Posted by Adrian on 30 Aug 2006 | Tagged as: Smaller charities, Charities, Process Efficiency
I have just been through the process of registering a new charity in the UK. Thusanani is a small charity which works at a grassroots level in South Africa. Its aim is to help babies and young children who have been orphaned through HIV/AIDS, abandonment or abusive home environments.
To be honest I was dreading the […]
Posted by Adrian on 29 Aug 2006 | Tagged as: Fundraising_Technology
Having ranted against text message donations, I have now found a scheme that looks like it actually does some good! Mobile phone users can offset their carbon emissions by sending a text message using a scheme launched by the conservation charity World Land Trust.
Every time you text ‘WLT CARBON’ to 87050 you will offset 140kgs […]
Posted by Adrian on 29 Aug 2006 | Tagged as: Smaller charities, Charities, Philanthropy
There are an increasing number of donors taking a rigorous approach to philanthropy with the aim of maximizing social return. These are not necessarily just the very well off but also the not-so-rich. I have recently read in the Financial Times about the Acorn Funds initiative launched last year by the Community Foundation serving Tyne and […]
Posted by Adrian on 20 Aug 2006 | Tagged as: Government, Charities
The latest report from the Centre for Policy studies is again highlighting the increasingly strong link between the State and the Third Sector(see my previous comments).
With State funding now accounting for 38% of charities’ total income there is a risk of the Third Sector losing its independence and becoming a slave to Government policies. The […]
Posted by Adrian on 17 Aug 2006 | Tagged as: Broken Technology, Fundraising_Technology, Survey, Online
Lack of usability can kill off the philanthropic spirit. I have moaned about this on two occasions - once regarding accessibility and once complaining about broken links. A much needed survey conducted by Iconcertina did a benchmark study of 110 UK Charity Websites comparing how these organisations engage with donors, volunteers and other stakeholders in […]
Posted by Adrian on 16 Aug 2006 | Tagged as: Charity Middlemen, Online
Yesterday in my car, I was listening to a advertisement for the Parkinsons Campaign for Deep Brain Stimulation.
I decided to text the work Park to short message 84858 - it was simple and easy to do. I then got a text message back confirming the donation, thanking me and telling me it was powered by […]