Posted by Adrian on 31 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Charities, Process Efficiency, Fundraising Campaigns
I have read with interest that nfpSynergy and The ImpACT Coalition have released a free guide entitled: Getting the Message Across. In it they state that the public seriously underestimates what proportion of money donated to charity actually goes to the cause. They say that charities need to work to dispel misconceptions about the effectiveness […]
Posted by Adrian on 31 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Philanthropy
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has announced the desire to award a £5M prize annually to an African head of state who significantly improves the lives of citizens, and who doesn’t try to hang onto power undemocratically. Mo Ibrahim, the the 60-year-old Sudan-born British citizen and telecoms billionaire, is determined to use the very thing that […]
Posted by Adrian on 26 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Volunteering, Philanthropy, Fundraising Campaigns
For those of you who excitedly opened this blog hoping to find your romantic soulmate, I’m afraid it is going to disappoint. At the very end of the latest edition of Professional Fundraising there is a great article by Michael Norton, of the Centre for Innovation in Voluntary Action. To show the need for charities […]
Posted by Adrian on 25 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Charity Middlemen, Fundraising Campaigns
I am not often speechless but really am not sure what to say about this new show to be aired on Channel 4. In it millionaire would-be philanthropists live undercover for 10 days on the equivalent of state benefit or working for the minumum wage. Once that period is over they decide which individuals or […]
Posted by Adrian on 25 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Volunteering, Government, HMRC, CSR
In his address yesterday, to a corporate and social responsibility conference at HMRC, Gordon Brown said that he wanted to see all people being asked to give some of their income to a charitable cause, all young people volunteering at some point while in education, all employers offering a volunteering scheme, and all retired people […]
Posted by Adrian on 24 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Charities, Philanthropy, Fundraising Campaigns
I may have to eat my words. Having previously stated that I didn’t mind celebrities using charities as a career opportunity as long as they donated generously, raised awareness and inspired others to donate, I can now see there is an ‘unless’ that needs to be added. Over the w/end I read an article about […]