Individual giving is the term given to charitable donations made by members of the public. Charities try to boost individual giving income through a number of methods, such as direct mail, face-to-face, door-to-door, community fundraising and events.
The first 11 months of 2011 saw overall giving in the US rise by 3.4 per cent in comparison to 2010, returning giving levels to those last seen in 2007.
At Prime Minister's questions yesterday David Cameron advised he would consider adding to the winter fuel allowance letters a suggestion for those who don't need it to donate to charities providing support for those most in need.
Three of the UK’s biggest charities managed to grow their voluntary income by at least 33 per cent last year, with one, the British Red Cross, increasing donations by 58 per cent.
The Payments Council, recently admonished by the Treasury Select Committee over its failed attempt to scrap cheques, has launched a campaign to educate consumers about the different payment methods available to them.
New research from CAF finds that larger charities saw an £855m drop in voluntary income between 2007 and 2009, while medium-sized organisations saw a slight increase.
The chairman of the Payments Council insisted yesterday that abolishing cheques is the right thing to do, but admitted the Council has not managed the debate well.
CAF Bank has moved to demonstrate the charity sector’s reliance on cheques by revealing that it received 1.7 million cheques worth £471m in the 2010/11 financial year.
As the Treasury Select Committee prepares to review the Payments Council proposal to phase out cheques by 2018, a survey by nfpSynergy and Fundraising has found that a significant proportion of the charity sector is extremely concerned at the impact this could have on their income.
The Treasury Select Committee has reopened its inquiry into the Payments Council proposal to abolish cheques by 2018, and we want charities to have their say.
Cancer Research UK has grown its income despite the wider economic climate, reporting a 3 per cent increase to put its total at £514.95m.
The Treasury Select Committee will reopen its inquiry into plans to phase out cheques after being inundated by public concern and unconvinced by evidence put forward by the Payments Council.
BT’s move to launch a no-fee fundraising website has drawn criticism from social entrepreneur and author Robert Ashton, who has accused the telecoms giant of using its financial muscle to deliberately undermine the market's creator JustGiving.
The British Red Cross has launched an appeal in aid of the devastating Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
Calls for lifetime legacies to be introduced in the UK have been amplified today, as a consortium of organisations ranging from Oxford University to professional advisers issued a plea for the government to introduce the mechanism as soon as possible.
The end of the road for the cheque?
Sandra Quinn explains why the cheque may be removed from our payments vernacular in 2018 and what the Payments Council is doing to ensure that no organisation, least of all charities, is adversely affected by its removal.
Chester Mojay-Sinclare set up charity comparison site Alive and Giving last year. After Oxfam partnered with PayPal last week to offer "100 per cent" of donations to the cause, he wonders if the action is sending the right message for the sector.
Charities could stand to benefit from tax band changes which will see an additional 750,000 people paying 40 per cent tax on their salaries.
The Funding Commission’s suggestion that private giving could be increased by £11.3bn via a mere £12.2m investment is “far too optimistic”, according to New Philanthropy Capital.
Is there a moral hierarchy in giving or is all giving equal, asks Martin Brookes.
The number of direct debit payments to charity which fail have fallen, now amounting to just 1 per cent of scheduled payments.
Millions giving more
In this second in a series of articles, Fiona Ellis and Richard Gutch outline the Funding Commission’s emerging recommendations on individual giving.
Nick Hurd has told charities involved in public service delivery to expect longer contracts of up to ten years, payment-by-result models funded by the private sector, the end of full cost recovery and less money available for grants.
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012 could be used to drive £4bn in giving if plans suggested by a social enterprise are adopted by Buckingham Palace.
Football manager Rafael 'Rafa' Benítez confirmed his loyalty and affection to Liverpool by donating £96,000 to the Hillsborough Family Support Group on his departure from the Premier League team, it has been revealed.
Civil society organisations are facing a worrying period of insecurity as a hung parliament appears nigh on certain, many sector commentators warned today.
SeeAbility, the blindness and eye care charity, is to spend £1m over the next three years on a new strategy to acquire new individual donors.
New donors setting up Charities Aid Foundation Trust Accounts gave £70m in the first quarter of 2010, more than triple the £20m given for the same period in 2009.
The Payments Council was warned by the Treasury Committee yesterday that its decision to phase out cheques by 2018 should only go ahead if it can prove the public really wants it.
An Oxfam worker is one of the tens of thousands killed in the Haiti earthquake this week.
Health minister Phil Hope told the House of Commons yesterday that charitable donations made to hospital fundraising campaigns will never become part of general NHS budgets.
