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Curley challenges lottery minister to publish admin costs research

Navca chief Kevin Curley has challenged the lottery minister to make public some research his department did recently into the costs incurred by other countries in administering their national lotteries.

BHF bogus collection losses triple to £3m

The British Heart Foundation has advised that its losses from theft of charity shop donations and bogus collections have almost tripled from £1.2m last year to £3m this year.

Foundations body rejects Giving Paper minimum payout idea

The Association of Charitable Foundations plans to oppose the suggestion contained in the Giving Green Paper that foundations should make a minimum annual payout in order to boost the sums flowing to charities.

Fundraising job market bounces back

The number of available fundraising jobs rose by 11 per cent last year, while average fundraising salaries rose by 2 per cent, according to the latest research.

IoF launches iphone app to calculate benefits of tax-effective giving

The Institute of Fundraising has launched an iphone application making it easier for donors to see the benefits of tax-effective giving.

UK bolsters UN disaster fund with £40m boost

The UK government has pledged £40m to help alleviate an estimated £64m shortfall in the UN's disaster fund helping to bolster emergency aid following a year which saw a reported 263 million people devastated by natural disasters.

Get the web working for fundraising

Your website's snazzy. You're all over social networking. You're commissioning online videos - but is your charity really making the most out of online? Scott Gray offers some tips on how to get people donating, donating more and donating more frequently on your website.

Finance for fundraisers

Social investment is a term we're likely to hear more and more of in 2011. But is it fundraising by another name? Vibeka Mair examines the latest crop of alternative forms of finance (or fundraising) for charities.