Celina Ribeiro

Celina Ribeiro

Editor, Fundraising magazine, Civil Society

Celina is the editor of Fundraising magazine and daily contributor to CivilSociety.co.uk. She has been at the publication since June 2008.

Previously Celina worked as a freelance feature writer for newspapers and magazines in Australia and the UK, working for publications including the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and the New Statesman. Celina was also a Ken and Yasuko Myer Fellow in 2004, which saw her intern at Manilla-based newspaper, the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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Treasury Committee reopens cheque abolition question

The Treasury Select Committee will reopen its inquiry into plans to phase out cheques after being inundated by public concern and unconvinced by evidence put forward by the Payments Council.

Charity Retail Association slams Mary Portas charity shop cap

The Charity Retail Association has hit out at suggestions by retail celebrity Mary Portas that the number of charity shops on the high street should be limited by tax laws.

All charities should show proof of legacy fundraising, says Legacy 10

Legacy fundraising should be made a requirement of Charity Commission registration, according to the Legacy 10 campaign group.

Charities show no interest in free News of the World advertising

Several high-profile charities are not taking up the News of the World's free advertising in its last edition on Sunday, as the Institute of Fundraising warns that doing so could potentially be a breach of the codes of fundraising practice.

It's very sad that these competing charities have resorted to complaining about each other. It's also interesting that the ASA have pursued an investigation on a complaint made by a competitor. I suspect we shall see more of this.

» ASA rules against Magpas 'night and day' service ads

Face-to-face 'stabbed in the back' by the fundraising community, says Aldridge

Face-to-face fundraising is sick of being “constantly stabbed in the back” by members of the fundraising community and needs charities to stand up for it, Public Fundraising Regulatory Association’s chief Mick Aldridge said today in a stinging attack on the sector’s reticence to defend the practice.

Ryanair and KIDS attract criticism over charity calendar

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

Charities mailing each others’ supporters in the millions

Royal Mail figures released to civilsociety.co.uk show for the first time the extent to which some charity donors are being bombarded with mail by organisations keen to win or retain their support over the busy Christmas and New Year period.

Peter Lewis, chief executive, Institute of Fundraising

The Institute of Fundraising is calling for the tax relief cap to apply to donations by higher rate taxpayers only when the donor claims the relief for themselves.

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