http://blog.givingmatters.co.uk Creating catalytic value for the voluntary sector Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:15:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Anna Crofton, over at Whitewater, has written about a report by the Overbrook Foundation on the adoption of Web 2.0 tools by the non-profit sector. The report’s conclusion is that many charities are stuck in the hole that is Web 1.0, feeling overwhelmed by the choice and variety of tools ... http://blog.givingmatters.co.uk/2007/09/19/a-worrying-report/ I am very excited to see that an online research community has been launched for fundraisers. fResource has the power to enable users around the world to share knowledge about products, tools and resources that can be useful. This form of collaboration has massive potential if used in the right ... http://blog.givingmatters.co.uk/2007/09/18/collaboration/ Jeff Brooks, of Donor Power Blog authorship, has an article in this month’s Fundraising Success magazine. In it he talks about the approaching (US) Junk Mail Awareness Week, which aims to highlight the shocking waste of paper that currently occurs and the resulting environmental impact. Jeff comes up with 7 ... http://blog.givingmatters.co.uk/2007/09/13/junk-mail/ Although I understand that balanced journalism is to be praised, I think it is worth briefly summarizing all the incredible things Anita Roddick achieved in her tragically short life. I am not ignoring the fact that she had her faults and was criticized for ‘selling out’ to L’Oreal, but what ... http://blog.givingmatters.co.uk/2007/09/12/anita-roddick/ In an a report published by the Cabinet Office today – and carried out for them by Volunteering England – it has been found that 81% of respondents had given to charity in the last four weeks. This is fantastic news and I hope it is a fair reflection of ... http://blog.givingmatters.co.uk/2007/09/05/latest-survey-on-uk-giving/ There is a great ‘round-up’ posting on the Philanthropy 2173 blog talking about new media tools. On it I read about Altruistiq, a stock exchange for non-profits. This seems to me like a great bridge between the third and commercial sector. One step on from the FTSE4Good index which measures ... http://blog.givingmatters.co.uk/2007/08/14/non-profit-index/ I have come across– somewhat belatedly I am sure! – a great use of the new media tools available for all to use. The Variety Club has launched a Mr Men and Little Miss Celebrity Podcasts. They have got some of the UK's best-loved celebrities from screen and radio to ... http://blog.givingmatters.co.uk/2007/08/14/a-great-use-of-podcasts/ Since being limited to 5 things that I believe the third sector should be focusing on it has been playing on my mind that I wasn’t able to make it six. So now I am going to! The sixth target is not something that will necessarily generate direct benefit for ... http://blog.givingmatters.co.uk/2007/08/08/a-sixth/ I was excited to be asked to be on the judging panel of the Third Sector Excellence Awards, and last week spent much of Friday going through the many fantastic entries with my fellow judges. I wasn’t entirely sure about the mechanism for the scoring process, which I think can ... http://blog.givingmatters.co.uk/2007/08/01/third-sector-excellence-awards-2007/ 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 ... http://blog.givingmatters.co.uk/2007/07/25/my-top-5/