Individual giving is the term given to charitable donations made by members of the public. Charities try to boost individual giving income through a number of methods, such as direct mail, face-to-face, door-to-door, community fundraising and events.
The Financial Times has raised £3.3m for Sightsavers through its 2011 Christmas Appeal, becoming the newspaper’s most successful appeal to date.
The first 11 months of 2011 saw overall giving in the US rise by 3.4 per cent in comparison to 2010, returning giving levels to those last seen in 2007.
If the shoe fits - the rise of restrictive giving
Traditionally, dictating where one’s donation is spent was the preserve of deep-pocketed major donors. Now the privilege is being demanded by lower-level donors too. Celina Ribeiro explores the trend and the charities which are accommodating, and benefiting, from it.
Beyond supporter satisfaction
At Kidney Research UK there is no ‘supporter care’ team, but the charity treats stewardship very, very seriously. Peter Storey outlines the charity’s unique integrated approach.
One in four Brits say they gave less to charity last year than the year before, according to a new study released today.
The Fundraising Standards Board website will indicate which charities have not shared their complaints data in this year’s annual fundraising complaints survey.
The Big Give is reviewing last December’s match fund challenge, which raised more than £11.5m, after unprecedented levels of demand forced the challenge to be postponed for a day.
Universities will have to rely increasingly on fundraising and student
fees as a new report finds that government funding of universities is
set to plummet to a proportion not seen since the early 20th century.
There's no disputing that trustees donate a lot of time to the charities they serve, but what about money? Martin Farrell suggests ways for trustees to get involved in fundraising.
More than one million donors have contributed to a $20m fundraising campaign for the foundation behind the online crowd-sourced encyclopaedia, Wikipedia.
The Art Fund increased its membership by 15 per cent in 2011, putting the charity on track to increase its art acquisition fund to £7m by 2014.
Mines Advisory Group is aiming to increase its UK donor base by sixfold over the next three to five years in a bid to almost double its unrestricted funds.
The UK has moved up three places in the World Giving Index to become the world’s fifth most charitable nation, according to new research published today.
A family foundation is spearheading a new campaign to get more people giving more time and money to charity.
A Covent Garden carolling choir has raised £2,500 in cash-free donations after a bank gave local passersby trial contactless cards to donate with.
Revealing that seven out of ten donations through its service go to just 140 out of 8,000 listed charities, JustGiving has launched its Christmas appeal to support the ‘forgotten’ charities.
The Payments Council has warned charities and businesses that if they do not constantly update their information, they could lose out on direct debit or credit payments.
Half a million households in England and Wales will be receiving leaflets warning on how to avoid bogus bag collections in a campaign launched today by the Fundraising Standards Board.
More than one million extra people donated to charity in the last financial year, but even so the total value of donations made by the British public remained flat at £11bn.
The Unicef campaign which allows donors to buy one of nearly 17 million colours has raised more than £85,000 in its first six weeks.
Donors do not accurately predict what kinds of messages will get them giving, according to new research from eBay and nfpSynergy.
The Health Lottery has expanded the lottery market and may divert a greater percentage of its income to good causes, according to its chief executive.
One million people have rounded up their pizza, toy and travel purchases to the pound for charity in the first year of the Pennies scheme.
Families and friends in mourning are often moved to honour their lost ones by setting up new charities, but criticised for replicating already existing organisations. Niki May Young suggests that there is still room for in-memoriam charities, if done well.
Family foundations have increased their giving by more than a quarter over the past five years, significantly outpacing the progress of donations from companies or individuals, according to a new report.
Music and youth charity Rhythmix has raised £1,000 from the public in just 24-hours to help it fund £8,000 in legal fees incurred as a result of a near three-week battle with the TV show X Factor over the trademark of its name.
At Prime Minister's questions yesterday David Cameron advised he would consider adding to the winter fuel allowance letters a suggestion for those who don't need it to donate to charities providing support for those most in need.
Domino's pizza franchises in Northern Ireland have opted to support a local charity instead of the Special Olympics GB, which has been the UK partner since the business signed up to the Pennies microdonation scheme in November 2010.
Still stinging from public sector cuts, the majority of arts and cultural organisations expect it will take another four years to return to the financial state they were in before government reduced arts funding.
How to run an emergency appeal
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Emergency appeals are not just the preserve of large charities. Paul Stein, World Jewish Relief director, outlines some key stages and questions charities need to consider when launching and managing an emergency fundraising appeal.
