Major donors

Major donors are generally deemed to be those individuals that give more than £5,000 to charity. Most large charities have major donor programmes where they try to identify, contact, cultivate and then look after wealthy people who might become major donors for their charity.

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The longest winter: Are lifetime legacies ready to come in from the cold?

The longest winter: Are lifetime legacies ready to come in from the cold? 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 8 Mar 2010
Topics: Legacies | Major donors | Tax effective giving

Lifetime legacies are a giving mechanism that have been a glint in the eye of fundraisers for years. But while fundraisers, politicians and researchers alike have expressed support for the major donor tax instrument, lifetime legacies have got people heated up. Celina Ribeiro asks what has kept the mechanism on ice.

Major donors willing to invest in self sufficiency and social enterprise

Major donors willing to invest in self sufficiency and social enterprise 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 5 Mar 2010
Topics: Major donors | Social enterprise

High net worth individuals are willing to invest in organisations’ income generation schemes, even if that means losing their own tax benefit, according to new research.

Arts must prove worth to keep funding

Arts must prove worth to keep funding 1

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 2 Mar 2010
Topics: Grants & Grantmaking | Major donors | Trading

Arts organisations will have to start proving their value if they are to continue receiving government grants, a debate in London last night was told.

UK universities consider higher fees as US institutions’ fundraising drops

UK universities consider higher fees as US institutions’ fundraising drops 0

Fundraising | Stefan Marseglia | 15 Feb 2010
Topics: Individual giving | Major donors | Statutory funding

Universities may have to raise tuition fees in order to maintain teaching standards, according to research released last week.

Well-advised: How charities can work with philanthropy advisors

Well-advised: How charities can work with philanthropy advisors 1

Fundraising | Lena Schreiber | 8 Feb 2010
Topics: Major donors

The demand for philanthropic advisors by major donors has been steadily rising over the past few years, but how can charities work through the advisors to access their wealthy clients? Lena Schreiber lifts the veil over the world of philanthropy advice

Hold fire before you fight to keep cheques

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 payment options to donors, says Scott Gray.

New foundations rise 60 per cent, grant making falls by 15 per cent

New foundations rise 60 per cent, grant making falls by 15 per cent 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 21 Jan 2010
Topics: Trusts and foundations | Major donors

The value of grant-making fell last financial year despite a record amount of money going in to trusts from private individuals.

Blog: Stop dissing new ways of giving big gifts, understand them

Blog: Stop dissing new ways of giving big gifts, understand them 0

Fundraising | Adrian Beney | 21 Jan 2010
Topics: Major donors | Trusts and foundations

The proposal to set up 'remainder trusts' for major donors in the UK has been unfairly criticised, says Adrian Beney. The giving mechanism has some life in it yet.

Institute campaigns on cheque abolition proposal

Institute campaigns on cheque abolition proposal 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 21 Jan 2010
Topics: Individual giving | Major donors

The Institute of Fundraising is launching a campaign to highlight the importance of cheques to charities following a proposal to phase out the payment form.

Spike in major giving expected after April tax change

Spike in major giving expected after April tax change 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 20 Jan 2010
Topics: Major donors | Trusts and foundations

Charities could see a spike in giving from major donors following the top tax rate change in April.

Report predicting £74bn giving boost unsound, says Saxton

Report predicting £74bn giving boost unsound, says Saxton 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 20 Jan 2010
Topics: Major donors | Trusts and foundations

A report last week predicting that giving could be boosted by £74bn by the introduction of two major donor-centric reforms has come under fire by consultant Joe Saxton.

'No shred of evidence' in remainder trust research, says Saxton

'No shred of evidence' in remainder trust research, says Saxton 0

Fundraising | Joe Saxton | 20 Jan 2010
Topics: Trusts and foundations | Major donors

The suggestion that £74bn could be pumped into charities via remainder trusts and a new type of trust, as proposed by a paper last week, is not supported by either evidence or demand, says Joe Saxton.

Extra £74bn for charities mooted through two reforms

Extra £74bn for charities mooted through two reforms 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 11 Jan 2010
Topics: Major donors | Regulation | Legacies

Charities could generate up to an extra £74bn from major donors via two North America-inspired reforms proposed in a new report.

Beyond borders: Fundraising from trustee boards heats up

Beyond borders: Fundraising from trustee boards heats up 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 7 Jan 2010
Topics: Major donors | Trustee boards | Trustee roles and responsibilities

Traditionally a no-go area for British fundraisers, trustees are increasingly proving to be a valuable source of fundraising income and support. Celina Ribeiro talks to fundraisers who are starting to get their boards on board.

Not so big event: Children in Crisis's scaled-down fundraising gala

Not so big event: Children in Crisis's scaled-down fundraising gala 0

Fundraising | 7 Jan 2010
Topics: Events fundraising | Major donors

Facing difficulties in getting corporate sponsorship and donor fatigue for its major annual fundraising ball, Children in Crisis embarked on radical reform. Sally Bateson tells how the charity chucked out ticket prices, invited a quarter as many guests, stopped auctioning prizes and scored an RoI of 7.5:1

Gift aid proposals could be 'non-starters', warns Institute

Gift aid proposals could be 'non-starters', warns Institute 1

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 16 Dec 2009
Topics: Gift aid | Individual giving | Major donors

The Institute of Fundraising fears that gift aid reforms mooted in yesterday’s government report could be “complete non-starters” as chief executive Lindsay Boswell reiterates concerns there will be no action on gift aid before the general election.

Gift aid research finds major donors unswayed by tax relief changes

Gift aid research finds major donors unswayed by tax relief changes 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 15 Dec 2009
Topics: Major donors | Tax effective giving | Gift aid

Government research into possible reform of gift aid has concluded that higher rate tax payers are unlikely to be massively deterred by tax reform, and appears to favour the introduction of a 37p-per-£1 gift aid rebate directly to charity for all donations.

Government commits 'up to £75m' for social bank in Pre-Budget Report

Government commits 'up to £75m' for social bank in Pre-Budget Report 0

Fundraising | Tania Mason | 9 Dec 2009
Topics: Budgeting | Gift aid | Major donors | Investment | Socially responsible investment | Banking

The government will commit no more than £75m from dormant bank accounts as initial capital for a Social Investment Wholesale Bank, it announced today in its Pre-Budget Report.

£3m raised in two hours on Big Give match fund

£3m raised in two hours on Big Give match fund 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 7 Dec 2009
Topics: Major donors | Trustee boards

More than £3m has been donated to charity in just over two hours in the first day of the Big Give’s match fund challenge.

Abolition of cheques cause concern to charities

Abolition of cheques cause concern to charities 3

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 25 Nov 2009
Topics: Individual giving | Major donors

Proposals to abolish the use of cheques within a decade has prompted a mixed response from charities, as the Institute of Fundraising pledges to consult with its members over a possible unified reaction to the move.

Norwood gala dinner raises £2.7m

Norwood gala dinner raises £2.7m 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 20 Nov 2009
Topics: Events fundraising | Major donors

An annual fundraising gala dinner for Norwood has raised £2.7m, just 10 per cent down on pre-recession figures, despite widespread concern about under-performing black tie events.

Blog: Shrewd cardigan - the Oxford researcher who wants to change giving

Blog: Shrewd cardigan - the Oxford researcher who wants to change giving 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 16 Nov 2009
Topics: Philanthropy | Impact reporting | Major donors

It sounds like a warm, fuzzy, cardigan-ed idea that could only be borne out of a cosy Oxbridge office, walled in by leather-bound books and the all-pervasive odour of hope. But the Oxford boffin who has pledged to give away £1m over his career, and has created a society to get people to do the same, is no generous dope. His pipe dream is much more substance than smoke, and only the best charities will see a penny.

Oxbridge dominance diminished as university fundraising income up £151m

Oxbridge dominance diminished as university fundraising income up £151m 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 12 Nov 2009
Topics: Individual giving | Major donors

Universities are gaining ground on Oxbridge’s fundraising dominance according to the latest figures which show fundraising income up £151m across the entire sector, but Oxbridge’s share of the total slipping.

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Blog: "Please, I beg of you, let me give you something for nothing" 1

Fundraising | Jeremy Swain | 10 Nov 2009
Topics: Major donors | Philanthropy

Most days we are rung at Thames Reach by somebody who wants to help the homeless; it is really rather gratifying. Media bods come with propositions intended to shed fresh light on ‘The Plight of the Homeless’. The Big Idea often involves them sleeping rough on the street to give a ‘down and dirty’ account of what it is like to be a rough sleeper. Quite often they are genuinely unaware that a proposal of this type is put to us at least once a month.

Circles, a new angle

Circles, a new angle 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 9 Nov 2009
Topics: Major donors | Philanthropy | Stewardship

Donor circles have been floating around a few US organisations for more than a decade, but can the major donor fundraising technique gain traction in the UK?

£100m extra to frontline services from major donors, says Coutts report

£100m extra to frontline services from major donors, says Coutts report 1

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 9 Nov 2009
Topics: Major donors | Philanthropy | Recession

An extra £100m has been allocated to frontline charitable activity by major philanthropists, according to this year’s Coutts Million Pound Donors report. Million-pound-plus donations have been largely resilient to the recession, according to the report. Some 189 donations of £1m or more were made in 2007/2008, just 6 per cent fewer than in the previous financial year.

Major event re-shaped in face of economic pessimism

Major event re-shaped in face of economic pessimism 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 5 Nov 2009
Topics: Events fundraising | Major donors

The Fifteen Foundation has had to reconfigure its gala fundraising event this month in response to the gloomy economic atmosphere. While the charity was able to maintain attendee numbers (capped at 250) and hasn’t lowered ticket prices – steady at £650 each - to the annual Big Night Out, it has modified its raffle offering to accommodate for shallower pockets.

Measure donor satisfaction, says Sargeant

Measure donor satisfaction, says Sargeant 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 5 Nov 2009
Topics: Major donors | Impact reporting

Charities are failing to measure the satisfaction of their supporter base, lagging behind the commercial sphere and potentially losing donors unnecessarily, according to a leading academic. Professor Adrian Sargeant said that the lack of satisfaction measurement among charities is a “real problem” in light of the impact that satisfaction levels have on donor loyalty. Charities may survey their supporters with respect to what they do with their beneficiaries, he said, but barely any are systematically measuring satisfaction with how they are dealt with as donors.

Goldman Sachs said to be considering billion-dollar donation

Goldman Sachs said to be considering billion-dollar donation 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 14 Oct 2009
Topics: Major donors | Corporate fundraising

Investment bank Goldman Sachs could become one of the world’s biggest donors to charity, as it considers ways of deflecting expected criticism of predicted large staff bonus payments. Goldman Sachs is said to be considering making a donation in the region of $1bn when it pays out bonuses this year. Pay and bonuses for the banking giant’s staff is expected to be worth around $22bn – a record for the company.

Corporates abandon arts organisations

Corporates abandon arts organisations 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 9 Oct 2009
Topics: Major donors

Corporate support of arts organisations has plummeted, according to a new report. Nearly 70 per cent of arts organisations based in London reported a drop in income from business over the past six months, according to the latest survey by Arts & Business. Two-fifths of businesses surveyed by the organisation also reported plans to cut their investment in the arts even further.

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