From Marston Brewery's beer to Nim's Fruit Crisps, EAT.'s sandwiches and Dr Marten's boots, there is a wide range of product...
Practical tips for legacy and in-memory fundraising in multicultural Britain
Traditionally fundraising has often had an English, Christian or secular focus, but our society is changing. Meg Abdy from Legacy Foresight,...
Sustainably offers rounding-up cashless donations service for charities
Sustainably is launching its rounding-up donation system to charities today on the first day of the Fundraising Convention in London, Europe...
Farewell to Jean Vanier
Jean Vanier, philosopher, theologian, humanist and founder of L'Arche departed our physical world on May 7, 2019 at the age of 90. His h...
Coastal Communication: A Mother and Son's Moving Collaboration
When New York based author and social activist, Jane Jackson suffered an aneurysm, it affected both her memory and language skills. Over the...
The Nonprofit Summer Reading List
The weather is warm, summer camps are in full swing, BBQs are a weekly occurrence, and as the sixth month of the year wraps up, some organiz...
Capacity Commons: A New Tool for Pro Bono Support
Those of us who work in the nonprofit sector know that the capacity gap is real. While more than 1.5 million nonprofits across the U.S. make...
Income of Armed Forces charities soars over five-year period, CAF research finds
Figures from Charities Aid Foundation have revealed a significant increase in the income of Armed Forces charities over the past five years....
What We Should Know About Animals
It's easy to assume that animals experience happiness (just think of a dog wagging its tail), but what about higher-level emotions and q...
PDSA, RSPCA & Macmillan perceived best at providing legacy information
PDSA, RSPCA and Macmillan have come top of a league table ranking charities according to how good supporters perceive them to be at providin...
Torchbox hands over 100% of business to employees to ensure independence
Digital agency Torchbox has announced the transference of the business into a Employee Ownership Trust. The agency founders have made the mo...
Education charity SkillForce seeks acquisition or merger
Education charity SkillForce has announced that it is seeking a merger or acquisition following intense financial pressures. In the past yea...
Are you trapped in the obnoxious-fundraising spiral?
You're walking along a city sidewalk. Suddenly a panhandler is walking next to you, cajoling you for a handout. Just a dollar! Just fift...
Experimenting with the donor experience to increase donations
For non-profits and charities, testing assumptions and ideas can provide the chance to dramatically improve fundraising, as well as offer th...
The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 103: Ramping Up for High-Impact Philanthropy
Is your organization no longer content with just “making good grants” or “doing good things for the community?” Have you thought about how y...
A Primer for Forgetting
"We live in a culture that prizes memory--how much we can store, the quality of what's preserved, how we might better document and ...
IoF shares new Code of Behaviour for Training & Events ahead of Convention
The Institute of Fundraising has updated its Code of Conduct and Disciplinary and Complaints Process, which includes a newly developed Code ...
Garfield Weston Foundation report shares learnings on funding application process
Garfield Weston Foundation has released a new report evaluating the funding process for its one-off Weston Anniversary Fund, and the experie...
Stars unite in campaign to urge support for malaria voice petition
Celebrities Hugh Laurie, Emeli Sande, Peter Capaldi, Noma Dumezweni and Ncuti Gatwaare are fronting a new campaign from Malaria No More to e...
Crawley hospice launches its first community art trail
St Catherine’s Hospice in Crawley launches its first ever community art trail, HeART to Heart, next week, after almost two years of planning...
Data protection for supporter stewardship – six steps to getting it right
This week the ICO slammed the UK Metropolitan Police Service for failing to handle personal data requests correctly, for which there could b...
Donr to integrate text giving with Donorfy’s CRM
Mobile giving platform Donr is to integrate its system with that of charity CRM specialist Donorfy. Once a donor gives via Donr's text g...
The motivation divide between young people and older people -- and what that means for your fundraising
Research shows an interesting thing that happens to most people some time around the age of 50: Your motivation shifts away from achieveme...
The Table of Voices
Richard Kamler was drawn to art's potential to touch people deeply and, in that way, bring about real change. In this interview, he talk...
Irish philanthropist’s giving falls
One of Ireland’s largest charitable foundation’s grant giving dropped by nearly €1 million last year, according to its latest accounts. The ...
BlackRock launches Charities Growth & Income Fund
BlackRock has expanded its sustainable investment offering for charities in the UK with the launch of the BlackRock Charities Growth & I...
National Lottery Heritage Fund seeks applications for £100m Heritage Horizon Awards
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is looking for applications from heritage organisations across the UK for its new Heritage Horizon Awards...
David Gilmour guitar auction raises $21m for Climate Change
An auction of 126 guitars belonging to Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour has raised $21m for Climate Change. Gilmour auctioned the guitars, which i...
Nesta Challenges offers £1m to tackle social isolation
Nesta Challenges is inviting applications from charities, social enterprises and social ventures in England to its Tech to Connect Challenge...
Connecting Your Organization to Deliver a Constituent-Driven Experience
Year after year, professionals in the sector keep coming back to that dreaded word, “silos.” We see countless articles about how barriers in...
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