Best of the blogs: young trustees, personalisation gone wrong, volunteer numbers and the Big Lottery Fund
29 July 2010
Charity-related debate online
Latest jobs
Jobs of the week
- Director of Communications, World Horse Welfare
- not stated, Norfolk/London split
- Funding and Development Manager, ARK Schools
- Highly Competitive Remuneration, Central London
- Fundraising Manager, NFP Resourcing
- £27829 - £37281 per annum, Leicestershire
- Major Donor Manager, Prospectus
- £30,000 - £33,000,
- Marketing & Events Manager, Shoreditch Town Hall Trust
- £28k - £30k, Shoreditch
Famous names
Daniel Roche supports environmental organisation Wren's Biodiversity Action Fund
Communications
The latest news, opinion and analysis about communications, marketing and campaigning.
Latest Communications news
National media briefing: Cancer Research and the Teenage Cancer Trust; National Secular Society targets religious funds; Guernsey Community Foundation; community worker on TV; Channel swim for Huntingdon's disease
28 July 2010
Charities in today's national news
Animal Aid slaughterhouse advert deemed misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority
27 July 2010
Animal charity says the adjudication is 'irrational and immoral' and will continue fighting for CCTV in every abattoir
Charity Commission orders Atlantic Bridge to 'cease its current activities immediately'
27 July 2010
Regulator says charity founded by defence secretary Liam Fox promotes policy 'closely associated' with Conservative Party
Celebrities: Victoria Wood, Dizzee Rascal, Nigel Mansell, Griff Rhys Jones, Daniel Roche
26 July 2010
This week's round-up of famous names supporting charities
- Charities can be 'cack-handed' in their lobbying, laments Conservative MP
- The Association of Charity Shops to change name to the Charity Retail Association
- Best of the blogs: praise from an Aussie, chuggers, VAT compensation, Norman Tebbit on the big society, and Gift Aid
- National media briefing: Care International, Help for Hospices, US National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, The Prince's Trust and the British Open charity challenge
- Data security mentoring scheme for charities starts this week
Communications good practice
- Case study: Motor Neurone Disease Association
- The charity's graphic depiction of a woman losing control of her body led to a massive surge in website traffic and gets the thumbs-up from our expert reviewer
- Brand Report - Anthony Nolan
- The charity adopted a new look this summer to appeal more to younger people. Julie Dodd gives her expert verdict
- Site Visit - Pride London
- The gay pride charity held its annual parade in London this month. We assess its website
In Depth
Digital Campaign of the Week: the Bat Conservation Trust
The Bat Conservation Trust uses 'Nora Batty' to promote the National Bat Helpline and to correct common misconceptions about bats
Smartphones - What can apps do for your charity?
More and more people are accessing the internet through their phones. Helen Barrett examines how charities are tapping into the new mobile culture
Digital Campaign of the Week: Love Parks Week
The charity GreenSpace goes online to promote its annual campaign that encourages people to use parks and green spaces - it starts tomorrow
Charity films and videos for TV and online
What makes a compelling charity video? Should your charity make a controversial film? And how do you create a video on a budget? Find out in our series of special features
