UK is eighth most charitable nation, says Charities Aid Foundation report
8 September 2010
World Giving Index says Australia, New Zealand and Ireland are the three best at giving money, volunteering and helping strangers
Latest jobs
Jobs of the week
- Funding and Development Manager, BARCA-Leeds
- £30,000 – 35,000, Leeds
- Senior Fundraising Officer, Comic Relief
- c.£35,000, London SE1 7TP
- Fundraising and Membership Officer, Bat Conservation Trust
- £18,000 - £23,000k depending on experience, Based in the London office
- Fundraising Officer (Trusts and Grants), Bat Conservation Trust
- £25,000 - £28,000 depending on experience, Based in the London office
- Head of Corporate & Events Fundraising, Execucare
- £40000 - £45000 per annum, London
Famous names
"I'm really looking forward to it - if 'really looking forward' means dreading it"
David Schneider will cycle 70km for the Prostate Cancer Charity
Fundraising
The latest news, opinion and analysis about fundraising, grant making and giving.
Latest Fundraising news
Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland begins legal action
7 September 2010
The charitable body claims its covenant with Lloyds Banking Group should have yielded funding of more than £3.5m in 2010 rather than £38,920
Veolia Environmental Trust launches £1.2m volunteering fund
7 September 2010
The Veolia cre8 funding challenge will award grants of up to £300k to four organisations
Hurd sees online future for making Gift Aid claims
7 September 2010
Civil society minister wants digital giving report to receive 'full consideration'
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
- Fundraising firm CSDM Incentive asked to stop using its lists of donors
- Purple armbands will identify chugger team leaders
- What's New: Big Issue, Oxfam, Clic Sargent, Guide Dogs
- Institute of Fundraising examines young donors' reasons for giving
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
