5 November 2010 Greetings! The news that you've all been waiting for is finally here as we learn that BIG will dish out the grants from the government's Transition Fund. And people-power is at its best this week with the campaign against cheque abolition gaining weight, and volunteers relaunching a charity shop after its unwanted closure. Meanwhile Simon George asks 'What's stopping you?' as he runs through a survey of why charities aren't making the most of legacies. BIG chosen to deliver £100m Transition Fund The BIG Fund will distribute the grants from the new £100m Transition Fund that aims to help small and medium-sized charities in England weather the looming public spending cuts. Cheque abolition decision should not be made by Payments Council, says MP The campaign to stop the abolition of cheques took a new form this week as a Liberal Democrat MP put a bill to parliament suggesting an overhaul of the way the decision is being made. Volunteers resurrect Alzheimer's shop marked for closure Volunteers left upset by the closure of an Alzheimer's Society charity shop have responded to the decision by creating a new charity and relaunching the store.  Heritage Lottery Fund changes match fund criteria in face of economic difficulty The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced a raft of changes to its match funding grant scheme in the second wave of reforms of its grant processes designed to help heritage charities survive the economic challenges present and ahead. King's College launches £500m fundraising campaign King's College London has launched an international fundraising campaign with a global and humanitarian focus to raise £500m by 2015 for its research programme. Arts Council to launch open application process Arts Council England plans to introduce an online application system for funding as it attempts to overhaul its operations in the face of a funding cut of nearly 30 per cent. In other news... Fundraising Academy launched The Institute of Fundraising has launched the Fundraising Academy, a series of courses in fundraising, as part of its promotion of continuous professional development. Prince's Countryside Fund offers grants for boosting rural relations The Prince's Countryside Fund has begun accepting applications for the funding of projects aiming to improve relations within rural areas of the country. Association of Charity Shops rebrands as Charity Retail Association The Association of Charity Shops has changed its name to the Charity Retail Association in an bid to reflect the sector's expansion beyond the traditional high street shop. New pooled fund bond for charity sector to launch Charitable bond issuer Citylife plans to rebrand as Allia and develop a new pooled fund bond mechanism for charities to raise money. Analysis What's stopping you? - barriers to legacy fundraising A survey of 52 mainly small and medium-sized charities found that the main barriers to legacy fundraising are not necessarily what you would expect. Simon George explains. Interview Corporate partnerships: How the other half think Celina Ribeiro talks to the heads of corporate social responsibility at four leading philanthropic companies and discovers that what they really want is true partnership. Opinion Remember the ROI when measuring success Ever thought about what ROI really means? Allan Freestyle suggests that your return on investment should play a more important role in your charity's strategic decision-making. Events Civil Society IT Conference 18 November 2010 Digital Fundraising Conference 18 November 2010 Charity Investment Forum 2011 7-8 March 2011 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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