http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news Latest Articles http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6262/oxfam_and_scouts_join_forces_to_encourage_young_voters http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6262/oxfam_and_scouts_join_forces_to_encourage_young_voters Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:11:00 GMT The Scout Association, Oxfam and the Hansard Society have launched a campaign to encourage young people to vote. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6260/3m_international_development_fund_for_local_community_groups http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6260/3m_international_development_fund_for_local_community_groups Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:57:00 GMT A new £3m grant programme will encourage British community groups to improve links with communities in the developing world in a bid to improve understanding and tackle global poverty. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6258/direct_mail_campaigns_for_cats_and_dogs http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6258/direct_mail_campaigns_for_cats_and_dogs Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:54:00 GMT Cats Protection and Guide Dogs are both launching new direct mail appeals, asking for help for specific age groups of beneficiaries. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6256/5m_worth_of_mini-grants_bypass_charities_to_young_people http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6256/5m_worth_of_mini-grants_bypass_charities_to_young_people Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:08:00 GMT Thousands of mini-grants worth £300 will be given out to directly to young people through a new initiative which aims to address the negative stereotypes around young people in the UK this week. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6254/minister_denies_music_licensing_change_will_cost_sector_20m http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6254/minister_denies_music_licensing_change_will_cost_sector_20m Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:39:00 GMT Minister for the third sector Angela Smith has been challenged to reveal the true cost to charities of the forthcoming music licensing changes, after she claimed in parliament that the predicted figure of £20m was “an overstatement”. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6246/ctt_offers_solution_to_payment_card_regulation_compliance http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6246/ctt_offers_solution_to_payment_card_regulation_compliance Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:19:00 GMT The Charity Technology Trust has partnered with BT to offer charities the first automated system for collecting credit or debit card details via telephone that is certified as tier-one compliant with the card payment industry's data security standards. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6247/bmycharity_folds_after_making_service_free http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6247/bmycharity_folds_after_making_service_free Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT Less than six months after announcing it would revolutionise online fundraising by offering its service for free, fundraising sponsorship website Bmycharity has announced it is to shut down after failing to raise enough funds. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6245/clic_sargeant_scores_3m_from_wetherspoon_partnership http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6245/clic_sargeant_scores_3m_from_wetherspoon_partnership Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT Pub chain JD Wetherspoon staff across the United Kingdom have raised over £3m over the course of an eight-year partnership with CLIC Sargent. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6241/winning_ticket_gambling_legator_bets_on_oxfam http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6241/winning_ticket_gambling_legator_bets_on_oxfam Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT A series of betting slips left to Oxfam through a man’s legacy could land the charity over £300,000 in the next ten years. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6243/bhf_installs_point_of_sale_system_in_its_600_charity_shops http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6243/bhf_installs_point_of_sale_system_in_its_600_charity_shops Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:39:00 GMT British Heart Foundation, owner of the UK’s second largest charity shop chain, has chosen to install Toshiba Tec’s ST-A10 TouchPOS system in its 600 stores. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6242/barnardos_in_the_clear_says_asa http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6242/barnardos_in_the_clear_says_asa Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:24:00 GMT A television advertisement depicting a teenage girl running away from home, taking drugs and being sexually exploited does not violate broadcasting legislation, a recent ruling has found. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6240/groundswell_against_chugger_blight_in_edinburgh http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6240/groundswell_against_chugger_blight_in_edinburgh Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:23:00 GMT A groundswell of discontent about face-to-face fundraising is building in Edinburgh, as a national newspaper backs calls from business leaders and politicians for a crackdown on chugging. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6238/advertisers_asks_asa_to_extend_its_remit_to_social_networks http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6238/advertisers_asks_asa_to_extend_its_remit_to_social_networks Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:28:00 GMT The Advertising Standards Authority looks set to extend its remit to include communications on websites, and other non-paid-for space online, such as social networks. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6236/rspca_warns_on_legacy_appeal_case http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6236/rspca_warns_on_legacy_appeal_case Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:03:00 GMT The RSPCA and three other large charities have issued a statement warning of huge implications for the sector if the RSPCA loses its forthcoming appeal against the High Court ruling that cost it a £2m legacy. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6234/scotland_office_probed_over_charity_advertising http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6234/scotland_office_probed_over_charity_advertising Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:02:00 GMT A Freedom of Information request has been lodged with the Scotland Office to find out what action is being taken against charities that claim on TV ads to be UK-wide but do not actually operate in Scotland. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6231/new_50m_big_lottery_fund_for_scotland http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6231/new_50m_big_lottery_fund_for_scotland Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT Young people leaving care, older people with dementia and their carers will be the focus of a new £50m Big Lottery Fund in Scotland. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6230/female_charity_interim_managers_paid_15_per_cent_less_than_men http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6230/female_charity_interim_managers_paid_15_per_cent_less_than_men Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:30:00 GMT Female interim managers working in charities earned 15 per cent less than their male counterparts during the six months from June to December last year, new research shows. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6229/legacy_income_in_doldrums http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6229/legacy_income_in_doldrums Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:31:00 GMT The legacy market is in significant strife and is unlikely to return to pre-recession levels for another two years, according to a report released today. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6228/lower-level_donors_segment_donations_in_new_community_foundation http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6228/lower-level_donors_segment_donations_in_new_community_foundation Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:06:00 GMT A new community foundation launching today in Dorset will offer donors a new level of control over their gifts. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6225/learning_disability_charities_merge http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6225/learning_disability_charities_merge Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:53:00 GMT Learning disability charity Walsingham has merged with the Longfields Association, a day centre for people with learning disabilities in Swansea.