Question marks arise over the ability of small charities to succeed in commissioning; orphan charity SOS Children's Village broaches the face-to-face conundrum; and Celina Ribeiro asks why charities aren't doing more to increase donations from supporters.
The decision by orphan charity SOS Children's Villages International to recruit a face-to-face fundraising adviser to spearhead its use of the fundraising technique in various countries, is at odds with the position of its UK branch on use of the method.
The British public have the capacity to give more, but there is a lack of consensus as to whether and what tax incentives can encourage more philanthropy, it was evident at a meeting of sector thinkers in Westminster yesterday.
A new organisation is offering to loan charities the money they are due from legacies, helping to eliminate the 12-18 months that can elapse between notification of a legacy and receipt of funds.
The government is insisting that the Payments Council's proposals for an alternative to cheques must include a paper-based system, Lord Sassoon has revealed.
Richard Corden, former chief executive of the Commission for the Compact and veteran of numerous civil service roles working with the voluntary sector, has joined Helen Donoghue's public affairs agency Central Lobby Consultants.
CAF appoints Paul Rees as director of communications Charities Aid Foundation has appointed Paul Rees, the National Housing Federation's head of campaigns and communications, to replace Mark Webster as director of communications following his exit in January.
Employee ownership is the 'future' for public services, says Maude Francis Maude, minister for the Cabinet Office, yesterday told the all party parliamentary group looking into employee ownership of public services that such such models were "the way of the future".
You don't have to be a media-buying expert to be able to make sure your agencies are doing the best by your advertising pounds. Paul Busby discusses how charities can identify whether their media agency is doing a good job, and if it is time to change.
After being shortlisted for a Charity Award in 2009, Scottish charity Mary's Meals now has its eyes on an altogether different prize - Shed of the Year.
You said it...
"We don't need all these para-charity organisations. I for one want to use my donors gifts for the work we seek to do, not to pay into endless quangos."
Comprising three surveys, the Charity Technology Survey looks at the key trends affecting IT in the charity sector including in-depth analyses of CRM and accounting software.
