The Institute of Fundraising plans to secure funding for and launch its fundraising research portal for members this year, it was outlined in the organisation's annual general meeting yesterday.

Institute of Fundraising members are being given the opportunity to set standards for the fundraising profession by joining the body's Standards Committee.

The Institute of Fundraising has revised the Telephone Fundraising Code of Practice to reflect comments by the Information Commissioner’s Office that the context in which phone calls are made will be considered when judging if a call complies with the telephone preference service.

It has been quite a week for controversial viral videos. First the pop doyennes Lady Gaga and Beyonce get everyone from feminists to misogynists hot under the collar with the release of a racy, and some say retrograde, film clip featuring lesbian kisses and navel-level necklines.