London Voluntary Service Council plans to use the money it won from the Transforming Local Infrastructure Fund to set up a US-style model of matchmaking businesses with civil society organisations to boost their capacity.

When JustGiving launched more than a decade ago, it may scarcely have imagined the fundraising juggernaut it was to become. With the market now full of big-name players, Celina Ribeiro looks at the rise of online sponsorship, and whether there is growth in it yet.

Scotland’s charity regulator has today published a reference report to help charities understand and address potential issues in meeting the requirements of charitable status.

The Financial Times has raised £3.3m for Sightsavers through its 2011 Christmas Appeal, becoming the newspaper’s most successful appeal to date.