18/12/03 - view story
MACTAGGART TO BE SPECIAL GUEST AT MAIN FUNDRAISING EVENT
The Institute of Fundraising has announced that charities minister Fiona Mactaggart is to make the opening keynote speech at its National Convention 2004

16/12/03 - view story
CONFUSION OVER FUNDRAISING PLANS MUST END SAYS COMMISSION
The Charity Commission has urged the government to ensure there is clarity in any new regulation developed for public collections

10/12/03 - view story
LOBBYING STRENGTHS TO BE IMPROVED BY MAJOR INVESTMENT
Community groups across England are to get a £6.25m government cash boost to help them work together, and have a stronger voice in policy-making

08/12/03 - view story
FUNDRAISING FROM PUBLISHING PARTNERSHIPS CARRIES RISKS
Trustees are being warned to tread warily before allowing publishing companies to use their charity's name in marketing activities due to the risk of financial exploitation

02/12/03 - view story
GOVERNMENT PLANS FOR PUBLIC COLLECTIONS UNDER FIRE
The Institute of Fundraising has attacked government plans to regulate public collections as "unworkable" and insist they would only increase administration

26/11/03 - view story
ANGER AT ATTACKS ON FUNDRAISING REGULATION FROM SPEECH
The Institute of Fundraising and Charity Finance Directors' Group (CFDG) have both hit out at the attacks made on fundraising regulation following the Queen's Speech

24/11/03 - view story
NEW LOTTERY DISTRIBUTOR BOSS IS UNVEILED
Stephen Dunmore is the chief executive to lead the new lottery distributor being created from the merging of the New Opportunities Fund and the Community Fund

24/11/03 - view story
WASTE ONLINE SITE PUT UP FOR MAJOR TECHNOLOGY AWARD
A major charity website project has been nominated for an innovation award following huge increases in online visitors since its launch

18/11/03 - view story
ONLINE RESOURCE FOR LOCAL GROUPS TO WIN GRANTS
A national programme to promote locally-based sustainable energy projects has launched a new online service to help projects find the funding they need

18/11/03 - view story
NAME CHANGE FOR SECTOR SERVICE PROVIDER TO END CONFUSION
The leading charity consultancy NFU Services has changed its name to Associa to reflect the expansion of its base of charity customers

13/11/03 - view story
HUGE DROP OFF IN DONATIONS IN CONTRAST TO ECONOMY'S GROWTH
Giving to charity has fallen by 25% when considered as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP) over the last decade, according to new research

11/11/03 - view story
NEW CHARITY DATA EVENT ANNOUNCES ITS MAJOR SPEAKERS
The line up of speakers at the first MemCom database conference for membership groups, trade associations and charities, has been announced

10/11/03 - view story
NEW GIFT AID CAMPAIGN PLANNED FOR CHRISTMAS POSTAL ORDERS
The Post Office is working in partnership with The Giving Campaign this Christmas to promote the use of Gift Aid on all charitable donations through postal orders

07/11/03 - view story
INSTITUTE PLACES ITSELF IN LINE FOR SETTING NEW STANDARDS
The Institute of Fundraising has proposed itself as the organisation to set the standards required for self-regulation in fundraising

04/11/03 - view story
SECTOR UNDER PRESSURE TO MAINTAIN DIVERSE INCOME
CAF has announced it will lay down a series of challenges for the voluntary sector following evidence that charities are increasingly reliant on government funding

31/10/03 - view story
PLANS TO REFORM LOTTERY FUNDING UNDER FIRE FROM NCVO
The NCVO has fiercely attacked the running of lottery funding on several fronts in its official response to the government's consultation on plans for reform

24/10/03 - view story
COMMUNITY CHANNEL CREATES TELESHOPPING FOR CHARITIES
The Community Channel has teamed up with Help the Aged for the pilot of its new teleshopping programme for charities, to be screened on 26 October

23/10/03 - view story
CASH PLEDGE TO INCREASE SUSTAINABILITY OF PROJECTS
An extra £700,000 has been pledged by the government to a scheme which aims to end dependency on short-term grants through low interest loan financing

22/10/03 - view story
GOVERNMENT FUNDING BEYOND THREE YEARS "IMPOSSIBLE"
Charities minister pledges full cost recovery and less bureaucracy for those seeking government money, but says no to longer term funding

10/10/03 - view story
LOTTERY DISTRIBUTORS BEGIN MERGER PROCESS WITH JOINT CHAIR
A new interim chair will be appointed to lead the Community Fund and New Opportunities Fund through the period of merger into a new lottery distributor

08/10/03 - view story
EVENT TO TACKLE THE MAJOR FUNDRAISING ISSUES PLANNED
A seminar examining the practical aspects of fundraising is to be held by charity-specialist accountancy Chantrey Vellacott DFK

08/10/03 - view story
FRESH CALLS FOR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TO BE FOR ALL
The RNID has renewed calls for access to IT and technology to be universal, regardless of disabilities or preferences

07/10/03 - view story
UP TO £1.5M HANDED OUT BY LOTTERY FOR DISABILITY PROJECTS
People with disabilities, their carers and families around the UK are set to benefit from the Community Fund's latest round of strategic grants

07/10/03 - view story
NEW DATABASE VERSION ALLOWS GENDER SELECTION FOR FIRST TIME
A leading database solutions provider has launched a new version of its leading list exchange system aimed at the charity sector