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Central applicant data bank for funders mooted 18

12 May 2008 | Tania Mason

The voluntary sector should establish a central data bank where all grant applicants can lodge standard information about their organisations, to be accessed by funders wishing to verify their authenticity and vital statistics.

Central applicant data bank for funders mooted

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Institute moots new 'Right to Ask' umbrella brand for all fundraising policy 9

Fundraising | Tania Mason
20 Jan 2010

Topics: Communications | Individual giving | Campaigns

The Institute of Fundraising is mustering support for a sector-wide public-facing campaign that will reinforce the message that fundraisers have every right to ask for money on behalf of beneficiaries.

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Scottish SPCA accuses RSPCA of stealing in new campaign 8

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro
26 Feb 2009

The Scottish SPCA has accused the RSPCA of breaching Institute of Fundraising guidelines and launched a campaign alleging that the latter charity is “stealing” from Scottish animals in need.

A £100,000...

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Robbie Williams pulls crowds where Beverley Knight fails in Help for Heroes gig 7

Fundraising | Niki May Young
11 Aug 2010

Topics: Events fundraising

Two months after a Help for Heroes fundraising concert was cancelled due to poor ticket sales, a new concert in aid of the charity featuring Robbie Williams has sold half its tickets in the first week.

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Ryanair and KIDS attract criticism over charity calendar 6

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro
18 Nov 2009

Topics: Corporate fundraising

Ryanair’s charity calendar has sold thousands of copies within five days despite coming under attack from women’s rights advocates.

Whilst I can understand the DSC highlighting this change, it's quite an agressive tone to state that there has been "zero consultation" with the sector.

» Virgin Trains charity discount offer will leave charities stranded, says DSC

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Dispatches displays 'breathtaking ignorance', say London Marathon organisers 6

Fundraising | Niki May Young
9 Apr 2010

Topics: Accountability and transparency | Fund management | Events fundraising

The London Marathon Charitable Trust and the London Marathon Ltd have released a damning joint statement in response to a Channel 4 Dispatches programme to be aired tonight, which will claim that up to...

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Mrs Pudsey Bear raises £4,000 5

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro
25 Nov 2008

Topics: Community fundraising

A British woman has raised £4,000 for Children in Need by auctioning the right to choose the name she will adopt for a year and agreeing to become Pudsey Bear.

The auction to choose a new moniker for...

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Hold fire before you fight to keep cheques 5

Fundraising | Scott Gray
27 Jan 2010

Topics: Individual giving | Major donors

Concerns have been voiced across the sector about the planned abolition of cheques in 2018, but little has been said about the alternatives that will be developed and the benefits of offering a suite of...

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Gordon Brown compulsory youth volunteering vision to start with £16m pilot 5

Fundraising | Vibeka Mair
24 Mar 2010

Topics: Volunteering

Gordon Brown’s pet compulsory youth volunteering project has kicked off today with the announcement of £16m for five pilot projects over two years that will establish ways to get all young people aged...

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