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Institute to launch task group on senior fundraiser CPD

The Institute of Fundraising is forming a task group to see whether there is a lack of talent at the most senior level in fundraising, nearly a year after former NSPCC director of appeals Giles Pegram was initially called in to investigate the issue.

London Zoo launches its first-ever fundraising campaign

London Zoo has launched its first ever public fundraising appeal in its 186-year history to help save a species of endangered tigers.

CAF trials opt-out payroll giving

Nudge tactics are coming to payroll giving, with the Charities Aid Foundation now trialling an opt-out system with its payroll giving arm.

Prince William is the most influential patron

Prince William is the celebrity with the most power to pursuade the British public to donate to charity, according to a new survey.

DCMS publishes comparative admin costs of statutory and sector funders

The government has published the results of research it carried out to compare the operating costs of lottery distributors with those of other government funders and charitable foundations.

Online campaigning claims won't be caught by extension of ASA remit

Fundraising messages on charities' websites and social networking pages will soon fall under the Advertising Standards Authority expanded remit online, but campaigning messages will be free from such regulation, the ASA's lawyer has advised.

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What you don't know about attrition: tipping the iceberg

Without getting involved in your charity's direct debit payment process, fundraisers could be getting only part of the attrition picture - and potentially missing out on income. Rupert Tappin and Morag Fleming say fundraisers need to take charge of their payment processes.

Media = money for disaster zones

Andrew Chaggar is frustrated by claims that charities 'ambulance-chase' disasters around the world. Here, he ponders the role of the media in fuelling charities' emergency responses, from the frontline in Haiti.