12 November 2010 Greetings! Mixed news this week, as yet more warnings that the age of austerity could mean collapse for many civil society organisations, while research has found that family foundations are showing consistent funding even in the face of their own financial decline. Also, this week Fundraising launched it's first annual Corporate Partnership Survey, with data and analysis of our survey of 150 charities and interviews with heads of CSR at four top companies. We hope that you find it a great resource. Hundreds of London projects at risk by funding changes, says union Up to 400 civil society projects could be axed as a result of changes to the way voluntary projects are funded in London, according to claims by Unite union. Family foundation giving up by 40 per cent Family foundations have significantly increased their giving to £1.4bn, showing resilience in a year when their actual wealth substantially declined in real terms, according to new research. Ryanair crew strips again for charity calendar Ryanair has again stoked controversy with the release of another charity calendar featuring young female crew in swimwear. Big Lottery Fund in partnership with Big Give The Big Lottery Fund and charity directory The Big Give have entered a partnership which could see donations to Lottery-funded projects increase. Domino's Pizza first to join new microdonation scheme An electronic charity donation scheme has been launched to collect small donations from consumers who pay for goods by card. In other news... Charities should strike better deals on Christmas cards Cards Galore has been awarded the 'Scrooge Award' for charity Christmas cards this year, as Dame Hillary Blume criticises charities for failing to work together to increase revenue received from the mechanism. BT donates money from each call to Children in Need Landline and phone box calls will become profitable for Children in Need today as BT announces the latest initiative in its ongoing partnership with the charity.  Not cleaning campaign data costs more, charities warned Charities need to consider the cost of not cleaning their data following a campaign as it is often greater than that incurred by doing so, according to Macmillan Cancer Support's head of supporter services and database marketing. Charity campaigners force concessions on music licensing The government has removed the license fee exemption for charities' public use of music, but has agreed a number of concessions. Interviews Heroes welcome: an interview with Bryn Parry Having only just celebrated its third anniversary in October, Help for Heroes is a charity in its infancy, yet it has achieved unprecedented support from the press, celebrity and public, raising £73m in its short existence. Niki May Young managed to pin down co-founder Bryn Parry to find out how the charity has capitalised on its popularity. On message: Cancer Research UK's personalised email communications Cancer Research UK wanted to provide the runners of its Race for Life event series with more personalised email communication. It ended up with more than a billion message combinations. Celina Ribeiro talks to senior online marketing manager, Linda Haywood about how the charity made it happen. Analysis Maintaining lasting corporate partnerships Unicef's UK corporate partnerships go the distance, with some partnerships going back 15 years. Verity Rowles discusses the charity's cooperative and professional approach to working with business. Blog Spaces...the final frontier A new social phenomenon is here. A tweet or a poke are no longer enough to satisfy the social masses - they need Spaces and Superswarms. Rob Dyson explains why your charity needs them too. Events Digital Fundraising Conference 18 November 2010 Charity Investment Forum 2011 7-8 March 2011 Trustee Exchange Conference 30 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. They said it... "With publicity comes money and so literally, on a graph we can see that every time we've had a big hit in the papers, you can see a proportional hit in the income" Bryn Parry on the effect of media on Help for Heroes' fundraising efforts 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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