Websites

As the world has moved increasingly online, so have charities, and it is rare these days to find a charity without a web presence. Some charities, mostly bigger ones, use their sites for fundraising while others make use of the growing number of bespoke charity donations sites such as JustGiving, bmycharity and VirginMoneyGiving.

www.civilsociety.co.uk publishes regular reviews of charities’ websites. Please email tania.mason@civilsociety.co.uk if you would like to suggest a website for us to review.

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Technical briefing

Legal changes ahead for Scottish charity websites

Finance | Gavin McEwan | 8 Feb 2012

Tags: Websites | Regulation

New regulations which will affect all Scottish charity websites have been tabled in the Scottish Parliament and will take effect from 1 May 2012. Gavin McEwan explains.

Research

Charity IT survey 2012: Where now for the IT team?

Finance | Gareth Jones | 31 Jan 2012

Tags: Information security | Websites | Cloud computing | IT strategy and management

In a world where charities are increasingly outsourcing to external providers, Gareth Jones examines what the future might hold for IT departments.

News

European e-school for volunteers established

Governance | Celina Ribeiro | 21 Sep 2011

Tags: Volunteering | Websites

An online school for volunteers and organisations for volunteers has been set up by a group of European voluntary organisations.

News

Influential international charity CIO to speak at Charity IT Conference 2011

Finance | Gareth Jones | 10 Aug 2011

Tags: IT strategy and management | Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software | Communications technology | Websites

Edward G. Happ, the CIO of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the Charity IT Conference 2011.

News

NCVO takes over KnowHow NonProfit 2

Finance | Tania Mason | 28 Jul 2011

Tags: Websites | Sustainability | Mergers

KnowHow NonProfit, the website that was set up in 2008 with £2.2m from the Big Lottery Fund’s Basis programme, has now been absorbed into the NCVO after its funding ran out.

News

Commission to look at Facebook-style app to link local charities

IT | Tania Mason | 31 May 2011

Tags: Accountability and transparency | Websites | Charity Commission | IT strategy and management | Communications technology

Charity Commission chair Dame Suzi Leather has suggested that the regulator might look at introducing a Facebook-style application that tells charities what other charities exist nearby that carry out similar activities.

News

New BT fundraising website is 'Bullyboy Tactics', says social entrepreneur 10

Fundraising | Tania Mason | 8 Apr 2011

Tags: Individual giving | Corporate fundraising | Websites | Web technologies

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.

News

Google for Nonprofits coming to the UK 2

IT | Niki May Young | 22 Mar 2011

Tags: Websites | Web technologies

After launching its package for nonprofits in the US last week, Google has confirmed that UK charities will also be able to benefit from Google for Nonprofits in the future.

Expert advice

Websites that work

IT | Margaret Manning | 11 Mar 2011

Tags: Websites

Small improvements to your website can result in big payoffs, explains Margaret Manning.

Expert advice

Seven painful, but true, facts about (some) charity websites

Finance | 9 Mar 2011

Tags: Websites

Riza Kaya pinpoints some typical howlers in charity web strategy and offers advice for getting it right.

Blogs

Social returns

Finance | John Tate | 28 Feb 2011

Tags: Social networking | Websites

John Tate predicts turbulence in the social-media market and considers the best strategy for charities.

News

Allia launches first online charitable bond

Finance | Niki May Young | 9 Dec 2010

Tags: Websites

Charitable bond issuer Allia has launched the first of its new online pooled fund bonds.

News

GuideStar website back under wing of GuideStar International

Finance | Tania Mason | 22 Oct 2010

Tags: IT strategy and management | Websites

GuideStar International has taken back ownership of the GuideStar UK website following the Directory of Social Change’s decision to place GuideStar Data Services into administration.

News

New website aims to make register of charities more accessible

Finance | Gareth Jones | 14 Sep 2010

Tags: Accountability and transparency | Websites

A new website has been launched which is attempting to make the Charity Commission’s register of charities available in a clearer and more accessible way.

News

Charity Commission opens consultation on online plans

IT | Vibeka Mair | 29 Jul 2010

Tags: Websites | Charity Commission | Regulation

The Charity Commission is seeking views on its plans to place all its services online by 2012, a move which is part of the Commission’s efficiency savings measures.

Technical briefing

Technical briefing: VAT on online advertising

Finance | Lorraine Owens | 23 Jun 2010

Tags: Advertising | Websites

Lorraine Owens explains HMRC's u-turn on zero-rating VAT for charities advertising on third-party websites.

Surveys

The Charity IT Survey 2010: Upwardly mobile

Finance | Gareth Jones | 6 May 2010

Tags: Mobile technology | Websites | Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software

The past year has seen a surge in the development and uptake of mobile and communications technology. Gareth Jones looks at the results of the Charity IT Survey 2010 and asks to what extent these developments are being taken up by the sector.

News

Intelligent Giving resurrection beset by funding difficulties

Finance | Celina Ribeiro | 7 Apr 2010

Tags: Websites | Impact reporting

Intelligent Giving may yet be consigned to the history books as New Philanthropy Capital struggles to secure funding to revive the charity comparison website.

News

GuideStar lands at Directory of Social Change 2

Governance | Tania Mason | 3 Mar 2010

GuideStar UK and its subsidiary trading company GuideStar Data Services have become part of the Directory of Social Change.

Blogs

Want to blog for civilsociety.co.uk?

Governance | Celina Ribeiro | 6 Jan 2010

Tags: Social networking | Websites

Civil Society is searching for two new bloggers in a nationwide competition to find fresh voices in the sector.

News

British Red Cross goes live with new IT system, and a new website looms

IT | Gareth Jones | 9 Dec 2009

Tags: Accounting software | Websites

British Red Cross has implemented Agresso Business World as its new enterprise resource planning system, replacing its previous PeopleSoft application from Oracle.

In-depth

Keeping the trustee finger on the H&S pulse

Finance | 8 Dec 2009

Tags: IT strategy and management | Human resources | Websites | Web technologies | Risk and crisis management

Colin Rae, chairman of Turning Point Scotland, explains how the introduction of a web-based database and reporting system has helped the organisation manage the flow of information relating to health and safety.

In-depth

Brand bandits online

Finance | Anthony Misquitta | 25 Aug 2009

Tags: Web technologies | Websites | Social networking

The internet has opened up a whole new world for brand bandits, says Anthony Misquitta.

Analysis

Charity IT Survey 2009

IT | Lesley Meall | 24 Apr 2009

Tags: IT strategy and management | Websites | Benchmarking | Budgeting

In an increasingly online world, information technology has become a key driver of success for charities but also one in which charities struggle to keep up with developments. The Charity IT Survey 2009 allows charities of all shapes and sizes to benchmark themselves against their peers. Once again, the benefit of data integration across departments is highlighted, especially in the context of web based solutions. With increasing representation at board level, IT is just about holding its own in the contest for resources but charities are finding it difficult to really drive improvements with major investment or to adopt new technologies as they emerge.

News

Commission outlines further improvements to its online register

Finance | Gareth Jones | 24 Mar 2009

Tags: Websites | Web technologies

The Charity Commission has called the performance of its revamped online Register of Charities “very encouraging”, and is looking into a range of changes in response to feedback. A report on the impact of the register, to be presented to the Commission’s board on Thursday, says the functionality of the register has performed largely “as planned”, while an audit on its accuracy by PKF said procedures for recording data were “robust and effective”.

News

New website attacks government-funded charities 22

Finance | Gareth Jones | 25 Feb 2009

Tags: Websites

A new website, fakecharities.org, has been created to highlight those charities which receive state funding and which the site’s creator alleges support the government. Charities listed include Age Concern, which is described as "applauding government initiatives with £2m of public money", 4Children, "a glorified quango", and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), "the original fake charity, formed by the government in 1971".

News

Hoax tan campaign generates 450,000 hits

Finance | Vibeka Mair | 10 Feb 2009

Tags: Advertising | Campaigns | Websites

A hoax website set up by skin cancer charity Skcin which promises people that they can get regular tans through their computer screen has attracted 450,000 hits in just five days.

News

Labour lets itself be lobbied through new campaigning website

Finance | Ian Allsop | 27 Jan 2009

Tags: Websites

The Labour Party has launched a website allowing organisations and individuals to set up campaigns they want to bring to the attention of Labour politicians. Labourspace is a social networking site which provides a platform for third sector organisations and individuals to host and promote their campaigns.

News

CIPFA to launch charity finance online training

Finance | Vibeka Mair | 19 Jan 2009

Tags: Websites | Web technologies

CIPFA is launching online training which will help small or medium-sized charities with accounting and reporting requirements for the Charity Commission. The CIPFA Charity Accounting Toolkit, which launches next month, plans to teach the principles of financial stewardship and improve financial skills.

News

New public brand for Capacitybuilders

Finance | Tania Mason | 25 Nov 2008

Tags: Social enterprise | Social networking | Websites

Capacitybuilders is preparing to bring together information about all of its programmes and resources under one new public-facing brand called Improving Support.

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