Average donations on Virgin Money Giving rose in June
28 July 2010
Charity giving holding up well, claims company
Latest jobs
Jobs of the week
- Commercial Manager, Cancer Research Wales
- £18,152 NHS Pay Band 4 with Pension, Cardiff (possible travel in Wales)
- Fundraising Manager - London - £25k - £30k, Free Tibet
- £25,000 - £30,000, London, Old Street, N1
- Senior Fundraising officer, International Alert
- £34,000pa (negotiable for an exceptional candidate) + benefits, London
- Major Donor Manager, International Alert
- £39,000pa (negotiable for an exceptional candidate) + benefits, London
- Account Manager, GoGen Ltd
- £27,500 - £32,500 depending on experience, East London
Famous names
Daniel Roche supports environmental organisation Wren's Biodiversity Action Fund
Fundraising
The latest news, opinion and analysis about fundraising, grant making and giving.
Latest Fundraising news
02 decides to pass on text donations in full
27 July 2010
Mobile network operator follows Vodafone in giving 100 per cent of text donations to charity
Funders should reward open trustee reviews, New Philanthropy Capital report urges
27 July 2010
Think tank says the move would 'promote transparency at the top'
Sex offender appointment leads to closure of website for disabled
27 July 2010
Funding withdrawn after Hampshire Coalition of Disabled People refused to carry out Criminal Records Bureau checks on its chief executive
What's New: Aspire, the Pink Ribbon Foundation, Scope and Help the Hospices
27 July 2010
Your round-up of the latest fundraising campaigns
- One in five people 'would think about a charitable legacy'
- Reform of EU funding rules expected at the end of 2010
- Celebrities: Victoria Wood, Dizzee Rascal, Nigel Mansell, Griff Rhys Jones, Daniel Roche
- Slough Borough Council asks charities to identify savings
- Survey shows many charities fail to make the best of Gift Aid
Fundraising good practice
- Our team: The Brooke
- Sharon Schofield, director of fundraising and communications at the equine welfare charity, tells us what life is like for its fundraisers
- Debate: Should face-to-face fundraisers avoid recruiting people under 25?
- Under-25s are the supporters most likely to cancel their direct debits, particularly in the first three months
- The Rainbow Trust and Global Enduro
- The firm organises adventure trips to raise money for charity
In Depth
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
From the Royal Navy to charity chief executive
Richard Leaman, the new man in charge of Guide Dogs, tells Kaye Wiggins he doesn't know much about dogs but he does know about management and policy
Beth Breeze: Let's be more candid with the donors
An appeal to people's personal interests could work better than focusing on need, says the researcher at the Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy
Digital Campaign of the Week: Cancer Research UK
Britain's biggest fundraising charity uses doctors and cancer patients to highlight its progress in tackling the disease and ask for £2 a month to maintain it
Charities and the economic crisis
The faltering economy is expected to hit charities hard. How likely is it that the sector will survive the recession unscathed?
Self-regulation of fundraising
After a slow start the Fundraising Standards Board is gathering momentum. But what's in it for charities, and how effective is it likely to be in heading off the threat of government-imposed regulation?
The changing face of fundraising
From door-to-door to Twitanthropy, our five-feature special covers emerging trends
