17 September 2010 Greetings! Key figures are in a frenzy to point the finger following the Newsnight face-to-face debacle but who will step up to take charge? While MacQuillin calls for a sector communications leader, Bubb thinks the sector needs professional help and has called on the world's biggest PR firm to help defend charities against negative press coverage. But Jay Kennedy thinks everyone's missing the point - why is the cost of face-to-face criticised while the admin cost of government grants flows silently, un-noticed underneath? MacQuillin slams sector's 'seven years of failure' to defend face-to-face The Public Fundraising Regulatory Association's head of communications, Ian MacQuillin has slammed the sector for seven years of failure to defend face-to-face. Processing gift aid more expensive than thought The cost of processing gift aid claims to HMRC has risen by more than half over the course of this year, it was revealed during parliamentary questions this week. Acevo seeks PR advice on defending charity practices Acevo has secured pro bono advice from the world's biggest PR agency to help the sector mount a robust defence against negative media coverage of issues like fundraising costs or CEOs' salaries. OCS reviews procedure for door-to-door licence rejections The Office for Civil Society is reviewing the way it considers appeals by charities against local authority refusals to grant house-to-house collections licences. More than 100 super-rich Chinese pledge to give away wealth They had been criticised for showing a lack of warmth to the coming visit of evangelical philanthropists Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, but China's rich have begun to pledge to spread their wealth to charity en masse. Guardian and Observer 2010 charity appeal to focus on demonstrating impact The Guardian and Observer newspapers are teaming up with New Philanthropy Capital for their 2010 Christmas charity appeal, which for the first time will require each charity applicant to clearly communicate the impact their charity makes. Feature The other admin costs: What proportion of government funding reaches 'the frontline'? The truth about the amount of government funding that gets eaten up in 'admin' is potentially embarrassing, so why doesn't anyone ever ask about those costs? Jay Kennedy ponders.         Blogs Frontline: from Haiti with love In the first in a series of blogs from the front line we hear from Andrew Chaggar on how his personal experience of tragedy turned him from electronic engineer to relief worker, and the difference that aid is making in Haiti A different look at legacies Legacy fundraising is as much about inspiration as any other fundraising mechanism, says Daniel Fletcher Volunteer boards and major gift fundraising - oil and water? Should you set up a volunteer board to help with major gift fundraising? Adrian Beney advises to think very carefully before setting up a volunteer board The Institute's next CEO - fundraiser or newcomer? Tania Mason wonders what kind of leader the Institute of Fundraising needs next         Opinion Show impact or face endless questions about costs The failure to demonstrate what they do with donors' money means charities will have to face endless public and media questioning about how much they spend to get the donors, says Allan Freeman. Events VAT & Tax Conference 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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