NCVO membership hit 17,000 in the last financial year, despite the challenges of 2021/22, rising 4%. However, it ended the year with a ‘larg...
8 great products raising funds for good causes
From a children’s book about a slug in a mug, to Elton John’s limited edition designed Marmite jars, here are 8 products supporting good cau...
Essentials in Legacy Fundraising
Wednesday 30 November & 7 December 2022 – 10.00am – 1.00pm Mid-Career Online Course £50 – £75 (+ VAT) Charitable legacies are gifts ...
Bond launches collection of stories to encourage support of locally led development
Bond has launched a free online resource to encourage INGOs and donors to support locally led development, in partnership with Recrear and T...
Cost of living: almost 5mn people chose not to give a one-off donation last month
Just under 5 million (4.9mn) individuals chose not to make a one-off donation last month because of the rising cost of living – nearly one ...
Employee volunteering could generate £17bn a year for charities
Letting employees volunteer for an average of an hour a week could result in an extra £17 billion a year for charities and community groups,...
Andrew Mitchell becomes Minister for Development
MP Andrew Mitchell has been appointed as Minister for Development by new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Mitchell was previously Secretary of S...
4 snippets of agency & supplier news
From a TV ad for WWF by WPNC, to Brevio’s appointment by People’s Postcode Lottery to conduct due diligence checks on shortlisted funding ap...
JustGiving kickstarts 2023 London Marathon fundraising with £15k donation
JustGiving is to donate £5 to each of the first 3,000 JustGiving fundraising pages created for the 2023 London Marathon – a total of £15,000...
The story behind ‘Engaging Bereaved Donors’
So why did I write Engaging Bereaved Donors ? This is a project I’ve been contemplating for some time and was especially brought into focus ...
More cost of living support & initiatives from around the UK
Here are some opportunities and updates on support that is available for charities and other not-for-profits to help those impacted by the c...
Airbnb donates £1.25mn to English Heritage
Airbnb has donated £1.25 million to English Heritage to help its conservation work and ‘boost heritage tourism’. The donation follows the J...
Founders invited to join ‘Longevity Pledge’
The AI and biotech pioneer Alex Zhavoronkov PhD has announced the Longevity Pledge. He is inviting founders and the wealthy to join him “to ...
15 car auction to benefit RNLI & other good causes
Charities including the RNLI are to benefit from the sale of a collection of classic cars from the late banker Robert Furniss Riding. The 1...
Rotary & Gates Foundation extend fundraising partnership to eradicate polio
Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced a renewal of their longstanding partnership that aims to end polio, with a...