Hurd sees online future for making Gift Aid claims
7 September 2010
Civil society minister wants digital giving report to receive 'full consideration'
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Fundraising
The latest news, opinion and analysis about fundraising, grant making and giving.
Latest Fundraising news
Charity raffles in pubs and clubs 'may be illegal'
7 September 2010
Solicitor calls for clarification of the law
Charities urged to target UK regions where fewer households give
7 September 2010
Look beyond the affluent areas, says new report by the Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy and Cass Business School
Fundraising firm CSDM Incentive asked to stop using its lists of donors
7 September 2010
Administrators query whether databases were bought at true value
Purple armbands will identify chugger team leaders
7 September 2010
Pilot project by PFRA to improve relations with businesses and town halls
- What's New: Big Issue, Oxfam, Clic Sargent, Guide Dogs
- Institute of Fundraising examines young donors' reasons for giving
- Online claims system could boost take-up of Gift Aid by charities, says think tank ResPublica
- eBay enables users to give to their favourite charity
- Spending reviews should protect the voluntary sector, says NCVO
Fundraising good practice
- John Farmer, chair of the Royal British Legion, on the controversy over Tony Blair's donation
- 'I'm just thankful for the money,' he tells Kaye Wiggins
- Our team: Macmillan Cancer Support
- Joanna Dew, national events marketing manager, takes us behind the scenes
- Debate: Will more charities now use texts to make donations faster and easier?
- Three experts give their views
In Depth
Charity distribution - the great divide
The City of London has the highest density of charities in England and Wales and Blackpool the lowest. But do the numbers tell the whole story? Patrick McCurry reports
Digital Campign of the Week: WaterAid
Children in Britain and Zambia recite the playground song Diarrhoea, Diarrhoea in contrasting styles as part of a campaign to raise money to improve sanitation
Pakistan appeal total reaches £35m
DEC campaign set to become the sixth most successful in its 45-year history
Mascots shape up for royal run
Squirrel, lion and stork are among the competitors in specialist training for Royal Parks Half Marathon
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
