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Fundraising Good Practice
Good practice, case studies, expert advice and tips for charity and voluntary sector fundraisers, including digital, corporate, trust and street fundraising, direct marketing and events.
Fundraising case studies
Case study: Action for Children and Elephant Family
The children's charity and the charity funding the endangered Asian Elephant staged the largest ever Easter egg hunt
Case Study: St Nicholas Hospice Care
The hospice brought its Christmas campaign to life with its first video e-card
The Fundraiser's Toolkit
Expert advice, tips and good practice case studies
Stephen Pidgeon
Stephen Pidgeon: Give donors more digital feedback
Charities must tell people what their donations achieve, says our columnist
Business partner
Business partner: The British Safety Council and Digital Giving Ltd The council developed a game to promote health and safety
Business partner: Barclays and YouthNet The bank's information helps the charity to offer financial advice
Business Partner: Dove and Beat The skincare brand extends its partnership with the eating disorder charity
Business partner: The Prostate Cancer Charity and the Racing Post The charity is now in touch with a key hard-to-reach target group
Business partner: Samaritans and Network Rail The charity has helped to cut the number of suicides on railways
Anna Taylor
Anna Taylor: The wrong image can be damaging
The overuse of emotive images can harm a campaign, says our fundraising columnist
Debate
Debate: Should the Fundraising Standards Board fine charities that flout rules?
David Burrows is among three fundraising experts discussing stronger sanctions against charities that breach Institute of Fundraising codes of practice
Debate: Should charity advertising inform donors about administration costs?
US fundraising guru Dan Pallotta says that charities should publicise the importance and size of their overheads
Debate: Are fundamental reforms needed to improve the use of payroll giving?
With only 2 per cent of the workforce donating through payroll giving, many have called for reforms to the system
Debate: Are charities failing to tap into the full potential of online fundraising?
A report by digital consultancy Nomensa has said that charities' online presence does not inspire donors to give
Big Giver
Profiles and grants criteria of charitable foundations.
Big Giver: Dulverton Trust
Chloe Stothart finds out why the Dulverton Trust prefers to give grants to smaller organisations
Big Giver: Pilgrim Trust
Georgina Naylor, director of the trust, tells Chloe Stothart that it often tries to back hard-to-fund causes
Big Giver: Doughty Hanson Charitable Foundation and Doughty Family Foundation
The late Nigel Doughty talks to Sophie Hudson about leading a corporate and family charitable foundation
Big Giver: Sir Peter Lampl, the Sutton Trust
Sir Peter Lampl tells Sylvia Rowley that he likes to fund projects that are scalable
Additional Information
Latest jobs Jobs web feed
- Development Officer Barking & Dagenham CVS £29,604, London
- Head of High Value Events Save the Children £38,000 - £43,000 + pension, Farringdon
- Director The Marr-Munning Trust £47,500 per annum FTE salary (£38,000 pro rata) plus pension contribution, London
- Membership Payments Officer Royal Pharmaceutical Society 25,000 pro rata, Based at the Society's HQ in London. The offices are in close proximity to Vauxhall and Waterloo.
- Head of Volunteering Development Save the Children £45,000-£50,000 + pension, Farringdon
- Fundraising Manager (Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset) The Air Ambulance Service £25,000-£30,000 p/a, plus benefits, Home Based, South West England to cover Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset
- Press Officer - Asia Pacific Amnesty International Secretariat £41,124 per annum, London
- Fundraising Director National Trust c. £80k + excellent benefits, Heelis, Swindon
- Appeals Director Downside Fisher Youth Club (The Downside Settlement) £37, 848 - £40,555 (Inclusive of London Weighting), Southwark, London
- Head of Organisation Development British Red Cross £52,500 pa (incl. LW), UK Office, Moorfields, London (likely)
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- Removal of VAT relief on listed buildings is a 'tax on community initiative', Heritage Alliance says
- Petition backing Scope's role in Bromley clothing banks gains 1,000 names
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Events
Small Charities Marketing Summit
- Date: Fri 25 May 2012 - Fri 25 May 2012
- Venue: Manchester
Mutuals: Economic Growth Through Employee Ownership and Joint Ventures
- Date: Tue 29 May 2012 - Tue 29 May 2012
- Venue: Central London
Mission Critical: Crafting Your Communications Strategy Workshop
- Date: Wed 30 May 2012 - Wed 30 May 2012
- Venue: St Albans Centre, Leigh Place, Baldwins Gardens, Holborn, London, EC1N 7AB.












