Project Prevention or Project Eugenics - the campaign to sterilise addicts
Tags: Ethics
Suzie Who
Suzie Who is a senior fundraiser for a top-100 UK charity who is writing under a pseudonym so she can lift the lid on contentious issues around fundraising and beyond without jeopardising her employer's reputation. She will use her unique insider’s perspective to challenge the sector to examine its methods and up its game - and of course to give credit where credit is due.
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The offer of cash to UK addicts who agree to be sterilised by a US charity is so wrong Suzie Who barely knows where to begin.
Unsurprisingly organisers of the London Marathon are outraged by the recent Dispatches programme.
The dilemma facing GirlGuiding Scotland is fascinating. We are all used to watching charities struggle with whether or not to accept donations from certain companies whose motivations may not be entirely honourable, but it is rare to see this kind of debate over legacy pledges.
New codes of practice relating to advertising mean that charities could soon be running campaigns comparing ourselves favourably against direct competitors, but the sector deserves more than cheap shots.
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Clever move by DEC, or the triumph of internal politics?
Tags: Individual giving | Human resources
I hear on the grapevine that Disasters Emergency Committee has appointed a fundraising manager. And in a shock move they have selected someone with no experience of fundraising.
It is interesting to see that Crisis are yet again in merger discussions. The number of mergers we are seeing in the sector can only be a good thing even if they are driven by necessity.
It is encouraging to see so many charities make it into the line up of best companies to work for, but for many fundraisers disillusionment can come as part of the job.
The breach of confidentiality at the National Bullying Helpline undermines the organisation's ability to fulfill its charitable purpose. The charity does not exist to play party politics.