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SEPTEMBER 2003:

29/09/03 - view story
CALL FOR SCOTTISH CONTROL OF £60M OF LOTTERY FUNDS
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is demanding that £60m of lottery funds be controlled by Scotland in order to meet its own social priorities

24/09/03 - view story
RECRUITMENT CRISIS COULD BE EASED BY BETTER CAREERS ADVICE
The NCVO has criticised careers advice groups for failing to promote charity work as a viable career option to school leavers and graduates

23/09/03 - view story
TECHNOLOGY DONATION SITE LAUNCHES ALERTS BY EMAIL
Charities can now sign up to receive free email newsletters on the very latest donated IT equipment which is available on the Donate A PC website

10/09/03 - view story
MEDICAL CHARITIES TO GET BOOST IN GOVERNMENT FUNDING
Health Minister Stephen Ladyman has announced plans aimed at improving the way funds are awarded to health groups in the voluntary sector in England

10/09/03 - view story
LICENSING RULES FOR CHARITY COLLECTIONS SET TO BE MODERNISED
Proposals to regulate charity collections have been unveiled by the Home Office charities minister, Fiona Mactaggart

09/09/03 - view story
SUSTAINABLE FUNDING SCHEME TO BEGIN IMPROVING PROFILE
The NCVO Sustainable Funding Project (SFP) is to begin working in partnership with infrastructure agencies and funders to raise awareness of income generation

01/09/03 - view story
ONLINE PAYROLL GIVING TO BENEFIT SMALLER GROUPS
Justgiving has launched a new online solution that could help smaller charities take advantage of payroll giving

01/09/03 - view story
GIVENOW SITE EXPANDS TO CELEBRATE COMPLETION OF FIRST YEAR
The first anniversary of the major online giving site GiveNow.org is to be marked by a number of enhancements to the site, including the addition of a volunteering section

01/09/03 - view story
STRATEGY CHANGE BY MAJOR AID GROUP TO IMPROVE ONLINE INCOME
The British Red Cross has announced it is using customer relationship management (CRM) technology in an effort to boost funds and cut costs

01/09/03 - view story
CHARITIES ONLINE GIVING TO BE HELPED BY NEW WEB RESOURCE
New media developments to make it easier for donations to be made online have been developed by Charities Trust, the national payroll and corporate donation agency

AUGUST 2003:

29/08/03 - view story
TIME CONSTRAINTS A MAJOR FACTOR IN FAILURE TO DONATE
Members of the public say they simply do not have enough time in their daily life to contribute to charity, according to a latest survey

26/08/03 - view story
FUNDRAISING CONSULTATION LAUNCH
Sector is invited to make its voice heard as Buse kicks of the first stage of his consultation into the future of self regulation

26/08/03 - view story
LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES TO HELPLINES AWARDS
Nominations are about to close for the Telephone Helpline Awards 2003, which rewards excellence from both charities and individuals in five main categories

21/08/03 - view story
GIVING INCREASES DESPITE NUMBERS OF SUPPORTERS IN DECLINE
New research has revealed that donations to the charity sector increased to a record level of £7.3bn last year

19/08/03 - view story
HOW TO GET THE BEST OUT OF EMAIL FROM NEW GUIDANCE
A guide on email marketing aimed specifically at non-profit groups has been developed by the Inbox agency

19/08/03 - view story
INVESTORS IN PEOPLE WEBSITE TO AID SCOTTISH CHARITIES
A new web tool which aims to help improve business performance using the Investors in People (IIP) framework has been launched in partnership with the SCVO

11/08/03 - view story
STARK WARNING FOR CHARITIES USING FUNDRAISING AGENCIES
The Charity Commission has threatened action against any charities failing to carry out proper checks on their fundraising companies

11/08/03 - view story
WELLCOME TRUST HEADS NEW LIST OF EUROPEAN FOUNDATIONS
The first continent-wide ranking of Europe’s biggest spending foundations, listing the top 40 by grant expenditure, has been published by Philanthropy in Europe magazine

07/08/03 - view story
NEW ADVICE DOCUMENT LAUNCHED TO HELP TAX-EFFECTIVE GIVING
The Giving Campaign has announced the publication of a new guide to help fundraisers negotiate tax regulations

05/08/03 - view story
SUSTAINABLE FUNDING ADVICE FOR SECTOR BECOMING VITAL
Generating income and becoming less reliant on grants and donations is crucial to the success of social enterprises, delegates at a recent seminar were told

05/08/03 - view story
COST-EFFECTIVE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFERED TO CHARITIES
A low-cost press release writing and distribution service has been launched for the voluntary sector by Press Dispensary

05/08/03 - view story
NEW AWARDS SCHEME REPORTS HUGE NUMBERS OF NOMINATIONS
Beacon, the charitable initiative that aims to raise the profile of philanthropy in the UK, has reported a hugely successful call for nominations for the inaugural prize

JULY 2003:

29/07/03 - view story
COMPLICATED DATA PROTECTION RULES TO BE TACKLED
The Information Commissioner has launched a new scheme aimed at ending concerns about the complexity and red tape surrounding data protection

29/07/03 - view story
COUNTRYSIDE BEING BOOSTED BUT MANY PROJECTS STILL FALTER
Rural communities are benefiting from lottery money but more still needs to be done to help those projects which fail to win funding, insists the Community Fund

15/07/03 - view story
END OF AN ERA AS MILLENNIUM COMMISSION ENDS ITS MAJOR FUNDING
The Millennium Commission has announced its final round of major lottery grants, totalling over £32m, which aim to build on the success of existing projects

07/07/03 - view story
MAJOR GRANTS SCHEME FAILING DUE TO POOR PROCESSES
A multi-million pound funding project for the Welsh voluntary sector has been criticised as too "complex" by new research into its development

03/07/03 - view story
SCVO ATTACKS NEW LOTTERY PLANS AND CALLS FOR DEVOLVED FUNDING
Tessa Jowell's plans for revamping the lottery has angered leaders of Scotland's charity sector, and prompted a renewed call for a devolved Lottery distributor

03/07/03 - view story
LOTTERY FUNDING SHAKE UP PUBLISHED BY TESSA JOWELL
The government has published its Lottery White Paper with key proposals for new style "micro" grants, a special fund for the Olympics, and extra help for young people

26/06/03 - view story
UPDATED GUIDANCE ON MAKING PAYROLL GIVING A SUCCESS
The Giving Campaign has launched a free toolkit for small to medium sized groups, explaining how to make the most of a payroll giving scheme

26/06/03 - view story
NEXT GENERATION OF GIVERS SHOW THEIR GENEROUS NATURE
An online viral campaign of 11-16 year olds has revealed that, if given £500 free, one in ten would donate it all to charity


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