Shoppers at casual clothing brand Weird Fish will be treated to the sound of birdsong as part of the company's support for the RSPB on i...
The two types of jargon that gum up fundraising
Jargon is bad for communication. I know that's easy to say. And a lot of people say it. But you still find it constantly in fundrais...
Creating a World That Works for All
In a world with overwhelming problems, there can be little reason for hope. In this excerpt of the book, Creating A world That Works For All...
Denmark climate telethon raises enough to plant almost 1m trees
Denmark has raised around £2.6m to plant almost 1 million trees in a telethon. Described as the world’s first climate telethon, Denmark plan...
IoF Chilterns Group launch first fundraising awards
The Institute of Fundraising’s Chilterns Group has launched its first fundraising awards, and issued a call for entries. The IoF Chilterns G...
Record number take part in City Giving Day 2019
424 London businesses celebrated their charitable and volunteering efforts for this year’s City Giving Day 2019 – a record number for organi...
The Zookeeper's Wife
There will always be a need to tell powerful stories from some of humanities darkest times. This rings especially true for stories about the...
I Couldn't Let Them Die Alone
Sister Helen Prejean is best known for her 1993 memoir, Dead Man Walking, about her role as a spiritual adviser to a convicted killer on dea...
Grant Seeking 101: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding and Winning Grants
Foundations and corporations award more than $85 million annually in charitable giving . That means there are a lot of grants out there, if ...
The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 116: Storytelling 101
We all know that it’s important for social good organizations to connect and engage with stakeholders in order to achieve their missions. On...
Thomas Cook Children’s Charity issues statement
The Trustees of the Thomas Cook Children's Charity have issued a statement on the charity's site, assuring the safety of all funds, ...
Protect. Restore. Fund.
Climate activists Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot talk about solutions to the problem of anthropogenic global warming: a combination of le...
Funder’s Den offers BAMER-led charities chance to pitch to grant makers
Small Black, Asian, multi-ethnic and refugee (BAMER) led charities and voluntary organisations will have the opportunity to pitch to grant m...
CAF Resilience Programme shares first findings
The CAF Resilience Programme, aimed at testing how CAF and others in the sector can help small charities develop and become more resilient, ...
What to do if the brand police attack your fundraising
If your organization has brand police -- people in charge of the public expression of your organization's brand -- you may have experie...
Why UK charities can no longer afford to ignore growing phishing epidemic
Phishing attacks are continuing to grow in frequency, sophistication and cost. In fact, the UK Government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey r...
Tampon tax fund opens in N Ireland
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland (CFNI) is seeking applications to the Tampon Tax funding programme which is open for applicati...
Pop up café opens in London to support environmental activism
A pop up café opens its doors in London today, supporting environmental activisim, and donating all money raised from coffee sales to local ...
Call of the Forest: The Forgotten Wisdom of Trees
"Call of the Forest" is a documentary that follows visionary scientist, conservationist and author, Diana Beresford-Kroeger, on he...
Half of charities fear funding levels will be inadequate for meeting 2020 objectives
Half of charities are not confident that their funding levels will enable them to meet their charitable objectives in 2020, according to res...
Nominations for Climate Communications Awards close next week
The inaugural Climate Communication Awards, offering three £1,000 cash prizes, close for entries on 4 October. Charitable company Climate Ou...
2019 Virgin Money London Marathon raised record-breaking £66.4 million
2019’s Virgin Money London Marathon raised a record-breaking £66.4 million for charity, setting a new world record for an annual single-day ...
Creative Shootout 2020 launches with Crisis UK as its Charity of the Year
Creative Shootout 2020 has launched for its fifth year, with Crisis UK as its chosen charity. Agencies have until the end of Friday 29 Novem...
Online Donation Tools: The Best Ones for Your Nonprofit
If you’ve been in the fundraising game for quite a bit now, you probably understand the importance of establishing your presence in the onli...
Failed bus maker company made large charitable donations
A major manufacturing firm in Northern Ireland which has gone into administration with the loss of 1,200 jobs made over £15 million in donat...
Fundraising Laws concerning co-workers
Maybe you remember the Boss Corollary to Brooks' First Law of Fundraising Effectiveness: The more your boss hates the fundraising, th...
Stand Up To Cancer campaign features an Amazon Alexa fundraising quiz
This year's Stand Up To Cancer campaign features a voice-based quiz on Amazon Alexa as part of its fundraising activities. This is the f...
Wild Mind: Reclaiming Our Original Wholeness
Our human psyches possess, as capacities, a variety of astonishing resources about which mainstream Western psychology has little to say. By...
Lady Hale spider brooch t-shirt raises thousands for Shelter
Uxbridge firm Balcony Shirts has raised over £15,000 for Shelter so far through eBay sales of a t-shirt designed in honour of Supreme Court ...
Non Graduates Welcome campaign launches manifesto
#NonGraduatesWelcome, the campaign calling on charities to look beyond formal qualifications when recruiting, has launched its manifesto and...
Contactless donation points launch in Bristol to help tackle homelessness
A contactless donation system to raise money for homelessness prevention services as well as directly supporting people who are currently ho...
One Mom’s Tips for Arts & Cultural Organizations
As I think about arts & cultural institutions, I realize that my family is an ideal target for these organizations. My husband and I hav...
Is your fundraising "fair" to all of your staff?
I once worked with a nonprofit that had more than 100 programs active around the world. We did 12 fundraising campaigns a year, and the le...
Public’s perceptions of fundraising as a career revealed in IoF survey
Over half – 57% – of the UK public would be proud to work in the charity sector but only a quarter would be interested in working in fundrai...
My Summer of the Catbird
Nature has a language that we have forgotten but carry in our unconscious minds. Beyond our even knowing, we are called along with the birds...
Rankin & Anthony Nolan join forces in ‘thank you’ campaign
People in the UK say ‘thank you’ 59 times a day, yet when it comes to life-changing situations, half admit struggling to express gratitude t...
Magic Little Grants Fund distributes almost £300k to charities
Localgiving has awarded 600 grants worth £297k to local charities and community groups since the launch of its latest Magic Little Grants Fu...
Charity leaders call for early implementation of charity lottery reforms
Charity leaders and MPs are calling on the government to speed up progress towards the implementation of new laws on charity lotteries -- to...
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