New CEOs for Air Ambulances UK and Humanity & Inclusion UK are among this month’s movers. Air Ambulances UK appoints Simmy Akhtar as C...
GivePenny passes £2m mark raised for charity
GivePenny has now raised £2 million for charity by connecting apps to fundraising challenges. The digital fundraising platform integrates w...
Jamie Peacock helps Greenhouse Sports smash fundraising target, & other celebrity news
Jamie Peacock has helped Greenhouse Sports smash its fundraising target while Lemn Sissay, Tamzin Outhwaite, and Peter Capaldi are among som...
Q1 of 2021 saw rise in giving among UK millionaires
Giving rose in Q1 this year from millionaire individuals in the UK, according to research, returning close to pre-pandemic levels. Quarterl...
Three key donor insights for fundraisers as lockdown eases
After a very challenging period for the third sector, the progress of the vaccination programme and the government roadmap for moving out of...
Funder commits extra £22m to support children & young people in London
John Lyon’s Charity is committing an extra £22 million from its endowment to support children and young people over the next six years. Dri...
4 snippets of recent agency news – from new partnerships to campaigns
A round up of recent agency news – featuring GOOD Agency, Social Republic, The Difference Collective, and WPNC, and their clients RNIB, Fund...
Funder commits extra £22m to support children & young people in London
John Lyon's Charity is committing an additional £22 million from its endowment to support children and young people in London over the n...
Three key donor insights for fundraisers as lockdown eases
After a very challenging period for the third sector, the progress of the vaccination programme and the government roadmap for moving out of...
Winners of Clarion Housing Group’s William Sutton Prize announced
Two projects that offer a novel service to benefit social housing residents and communities have been announced as the winners of the 2020 W...
Chartered Institute of Fundraising sets out action plan for improving response to complaints
The Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s Board of Trustees has today put out a statement following complaints over how it has handled sexual...
Programme launches to release £25m from dormant charity accounts in Wales
The Charity Commission has launched the Revitalising Trusts Programme in Wales, with the aim of releasing £25 million for charities in the c...
World’s largest painting raises £45m for charities
A giant painting, Sacha Jafri's The Journey of Humanity, has sold for $62 million (£45m) – with the money going to charities. The funds ...
Six great fundraising events supporting charities
Here is news of six events - past, present and future, from Mind's 27 27 Challenge, taking place this month, to The Gurkha Welfare Trust...
Free service helps charity shops turn non-saleable items into income
Vintage Cash Cow for Charities, a free service that helps charities turn their unsold and non-saleable donations into income for their cause...
Funding up to £1.46m available through Google.org Impact Challege
The deadline for applying to the Google.org Impact Challenge for Women and Girls is coming up, on 9 April. The Google Impact Challenge suppo...
Morgan Stanley’s 2021 Strategy Challenge kicks off benefitting 6 UK charities
Morgan Stanley’s flagship pro bono volunteer programme has kicked off for another year, benefitting 12 non-profit organisations in the UK an...
Insights into public’s feelings about restarting in-person events revealed
With the government’s roadmap out of lockdown providing the opportunity to restart in-person fundraising events, a report from Enthuse has r...
Banksy’s Game Changer sells for £16.7m on anniversary of first UK lockdown
Banksy’s Game Changer sold at auction for £16,758,000 yesterday, on the National Day of Reflection marking the first anniversary of the firs...
Over 7m in UK have donated to a Facebook Fundraiser
Over $5 billion dollars has been raised for non-profits and personal causes through fundraisers on Facebook and Instagram over the last five...
CIoF Chief Exec Peter Lewis announces resignation
Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising Peter Lewis has today announced his decision to resign his position. Lewis took th...
Lessons learned during pandemic could help sector grow back stronger
One year on from UK lockdown, a report suggests the lessons learned could help the sector become more innovative, responsive and fit for pur...
VaccinAid fundraising campaign aims to protect 2 billion worldwide against Covid-19
The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) and Crowdfunder have launched VaccinAid, a campaign calling on the public to ‘Give the World a Shot’...
Book published to help bereaved children of key workers
A free book is to be given to support the children of key workers who have lost a loved one during the Covid-19 pandemic. Published today to...
Enthuse secures £3.5m investment for expansion & product development
Donations, fundraising and events platform Enthuse has secured £3.5m investment in its Series A funding round to help it expand internationa...
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