3 September 2010 Greetings! 2010 has bucked the trend again with summer yielding an unusually high volume of news. We lead with a breaking story about the owner of CSDM who has spread the assets of the failed organisation across his other companies, some say jeopardising full repayment to creditors. In our features Steve Dodds says charities need to engage more with social media to reach a new generation of donors, the 1 per cent giving pledge is up for debate within the sector and the junkyard provides new revenue potential for charities. It's also time for the release of the Charity Shops Survey 2010, an overview of which we share below. CSDM asset sale benefits other Chris Stoddard companies The owner of CSDM, which went into administration in June, has sold the fundraising agency's assets to other companies he owns for a sum which some creditors allege is below value and jeopardises the repayment of debts. Bubb chides his members after Newsnight chugging fiasco Acevo chief executive Stephen Bubb has written a stern letter to the CEOs of the top 50 fundraising charities challenging their reluctance to defend the sector on last week's Newsnight programme about face-to-face fundraising. Bogus collections cost charity shops far more than £3m estimated The amount that charity shops lose to bogus house-to-house collections is significantly higher than the £3m figure that the Association of Charity Shops had originally put on the value of the scams. Graduate tax a 'disaster' for university fundraising The proposed 'graduate tax' on university alumni could have a devastating impact on the growing philanthropic movement at universities, according to the sector's leading body. NCVO calls for sector spending to remain 'neutral' NCVO has made its submission to the Treasury spending review, calling on the government to ensure the net effect on voluntary and community organisations is "at least neutral". Big Lottery Fund invests in social impact bonds The Big Lottery Fund has today announced an £11.25m investment in social impact bonds. Politics has little impact on giving A person's political allegiance has only minor bearing on their volunteering and donation habits, new research has found. Gosschalk leaves bluefrog Alan Gosschalk has left Bluefrog, less than nine months after joining the fundraising agency, to return to work within a charity.          Survey Top trends from the Charity Shops Survey 2010 The world looks like a happy place for charity shops, as the Charity Finance Charity Shops Survey 2010 shows income up, profits rising and optimism for growth. Celina Ribeiro and Diane Sim take a look at the top trends. Corporate Partnerships Survey 2010 We've been hearing a lot of contrast on corporate partnerships with some doing well and others ending in abandonment of charity partners by the corporates. So we're running a quick survey to gauge the pulse of the sector. If you have responsibility for corporate partnerships, it'd be great if you could take a few minutes to fill in the survey, thanks.         Features Giving it more: sector reactions to another giving campaign Fundraisers are used to targets, but is the world at large? As the government passes 100 days in office and prepares to sit for a new session, Celina Ribeiro asks the sector what it thinks about the aim to lift giving to 1 per cent of national wealth. The networked donor Social networking has gone mainstream. Steve Dodds says charities need to change their old habits to gain favour with the networked donor - and do it soon. Junkyard fundraising: Car donation revs up in the UK Since the car donation service Giveacar launched in January, it has processed more than 1,000 car donations for charities. Tanyella Allison describes how the scheme works, and how charities can benefit.         Blogs Newsnight chugger-bashing programme exposed nothing more than public ignorance Tania Mason is frustrated by the ignorance shown in last week's BBC investigation that "exposed" the fact that charities sometimes hire private companies to supply them with services Do I need an armoury to protect me from charity theft?! Don't be an easy target, says Niki May Young. Protect yourself from charity theft The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away... "How will graduates afford to give?" asks Niki May Young who believes the Liberal Democrats' proposal for a graduate tax is a step too far Where did the week go? Time management help for fundraisers Ever catch yourself wondering what you do with your time? Tom Eeles has found a new app which can help perenially multi-tasking fundraisers Events Charity Finance Property Conference 18 October 2010 VAT & Tax Conference 18 October 2010 Charity Finance Live 18 October 2010 Civil Society IT Conference 18 November 2010 Digital Fundraising Conference 18 November 2010   Shop   Fundraising magazine Subscribe from £89 | BUY NOW Fundraising provides in-depth examination of key fundraising techniques, offers professional development features to help you progress in your career and promotes best practice. Join us on Twitter @CSFundraising Civil Society eNews Contacts Tania Mason, editor, 020 7819 1214, tania.mason@civilsociety.co.uk Phil Bishop, online advertising, 020 7819 1215, phil.bishop@civilsociety.co.uk Niki May Young, website editor, 020 7819 1206, nikimay.young@civilsociety.co.uk

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