Events fundraising

Events fundraising is raising money through an event such as an art auction, ball or sports activity. Many charities have entire departments devoted to organising such events.

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Maximising returns on fundraising is simple if you keep it simple
Expert advice

Maximising returns on fundraising is simple if you keep it simple 1

Fundraising | Giles Pegram | 6 Feb 2012
Tags: Investment | Digital fundraising | Community fundraising | Corporate fundraising | Events fundraising | Face-to-face fundraising

Different types of fundraising require different return on investment ratios, right? Wrong, says Giles Pegram.

Nigel L J Rothband, chief executive of Retail Trust; Michelle Mone, CEO of Ultimo
News

More than £1m raised at annual star-studded Retail Trust Ball

Fundraising | Vibeka Mair | 31 Jan 2012
Tags: Events fundraising

The Retail Trust Ball 2012 raised over £1m last night, after a flurry of pledges from the retail sector’s big hitters helped the charity meet its fundraising target for the fourth year running.

CRUK adopts new events CRM software to increase donations
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CRUK adopts new events CRM software to increase donations

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 24 Jan 2012
Tags: Events fundraising | Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software

Cancer Research UK is the first UK charity to implement TeamRaiser software from Convio UK and will use it to manage its Relay for Life fundraising website.

Antony Gormley joins famous artists supporting Shelter
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Antony Gormley joins famous artists supporting Shelter

Fundraising | Niki May Young | 24 Jan 2012
Tags: Events fundraising

A team of 40 of the world's most celebrated artists will donate artwork for an exhibition and auction to support homelessness charity Shelter.

David Scott-Ralph after completing one of his five challenges
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Charity CEOs embark on Olympic fundraising challenge

Fundraising | Adam Martin | 19 Jan 2012
Tags: Events fundraising

Three charity CEOs are looking to raise £10,000 each for their respective organisations by taking part in their own Olympic Challenge.

Fundraising in the year 2012
Analysis

Fundraising in the year 2012

Fundraising | 16 Jan 2012
Tags: Digital fundraising | Events fundraising | Community fundraising | Corporate fundraising | Face-to-face fundraising | Major donors

Now that 2011 is firmly under our belt, what will 2012 mean for fundraisers? Five leaders in fundraising discuss what the year ahead might bring.

How to run a legacy pledge event
Expert advice

How to run a legacy pledge event

Fundraising | Richard Radcliffe | 13 Jan 2012
Tags: Legacies | Events fundraising

Who’s speaking, who’s asking and where are the toilets? Running a legacy pledge or thank-you event can involve more twists and turns than many a good fundraiser may anticipate. richard radcliffe outlines some of the key things to keep in mind.

ActionAid UK: 'We want to offer other ways to join us'
Interviews

ActionAid UK: 'We want to offer other ways to join us'

Fundraising | 11 Jan 2012
Tags: Community fundraising | Corporate fundraising | Events fundraising

Helen McEachern has taken the reins at ActionAid UK and the charity is preparing to refine its messaging and asks in 2012. We catch up with the fundraising director, just a few months before she heads off on maternity leave.

Born to Shine raises £2.1m for Save the Children
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Born to Shine raises £2.1m for Save the Children

Fundraising | Niki May Young | 21 Nov 2011
Tags: Community fundraising | Events fundraising | Corporate fundraising

ITV's Born to Shine talent series raised £2.1m, including over £500,000 of match funding from the British government, for Save the Children's No Child Born to Die campaign.

Pomp and circumstance
Blogs

Pomp and circumstance

Fundraising | David Philpott | 21 Nov 2011
Tags: Events fundraising

No-one does a charity event quite like the British, says David Philpott.

Richard Desmond, president of Norwood with Borris Johnson, mayor of London
News

Norwood annual dinner raises £2.8m, but down on last year

Fundraising | Kirsty Weakley | 16 Nov 2011
Tags: Events fundraising | Spending Cuts and Recession

Norwood raised £2.8m at its annual fundraising dinner on Monday night, but the figure is 15 per cent down on last year's record-breaking total.

iPads boost silent auction proceeds at NSPCC ball
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iPads boost silent auction proceeds at NSPCC ball

Fundraising | Kirsty Weakley | 31 Oct 2011
Tags: Events fundraising | Digital fundraising

The NSPCC has increased the amount it raised through a silent auction at its X-Factor ChildLine Ball by using iPads.

Barlow comes back for 'good'
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Barlow comes back for 'good'

Fundraising | Kirsty Weakley | 27 Oct 2011
Tags: Events fundraising

Gary Barlow will headline his first solo shows since 1999 to raise money for disadvantaged young people.

Guess2Give film shows fundraisers how to get friends to donate to charity
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Guess2Give film shows fundraisers how to get friends to donate to charity

Fundraising | 24 Oct 2011
Tags: Films | Events fundraising

Charities holding fundraising race events could benefit from a new website designed to encourage participants' friends to donate by entering a sweepstake guessing how long it will take them to complete the course.

Childreach International supporters on Kilimanjaro Trek
News

FRSB rules charity should not refund no-show event participant 1

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 10 Oct 2011
Tags: Events fundraising | Regulation

The FRSB has sided with a children’s charity after it refused to give a refund to a supporter who decided not to participate in its Kilimanjaro challenge event.

London Marathon fundraising total rises for fifth year running
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London Marathon fundraising total rises for fifth year running 1

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 9 Sep 2011
Tags: Events fundraising | Individual giving

This year’s Virgin London Marathon has raised £51.8m, a record for both the race and for any single fundraising event in the world.

Rescue operation launched after charity swimmers go home
News

Rescue operation launched after charity swimmers go home

Fundraising | Tania Mason | 5 Sep 2011
Tags: Events fundraising

A major search and rescue operation got under way in Dorset yesterday after several swimmers at a British Heart Foundation sponsored swim went home after the event without telling the organisers they had finished.

Beyond a joke: How has Comic Relief become so successful?
Case studies

Beyond a joke: How has Comic Relief become so successful?

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 1 Sep 2011
Tags: Events fundraising | Communications | Mobile technology

Comic Relief is like the teachers' pet of charities. Always doing well, forever doing better. In the midst of what has been the charity's most successful year ever, Celina Ribeiro talks to its key players about the secrets behind its success and what's on the cards for the future.

RNLI rescues own fundraising swimmers
News

RNLI rescues own fundraising swimmers

Fundraising | Niki May Young | 30 Aug 2011
Tags: Events fundraising

RNLI lifeboats were called to action when swimmers raising money for the charity near Broadstairs' Joss Bay fell into difficulties due to strong tidal currents on Sunday.

Unicef's Soccer Aid: Doing it for the kids
Case studies

Unicef's Soccer Aid: Doing it for the kids

Fundraising | 26 Aug 2011
Tags: Events fundraising | Social networking | Communications | Films

Coordinating A-list celebrities, major corporate sponsors as well as community fundraising can be a tough task. Katie Morrison describes Unicef's Soccer Aid campaign, which leveraged all three, to raise £2.7m in one night.

Jason Manford copyright Richard Stonehouse
News

First UK Aid Matched event raises £1.7m for Save the Children

Fundraising | Kirsty Weakley | 24 Aug 2011
Tags: Corporate fundraising | Events fundraising | Films

Save the Children has raised £1.7m from ITV talent show Born to Shine, some of which was match funded by the Department for International Development's UK Aid Match programme.

First Liverpool Marathon attracts over 9000 runners
News

First Liverpool Marathon attracts over 9000 runners 2

Fundraising | Niki May Young | 19 Aug 2011
Tags: Events fundraising

Liverpool's first marathon, supporting four official charities, has attracted upwards of 9,000 runners ahead of the event on 9 October.

Musicians ‘emotionally blackmailed’ into performing at charity events
News

Musicians ‘emotionally blackmailed’ into performing at charity events 4

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 10 Aug 2011
Tags: Events fundraising | Collaborations

Charities use emotional blackmail to pressure musicians into performing for free at their events, a musicians’ body has claimed.

Swings and roundabouts - Charity Market Monitor 2011
Analysis

Swings and roundabouts - Charity Market Monitor 2011

Fundraising | Cathy Pharoah | 3 Jul 2011
Tags: Spending Cuts and Recession | Events fundraising | Community fundraising | Corporate fundraising | Face-to-face fundraising | Legacies

Some are up, some are down, some are staying put. The Charity Market Monitor 2011 finds that while events fundraising has flatlined, other income streams are either more or less profitable than before. Cathy Pharaoh discusses some of the top trends from 2009/2010.

WaterAid cleared in FRSB ruling over Corbett Challenge
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WaterAid cleared in FRSB ruling over Corbett Challenge

Fundraising | Niki May Young | 23 Jun 2011
Tags: Events fundraising

WaterAid did not breach the Outdoor UK Challenge Events Code when it held the Corbett Challenge, which raised more than £100,000 for the charity earlier this month, the FRSB has ruled.

Ark raises £17.2m at annual dinner and celebrates Charity Awards win
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Ark raises £17.2m at annual dinner and celebrates Charity Awards win

Fundraising | Vibeka Mair | 10 Jun 2011
Tags: Charity Awards | Events fundraising

Absolute Return for Kids (Ark) raised £17.2m at its annual fundraising gala dinner last night.

BGT stars Twist and Pulse host charity flashmob events
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BGT stars Twist and Pulse host charity flashmob events

Fundraising | Niki May Young | 2 Jun 2011
Tags: Events fundraising | Films

Britain’s Got Talent runners-up Twist and Pulse are to host two flashmob events in London to raise funds for Fairbridge youth charity.

Virgin Money Giving sees massive increase in marathon sponsorship
News

Virgin Money Giving sees massive increase in marathon sponsorship

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 26 May 2011
Tags: Websites | Individual giving | Events fundraising

In its second year as the main sponsorship website behind the Virgin London Marathon, Virgin Money Giving has reported the amount raised has increased by more than two-thirds on its 2010 figures.

FRSB 'condemns' and expels Sports 4 All
News

FRSB 'condemns' and expels Sports 4 All 1

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 23 May 2011
Tags: Events fundraising | Accountability and transparency

The Fundraising Standards Board has kicked out and condemned fundraising company Sports 4 All after it failed to pass on the proceeds of a school fundraising event to the school.

Running low
Blogs

Running low 4

Fundraising | Niki May Young | 19 May 2011
Tags: Leadership and strategy | Events fundraising

Race for Life entries are down, and it seems Cancer Research is not alone in this predicament. Niki May Young ponders why running events are losing out this year...

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