Dr Stan Moore , Anne Williams , Anne Watson , and John Robinson argue that there is a hostile environment throughout British society The te...
Insight-ful opens benchmarking study into society lotteries
Charity insight agency Insight-ful is inviting charities to take part in its benchmarking study into UK society and charity lotteries, the ...
Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World
'Bold' is the 2015 follow-up to the authors' 'Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think'. It is a how-to guide for ...
3 Employee Giving Lessons Corporations Can Learn from Nonprofits
In my last post , we explored ways that corporations can learn from nonprofits around employee volunteering. But that’s not the only area w...
Unicef Australia uses cryptocurrency mining for fundraising
Unicef Australia is inviting supporters to use their computer's spare processing power to mine cryptocurrency to raise funds for the cha...
Why smart fundraisers love those low-dollar monthly donors
You know you want monthly donors. How about low-dollar monthly donors? Like $5 a month? You've probably heard the argument that it...
Aviva to help recruit 10,000 volunteers for British Red Cross
The British Red Cross and insurance company Aviva are inviting people across the UK to sign up to a new scheme called community reserve volu...
Dignity in Dying secures over £200k in legacy pledges with aid of Transform Foundation grant
A legacy campaign that received a funding grant from the Transform Foundation has secured £220,000 in pledges in three months. Dignity in D...
Charity to sell royal wedding souvenirs to help Windsor homeless
All profits from sale of scheme’s Harry and Meghan memorabilia will be used to assist local people An organisation that supports homeless p...
Humanity's Most Urgent Challenge
We are discovering that, instead of struggling for meaning and a miracle of survival in a dead Universe, we are being invited to learn and g...
Fundraising awards round up
The closing dates may have passed for this year’s IoF National Awards, the IoF Insight in Fundraising Awards, and The Charity Awards, among ...
England's devolution plans leave local charities in the cold
Voluntary sector leaders warn of missed opportunity to reach into communities and make new structures fully representative Local charities ...
End financial secrecy in UK’s overseas territories | Letters
Organisations and individuals committed to transparency and fighting poverty call on the UK government to clamp down on tax havens As organi...
The 12-Year-Old Who Brought Education to His Community
Life is often difficult for children of poor or outcast communities in India. They may not be afforded the same opportunities as those from ...
3 Ways You Can Find More Happiness at Work
"Too many of us fall in the trap of believing that "work is work" and isn't supposed to be a source of happiness, or that...
Getting Advancement into Gear: A Conversation on Higher Education Charitable Giving Trends
Highlights of 2017 Charitable Giving Performance in Higher Education As reflected in the recently released Charitable Giving Report Spotlig...
The Physics of Vulnerability
"We can choose courage or we can choose comfort, but we can't have both. Not at the same time. Vulnerability is not winning or losi...
Less than half of local charities confident of long-term survival as pressures mount
Demand for services is up and continues to rise but few charities feel sufficiently resourced to meet it, with less than half confident of t...
Irish voluntary sector 2018 report published
Giving by Irish philanthropies such as foundations and non-government grant bodies exceeded giving from overseas sources for the first time ...
Scandal-hit Save the Children cut off from UK government funding
Chief executive says suspension of bids will last until charity can meet standards expected Save the Children is to suspend bidding for UK ...
3 reasons your fundraising failed
The Monday Morning Memo is an always great source of practical inspiration for direct marketing. Here's one you should read: Direct-Res...
Spotlight on Restorative Justice
A crime or harm disrupts the balance -- in a community, among people, and within a family. Trying, convicting, and incarcerating the wrongdo...
JustGiving overhauls donation fee model to let donors take on costs
JustGiving has announced an overhaul of its donation fee model that will see participating donors’ chosen charities receive an extra £1 for ...
Salvation Army Trading Company partners with Intercity Technology to improve store experience
The Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd (SATCoL) has partnered with enterprise mobility and IT firm Intercity Technology to help it provide a...
Excessive trust & lack of challenge enables majority of insider fraud in charities
Almost three quarters of insider fraud in charities is enabled by too much trust and too little challenge from others within the organisatio...
Over £500k of food donated through Donate Food with Ocado
Ocado’s food matching scheme Donate Food has now given the equivalent of over £500k to food banks in the UK. Donate Food with Ocado launched...
At the Crossroads of Communication
Nothing is as personal as the service of healthcare, and the choices we make for who will provide care for ourselves and our family are ofte...
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When Gratitude Holds Hands with Grief
Whether we acknowledge it or not, every day we stand at the door of death and life. They walk hand in hand. We can't have one without th...
Smurfit Kappa turns its aid boxes into furniture for Edinburgh Direct Aid
Packaging firm Smurfit Kappa has identified a sustainable new use for its aid boxes, which it is turning into furniture for refugee camps. T...
New fund to help Irish disadvantaged children opens
Service station company Applegreen in partnership with the Irish Youth Foundation is offering grants worth €124,000 for work with children i...
London Marathon: the round-up
This year’s London Marathon has seen £45million raised online so far. 40,255 competitors crossed the finishing line in the biggest and hotte...
Online will writing: what potential legators really think
Online will writing is something many charities’ legacy fundraising teams have tested, explored or at least considered. Fundraisers have man...
How we know direct mail fundraising is far from dead
When was the last time someone told you Direct mail is dead ? In some parts of the fundraising world, that is just taken as an unquestione...
VIP lab tours for child patients is healthcare innovation of the year
Malcolm Robinson, scientist and founder of charity Harvey’s Gang, named overall winner at Advancing Healthcare awards A biomedical scientis...
How to Hardwire Resilience into the Brain
Mental resources like calm, grit, and courage help us cope with and push through obstacles in our own lives. But how do we cultivate them? T...
Buy and sell app Buengo to launch in Manchester with virtual charity shop campaign
Buengo, the app that lets people buy and sell items to raise funds for charities, will launch next month with a week-long campaign in Manche...
Institute of Fundraising announces innovation partnership with Charity Checkout
The Institute of Fundraising has chosen Charity Checkout as its Innovation Partner for 2018. The partnership between the two will focus on c...
Garfield Weston Foundation gives £1 billionth donation to youth charity
The Garfield Weston Foundation has now given a total of £1 billion to charity, with its £1billionth donation to Ourside Youth Association in...
New N Ireland trust hopes to raise £1 million
A new Trust was launched in Belfast recently with the goal of raising up to £1 million over three years to address educational underachievem...
Shortlist announced for the National Fundraising Awards 2018
The Institute of Fundraising has announced the shortlist for the National Fundraising Awards 2018, featuring excellent fundraising from char...
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