Posted by Adrian on 25 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Charities, Technology, Fundraising_Technology, Process Efficiency, Online, Gift Aid
This week’s Carnival of Non-Profits is to be held on the Non-Profit Marketing Blog, and is titled ‘My Top 5”. I thought I would add my penny’s worth with a UK perspective on what, I think, are the 5 things it is most important the third sector focuses on. So here we go:
Build trust: […]
Posted by Adrian on 08 May 2007 | Tagged as: Charity Events, Philanthropy, Process Efficiency
Lucy Bernholz wrote yesterday on the Philanthropy 2173 blog about Robin Hood, a charity targeting poverty in New York City. Her story was written due to the HUGE amount of money they recently managed to raise in just one evening – a staggering $71M!
However, what interested me more was the rigorous metrics they use to […]
Posted by Adrian on 10 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Government, Philanthropy, Process Efficiency, CSR
The Institute of fundraising has said that the Government’s £1.2m Innovation Exchange scheme which aims to “put people with ideas in touch with people who might be able to invest in them, and with those with experience of turning them into a reality” is looking in the wrong place for answers.
They have argued that “state-sponsored […]
Posted by Adrian on 21 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: Technology, Charities, Process Efficiency, Online
The next Giving Carnival is on Wednesday 28th March. This editions topic is(slightly longer and more directed than usual): “How should social impact (or nonprofit effectiveness) be evaluated?” How can we best understand the output of nonprofit or for profit social enterprises? It is not enough to simply say that an organization is “doing good”. […]
Posted by Adrian on 09 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Brand, Charities, Process Efficiency
Through the Donor Power Blog I found a great article in, the American publication, Fundraising Success. It reports on comments from Jeffrey Solomon, president of The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, about the opportunities presented by the demands for transparency in the Third Sector.
“While public companies have long had to deal with myriad SEC reportings, […]
Posted by Adrian on 14 Dec 2006 | Tagged as: Charities, CAF, Process Efficiency, Gift Aid
Unbiased.co.uk’s report into tax break opportunities has found that charities missed out on over £800M last year. This is higher than the £700M estimated by CAF but regardless of the actual figure both illustrate the fact that charities are neglecting to ensure tax efficiency. It is reasonable to assume that up to a third of […]