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8 July 2010

Greetings!

The Hilton Metropole may still be recovering from the onslaught of fundraisers it endured over the last three days of the Institute of Fundraising National Convention, but we at Fundraising know that the good folk of the fundraising world are still energised, eager and desperate for even more knowledge, so enjoy...

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Volunteer

Volunteer Rights Inquiry moots volunteer complaints commission or ombudsman

 The Volunteer Rights Inquiry has proposed setting up a volunteer complaints commission or a volunteering ombudsman in its interim report.

Cheque abolition

Payments Council to hold meetings with sector on future of cheques

The Payments Council is to hold a series of meetings with the voluntary sector on the future of cheques and alternative methods of payments.


Donations

Donor care good, but donor value not maximised, finds survey

Fundraisers are confident that they are treating their donors well, but only one in four believe they are getting the maximum lifetime value out of their givers, according to research previewed this week.

Dan Pallotta

Pallotta suggests International Charity Defence League

US fundraiser and author Dan Pallotta is working to set up a global leadership movement to implement ideas contained in his book Uncharitable, which challenge the perversity of the rules that govern the non-profit sector around the world.
SMS donations

Vodafone gives charities 100 per cent of SMS donations

Vodafone has become the first mobile phone operator to commit to passing on to charities 100 per cent of donations via its text message services.
 
 
 
 
Features
Volunteer giving

Volunteers' time to give: integrating fundraising and volunteering

In a profession charged with raising money fundraisers have often overlooked volunteers, concerned as they are with giving away their time. But some charities are starting to realise these supporters have a lot more to give.

Public confidence up

Why trust matters: Sargeant's challenge to fundraisers

Trust is a key component of donors' giving decisions yet while the sector is awash with confidence-building initiatives, trust remains in the shadows. Professor Adrian Sargeant explains how fundraisers can build trust, and why they need to start doing it properly.

CRUK

Chain reaction: making the most of corporate partnerships

Partnering with a large retailer is a sure fire way for charities to raise income. Cancer Research UK's partnership with Morrisons supermarket chain raised more than double it's target.


Spana magazine

New fundraising potential for magazines?

Could charity magazines and newsletters be the next big thing in fundraising? A redesign of SPANA's magazine brought in an RoI of 3:1, explains Mark Phillips.


Twitter community

Follow me: The causal benefits of Twitter

Dabbling in Twitter has seen The Haven Wolverhampton attract donations from across the country, develop new relationships with survivors of abuse and raise awareness. Kaye Bartlett explains.

 
 
Charity Market Monitor

Charity Market Monitor 2010

Charity funding: It's a jungle out there

Voluntary income stumbled in 2008/2009, but do charities face a tougher time to come? The Charity Market Monitor 2010 with Cathy Pharoah  finds out how some organisations have fared so far and what fundraisers should look out for.
 
 
Opinion

Transparency

Transparency is not just about cost

Charities must be prepared to be open not just about costs, but about what they have achieved, argues Tris Lumley.
 
 
Blogs

Don't bully volunteers if you are facing cutbacks

Volunteers should not be resented for picking up the slack following spending cuts, says Vibeka Mair

Can YouTube, Amazon and iTunes do more to help charities?

Gareth Jones  wonders if charities could be working with the web giants to raise money as well as fighting against them


Not quite as Big Society

It is no surprise that while preparing to cut funding to charities, Nick Hurd is using the old refrain that charities must get themselves in order, says Dan Fletcher. But it's still not right

Chugging - not really fundraising?

Has the UK got coalition fever? Daniel Fletcher considers what influence the recent political happenings have had on civil society and its gift aid potential


 
 
And finally

Lindsay Boswell

And the winner is...

Not many things will silence a room hundreds-deep with half-drunk fundraisers, but Lindsay Boswell taking to the podium and announcing "we made a mistake tonight" is one of them, says Celina Ribeiro.
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