The Fundraiser's Toolkit - Major Donors

Good practice, case studies, expert advice and tips for fundraisers on managing and nurturing major charity donors.

Emma Turner, director of client philanthropy at Barclays Wealth

Private funders 'best placed' to support early interventions

Research commissioned by Barclays Wealth says philanthropists and corporate funders can take risks on early intervention initiatives that government will not support

Stephen Pidgeon: Let's listen to varsity fundraisers

It's sad that different types of fundraisers don't learn more from each other, says our columnist

Thank-you letters to donors waste money, says philanthropist

Melanie Edge tells IoF convention those giving money should have the option not to receive a reply

Donations from UK's top 100 philanthropists 'fell by almost a third'

Sunday Times Rich List reveals a drop in the amount given to charity by the richest donors

Analysis: Giving - where do we go from here?

In 20 years, the proportion of all household spending that goes to good causes has stayed flat and the proportion of households that donate has fallen. Sophie Hudson asks how worried charities should be

Debate: Should philanthropy play a bigger role in helping to fund charities?

Critics say the government has "unreasonable expectations" that philanthropists can make up for funding cuts

Big Giver: Rod Aldridge, Aldridge Foundation

Rod Aldridge of the Aldridge Foundation tells our reporter Sophie Hudson how he likes to donate his skills, not just his cash, to the projects he works on

Latest Coutts report shows increase in million-pound donations

More than 200 separate seven-figure donations were made last year, with higher education remaining the favourite cause for donors

Chris Carnie, director of research consultancy, Factary

'New breed' of philanthropists emerging in Europe, International Fundraising Congress hears

Charities told they must welcome new venture philanthropists who want to be involved in policy decisions as well as giving cash

Tom Hall, head of philanthropy and social investment, Scope

Scope scores a hit with its venture philanthropy idea

The Grangewood Venture Philanthropy Project has attracted interest from individuals and trusts that had not previously given to the charity

Cathy Pharoah: hectoring the wealthy won't inspire a culture of philanthropy

Ministers insist the rich must play their part in the big society but few incentives are on offer, says our columnist

Helen Wadham: "Rich donors are just like you and me"

They give to causes that matter to them, says the associate lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University

philanthropists James Caan, Sara Davenport and Alec Reed

James Caan, Sara Davenport and Alec Reed: Inside the minds of major givers

They like to know how their money is being spent, they like to be thanked and they don't like waste. Kaye Wiggins interviews three leading philanthropists and compares and contrasts how they do things

Major donors 'should think more about impact'

Martin Brookes, chief executive of New Philanthropy Capital, will address Raising Funds from the Rich conference this week

Charities make plans for 50 per cent tax rate

'Window of opportunity' may open for major donor fundraisers in 2010/11 fiscal year

Regulation: Philanthropy PR

Rosie Chapman, executive director of policy and effectiveness at the commission, says charities should encourage their major donors to speak up

How to keep major donors

Philanthropists say trustworthiness, honesty and clear strategies will help charities hold on to wealthy givers in hard times

IoF Scotland conference: delegates told to be realistic

Be flexible to survive downturn, major donor fundraisers are told

Charities should slash their targets for fundraising from corporates as they plan for the economic downturn, delegates at the Institute of Fundraising Scotland conference were told last week

Nicky McIntyre, executive director of Mama Cash

The philanthropic female 'is more cause-driven than the male'

Female philanthropists must be treated in a different way from men if successful relationships are to be built with them, according to the head of a global women's fund

Respond to change or be bypassed, fundraisers warned

Philanthropists are bypassing charities because they are frustrated by the pace at which the sector moves, according to US fundraiser Kay Sprinkel Grace

Disability charity launches donor recruitment drive

Livability, the disability support charity formed last year by the merger of John Grooms and the Shaftesbury Society, is launching a major donor recruitment campaign

Lucy Parratt, trusts and major individual support executive, WWF-UK

The trusts and major individual support executive at WWF-UK is calm in a crisis

Profile: The female philanthropists

Leading philanthropists Sara Davenport, Claire MacKintosh, Ann Gloag and Debbie Fox reflect on women and giving

How to ... Recruit and maintain major gift donors

Major gift donors are increasingly important for charities. "The amount we receive this way is definitely going up," says Alan Gosschalk, director of fundraising at Shelter

The essentials - Major donors: Aim high for rich returns

Successful fundraising appeals rely on wealthy donors. Joe Lepper asks the experts for tips on attracting them

Salvatore LaSpada, chief executive of the Institute for Philanthropy

News analysis: Wealthy donors offer rich dividends

Charities are profiting from a boom in self-made millionaires eager to give their money away

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