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NCVO calls for sector spending to remain 'neutral'
NCVO has made its submission to the Treasury spending review, calling on the government to ensure the net effect on voluntary and community organisations is “at least neutral”.
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Graduate tax a 'disaster' for university fundraising
The proposed ‘graduate tax’ on university alumni could have a devastating impact on the growing philanthropic movement at universities, according to the sector’s leading body.
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Graduate tax a 'disaster' for university fundraising
The proposed ‘graduate tax’ on university alumni could have a devastating impact on the growing philanthropic movement at universities, according to the sector’s leading body.
Categories: Fundraising news
Management change at Big Lottery Fund
The Big Lottery Fund will see a shift in senior management by the end of the year, it has announced.
Categories: Fundraising news
Bubb chides his members after Newsnight chugging fiasco
Acevo chief executive Stephen Bubb has written a stern letter to the CEOs of the top 50 fundraising charities challenging their reluctance to defend the sector on last week’s Newsnight programme about face-to-face fundraising.
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Gosschalk leaves Bluefrog
Alan Gosschalk has left Bluefrog, less than nine months after joining the fundraising agency, to return to work within a charity.
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Organisations' websites and social networks to fall under ASA rules
Marketing messages on organisations’ own websites and non-paid-for material on social networks will soon fall under the authority of the Advertising Standards Authority.
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Organisations’ websites and social networks to fall under ASA rules
Marketing messages on organisations’ own websites and non-paid-for material on social networks will soon fall under the authority of the Advertising Standard Authority.
Categories: Fundraising news
Big Lottery Fund invests in social impact bonds
The Big Lottery Fund has today announced an £11.25m investment in social impact bonds.
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Politics has little impact on giving
A person’s political allegiance has only minor bearing on their volunteering and donation habits, new research has found.
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Newsnight chugger-bashing programme exposed nothing more than public ignorance
Tania Mason is frustrated by the ignorance shown in last night’s BBC investigation that “exposed” the fact that charities sometimes hire private companies to supply them with services.
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BBC Newsnight 'exposé' to say charities spend millions on face-to-face
The BBC’s current affairs programme Newsnight will tonight run a story about face-to-face fundraising in which it will report that donations acquired via by the technique are often wiped out by agency fees.
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Lottery changes 'must not disadvantage local groups'
Lottery funding under the new regime must not act as a substitute for statutory spending cuts, Navca and the Directory of Social Change have warned.
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DEC Pakistan Flood appeal raises £35m
The Disasters Emergency Committee appeal for the flood relief effort in Pakistan has now raised £35m.
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Do I need an armoury to protect me from charity theft?!
Don't be an easy target, says Niki May Young. Protect yourself from charity theft.
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Oxfam and Shelter share search marketing experience
The Internet Advertising Bureau has teamed up with Oxfam and Shelter to offer a search marketing toolkit designed to help charities and public sector organisations increase their visibility online.
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Precedent set as Pakistan donations rise in second week
The DEC’s Pakistan Floods Appeal has broken the mould by becoming the first such appeal to see donations rise in the second week.
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Royal British Legion says Blair donation publicity is "no win"
The Royal British Legion’s chief has defended the charity’s acceptance of a sizeable donation from former Prime Minister Tony Blair, saying that rejecting the gift would have brought at least as much controversy as accepting it.
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Institute hosts first face-to-face conference
The Institute of Fundraising will host its first ever face-to-face fundraising conference in September at which the issue of opposition to the fundraising technique will be addressed.
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Where did the week go? Time management help for fundraisers
Ever catch yourself wondering what you do with your time? Tom Eeles has found a new app which can help perenially multi-tasking fundraisers.
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