'Urgent need' for fundraising skills in the arts

1 April 2011

Greetings!

Safely on the right side of April Fool's Day now, we can report without fear of misunderstanding, that it has been a big week for the arts in particular. With Arts Council England revealing its winners and losers from its reduced national programme, a new study shows the majority of arts organisations feel their fundraising is not up to the job of filling the funding gaps.

'Urgent need' for fundraising skills in the arts

Most arts organisations are not confident that philanthropy will be able to plug funding holes, as a new report finds that two-thirds of organisations believe they do not have the fundraising skills to meet their income targets

Charterhouse campaigns against CAF decision to scrap charity vouchers

Charterhouse Research has launched a campaign against the Charities Aid Foundation decision to scrap its charity vouchers service, stating that "thousands of donations" could be lost.

Question mark over IoF's appointment due diligence for McLean

The charity that employed Amanda McLean in her last job but one before she took the helm at the Institute of Fundraising says it was not asked to provide a reference for her by the Institute.

Arts Council cuts funding to more than 200 organisations

The impact of the government's cuts to the Arts Council budget has now been felt by arts organisations themselves, with 206 previously-funded organisations losing out in the funders' latest round.

JustGiving to launch direct debit facility

JustGiving will be launching a direct debit function to its website in the next one to two weeks following a significant rise on regular giving on the site.

Expert criticises the rationalising of philanthropy

A philanthropy expert has called for "new rules for good" while criticising the traditional approach to philanthropy as too measurement-based.

In other news...

HMRC replaces 2009 gift aid forms

HMRC has announced the launch of its new gift aid forms which will replace the forms on the 2009 Gift Aid Toolkit CD and prior internet forms.

Lloyds TSB Foundation sees 24 per cent increase in applications

The Lloyds TSB Foundation, one of the biggest grantmakers in England and Wales, saw a sharp increase in both eligible and total funding applications last year as charities tried to plug funding shortages.

Grant opportunities for cultural or biodiversity projects

Regional projects focused on improving biodiversity or cultural facilities have the chance to receive between £150,000 and £500,000 funding through the Biffawards Flagship scheme for 2011, opening for applications today.

Footballers to model latest trends at Fashion Kicks event for Macmillan

Manchester City and Republic of Ireland goalkeeper, Shay Given has announced plans for the fifth Fashion Kicks fundraising event which raises money for Macmillan Cancer Support, and is hoping to bring the grand total to more than £1m.

Revised house-to-house collections code

The Institute of Fundraising has released a revised House to House Collections Code which aims to tackle both bogus collections and the oversaturation of goods collections.

UK Border Agency opens £4.5m fund for refugee resettlement

The UK Border Agency is inviting charities to bid for European funding worth £4.5m to set up projects that assist in the resettlement of refugees through the Gateway Protection Programme.

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