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December 07
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A
selection of articles from the issue are featured
below.
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view the contents page from this issue, click the
link below. To open this page you will need acrobat
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Full
contents of the December 2007 issue |
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In
the modern, ‘what’s in it for
me?’ culture, are tangible incentives
the most viable means to encourage volunteering?
Peter Davy asks the sector, and also finds
a generally negative consensus on new government
plans for mandatory voluntary service |
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While
investment benchmarking is commonplace, fundraising
benchmarks are not so readily used, nor are
they as easy to calculate. David Adams investigates
if there is potential, though, for comprehensive
comparison of the fundraising function |
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While
effective PR is all about establishing human
relationships, many organisations are using
IT to allow them to do this more efficiently.
Duncan Jefferies examines some of the systems
available, and asks how they are helping charities
to best get their message across |
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One
might think that the global credit crunch
and general economic slowdown would make
lenders hesitant to continue providing loans
to charities. This probably isn’t
the case however, finds David Adams, and
loan finance should remain a viable option
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The
relationship between public bodies and the
third sector is not always roses, as the
case with the LSC and Kids in Communication
effectively demonstrated. Peter Davy asks
if the LSC’s efforts now to improve
that relationship are working, and if there
are lessons to be learned for other organisations
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Supplement
: Investment quarterly
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Fourth
quarter
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The
US sub-prime mortgage debacle dominated the
third quarter of 2007 and the resulting volatility
is likely to be with us for some time. As
such, says Heather Lamont, it is especially
important to concentrate on the longer-term |
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While
shared investment vehicles focusing on Africa
are few and far between, Sandra Haurant finds
that there are collective opportunities for
charities to make modest investment returns,
while supporting the continent in a meaningful
way |
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It’s
becoming easier for charities to follow an
ethical line in their investing while also
producing decent returns, reports Graham Buck.
But are they doing enough to ensure that fund
managers recognise and act on their wishes? |
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