono...
Frank Ostaseski; Lessons to the Living from the Dying
Frank Ostaseski is a teacher, international lecturer and a leading voice in contemplative end-of-life care. He is also author of "The F...
City event announced to fund charities affected by Presidents Club dinner scandal
Dame Helena Morrissey CBE has announced that she is working with City of London colleagues to put on a fundraising event to help those chari...
Corporate giving among FTSE 100 down in 2016, CAF report shows
Donations from the FTSE 100 fell in 2016, to £1.9billion, according to Charities Aid Foundation. CAF’s Corporate Giving by the FTSE 100 Repo...
'I found it enormously rewarding': the civil servants seconded to charities
Working with a charity gives fast stream graduates a view of life outside government – and the impact for charities can be huge Working wit...
GiveWell is hiring!
We’re actively hiring for roles across GiveWell. Operations We’re hiring a Director of Operations. The job posting is here . The Director...
Two beautiful truths that will make you an amazing fundraiser
Does asking for a gift hurt donors? To hear some fundraisers and consultants talk, you might think it does. In fact, some folks in our ind...
The Trillion Dollar Shift
Marga Hoek explains how the UN Sustainable Development Goals, business and capital interrelate to unlock new markets and open up opportuniti...
The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters
"Something interesting has been happening in recent years. Meaning has regained a foothold in our universities, and especially in an un...
Trust in charities rose to high of 64% in 2017, says nfpSynergy
Charities rose to the fifth most trusted public institution last year with trust levels peaking at 64% according to nfpSynergy. nfpSynergy’s...
If I can come back from wanting to kill myself, so can others
Peer-to-peer support was the key to my recovery. Now I run a charity where I use my experience to help others with mental health problems W...
Solar power keeps the water flowing in Malawi
BLANTYRE, Malawi, 24 January 2018 – It’s early morning at Namera Primary School, located in the countryside outside Malawi’s second city of ...
RNIB installs system to ensure payment security with home-based telephone fundraisers
The Royal National Institute of Blind People has installed a system to ensure secure donation payments taken by its home-based telephone fun...
Advocacy Tools, Blogs, Webinars, and More
With midterm elections in play, you’ll need a go-to advocacy resource to help you galvanize your supporters to influence policy and the deba...
5 reasons not to freak out about the new tax law
Halp! The new tax law is going to kill us! Probably not. But don't ignore it. Here are some great thoughts from Clairification, at Ne...
Charities condemn Presidents Club in wake of FT investigation
The Presidents Club has come under fire from the sector after an FT investigation into its men-only Charity Dinner revealed sexual harassmen...
This men-only charity gala is a stain on the sector | Daniel Fluskey
Charities must face up to and confront any such behaviour in the name of fundraising, and be prepared to refuse donations collected by odiou...
Love Liberates: Maya Angelou's Words to Live By
Maya Angelou eloquently describes how her mother taught her through her actions that love liberates, it does not bind. When she had a child ...
Celebrities donate Golden Globe black dresses for TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund auction
Hugh Jackman, Emma Watson, and Viola Davis are among the celebrities donating their Golden Globe outfits for an auction in support of the TI...
UNICEF offers funding for socially beneficial blockchain start-ups
The UNICEF Innovation Fund is to provide seed finance to for-profit technology start-ups "that have the potential to benefit humanity...
CharityStars aims to make giving more transparent through cryptocurrency AidCoin
Online auction platform CharityStars has launched AidCoin: a cryptocurrency that enables donors to see when, where and how their money is us...
5 Foundation Trends That Will Continue in 2018
Like many years in the past, 2017 continued to bring significant change to the way foundations approach their grantmaking, collaborate with ...
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