A quick round-up of some of the corporate fundraising and corporate partnerships announced, both pre- and post Christmas, from Collection Po...
Funding offered for technology-focused road safety projects
The Road Safety Trust is inviting applications for funding for technology-focussed road safety projects. The charity has a vision of zero de...
Five tweets for fundraisers on 29 January 2021
Here's another selection of tweets for fundraisers as we reach the end of, for many, a January that felt particularly long due to COVID1...
Tips on getting started with a new CRM project – with Heather Black & Julia Whitehead
For those of you are planning to work on a new CRM project in 2021, we asked two highly experienced CRM consultants to share their advice in...
How to get the most out of your CRM system
Getting the most out of your CRM system is dependent on a number of factors, from choosing the right one, to resourcing the project properly...
First national Payroll Giving Week to be held in February
Love Payroll Giving for fundraising? That's why the UK's first National Payroll Giving Week has a Valentine theme and runs until 14t...
How Lemonade’s Giveback programme brings social good from insurance
Lemonade is an insurance company with a difference. It is a certified B Corporation that has built a social good function into the way it do...
CRMs: Crucial Relationship Management
Sometimes work is work, and other times, especially when speaking with supporters or meeting beneficiaries, it’s much more than that. It’s a...
What does a nonprofit CRM look like in 2021?
What does a nonprofit CRM look like in 2021? Lianne McGrory, Country Manager at Salesforce.org, talks with UK Fundraising's Howard Lake ...
CIoF publishes wellbeing & fundraising resource
The Chartered Institute of Fundraising has published a resource to help fundraisers look after both their own and their colleagues’ wellbein...
NCVO CEO Karl Wilding steps down from role
NCVO's CEO Karl Wilding has today announced that he is stepping down from his role immediately, and will be leaving the organisation at ...
Funding round-up for January 2021
Here's our latest round-up of funding opportunities and developments from established funders and new entrants. Longleigh Foundation ...
How to give your charity CRM a spring clean
New year, same CRM. Whether you’re guilty of abandoning your charity CRM in busy times, or your team simply aren’t maximising its features, ...
Enthuse launches product to help charities with virtual event building
Enthuse has launched a new product aimed at helping charities with build fun virtual events and increase revenue. Virtual Journeys is a set ...
Statisticians for Society widens criteria to help more charities
The Royal Statistical Society’s Statisticians for Society initiative has chosen to broaden its criteria temporarily so that it can support m...
New consultancy group launches to help charities with legacy giving
A new consultancy group has launched to help charities with gifts in Wills and in memory giving. Legacy Foresight, Legacy Link and Legacy Vo...
London Marathon changes to open up opportunities for 1,000 more charities
London Marathon Events has announced a raft of changes to the London Marathon that will offer new opportunities to charities both this year ...
First findings of Covid Impact Monitor revealed
The first findings of the Covid Impact Monitor have revealed that charities saw emergency revenue quadruple in 2020 compared to 2019, while ...
Big Society Capital seeks social impact investment ideas to support
Big Society Capital is offering funding for social impact investment ideas with potential to scale that address a UK social issue. The socia...
Sector leaders call for more government support ahead of March Budget
With the March Budget fast approaching and the charity sector still under increasing pressure from all sides as a result of the Covid-19 pan...
Fundraising channel FundraisingTube launches with #WorldCupOfFundraising competition
Jonathan Cook, Director of data analysis and supporter research fundraising consultancy Insight-Ful, has created FundraisingTube, a YouTube ...
Southern Co-op sees over £450k donated through online tribute pages in 2020
With fewer people able to attend funerals in person in 2020, Southern Co-op saw a total of £450,766 donated through the free online tribute ...
Recent developments in charity CRM systems
The last 12 months have seen a number of developments in the world of charity CRM. Here’s a round up of some of the highlights. In line with...
Oxford University receives £100m donation to create antimicrobial research institute
Oxford University has received one of the largest donations ever to be given to a university: £100 million from manufacturing company Ineos....
CRMs: 18 top tips on using a fundraising CRM
UK Fundraising's readers and followers have joined in this months' focus on choosing and using a CRM to support their fundraising. W...
Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises record amount with Christmas campaign
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity’s 2020 Celebrate a Life campaign raised a record amount of £112,000 over the festive period. The charity...
Grants available for Kent projects offering healthy recreational activities
Funding is now available for charitable projects delivering healthy recreational activities for people living in the Kent borough of Ashford...
CRMs: the heart of fundraising
An effective CRM (customer relationship management) system is at the heart of all effective charity fundraising. Given our experiences of th...
Court judgment highlights issue of imprecise wording when leaving a charitable legacy
A recent High Court judgment has emphasised the issues that can arise from imprecise wording around charitable bequests in Wills. The High ...
CRMs: Concern Mental Health’s use of Nonprofit Cloud
John Slater, Concern Mental Health's Associate Director of Infrastructure, IT and Informatics, talks about how the charity is using Sale...
CRMs: where to go to for free advice and support
Well-managed CRMs are at the heart of effective fundraising from individuals and organisations. But where can you go to if you need free and...
CRMs and the costs of making mistakes in data
I first met Chuck Longfield, Chief Scientist at Blackbaud Inc, at the Institute of Fundraising National Convention in 2010 in London. He ran...
Working differently: the state of the charity sector at the end of 2020
Working from home is probably the defining experience for many in the charity sector from March 2020 onwards. But the past nine months have ...