Business Line : Opinion : Philanthropy in its infancy in India

Business Line : Opinion : Philanthropy in its infancy in India: India, home to 4 per cent of the world’s billionaires, and with approximately 400 million people living below the poverty line, has both the need and the resources for private philanthropic actors to make a dramatic contribution to its socio-economic development.

Prince Charles Gives Conran Medal for Arts Philanthropy - Bloomberg

Prince Charles Gives Conran Medal for Arts Philanthropy - Bloomberg

The year in fundraising: 2012 | Third Sector

The year in fundraising: 2012 | Third Sector: Third Sector senior reporter Jenna Pudelek reviews the main developments of the past twelve months

Lord Hodgson’s recommendations in his review of the Charities Act 2006 about the need to address the "confused self-regulatory l

Index to measure corporate giving - The West Australian

Index to measure corporate giving - The West Australian: A new index is set to reveal the growing generosity of WA's business community, as corporations heed calls to cast off the Scrooge image and embrace philanthropy.

The WA Corporate Giving Index, developed for WestBusiness and Giving West by the London Benchmarking Group, measures the cash, time and in-kind donations made by participating corporations to charitable organisations.

FRSB finds Tag breached fundraising code of practice

FRSB finds Tag breached fundraising code of practice: he Fundraising Standards Board has ruled that street fundraising company Tag breached the Institute of Fundraising code of fundraising practice for face-to-face activity and charity law while fundraising on behalf of Marie Curie Cancer Care in London this June.

In June, Tag was the subject of a Sunday Telegraph expos�which highlighted a number of poor face-to-face fundraising practices involved in its fundraising campaign for Marie Curie Cancer Care. This included street fundraisers not making disclosure statements to donors and deliberately confusing passers-by in order to engage in conversation; and Tag trainers telling trainees not to accept a ‘no’ response.

Reflections from the China Philanthropy Forum

Reflections from the China Philanthropy Forum: hilanthropy in contemporary Chinese society is undergoing a shaping process, which on one hand will make philanthropic ventures more impactful, but on the other hand requires these ventures understand their proper role in China and how to operate within the Chinese ecosystem. Organizations like FYSE work at the forefront of this dynamic and exciting world where social needs can find new solutions.

Strengthening coordination of UN humanitarian and disaster relief assistance

Strengthening coordination of UN humanitarian and disaster relief assistance: Strengthening coordination of UN humanitarian and disaster relief assistance
13-12-2012 Statement

United Nations, General Assembly, 67th session, Plenary, Item70(a) of the agenda, statement by the ICRC, New York, 13 December 2012.

Full title: Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance

What next for the Small Charitable Donations bill? | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional

What next for the Small Charitable Donations bill? | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional: What next for the Small Charitable Donations bill?

The Small Charitable Donations bill, which provides the legislation for Gift Aid, is soon to receive its second reading

One in six charities think they might close in the coming year, survey finds

One in six charities think they might close in the coming year, survey finds: John Low, chief executive of the Charities Aid Foundation, says public spending cuts and increased demand for services is having a 'shocking' effect on many charities

One in six charities believe they could face closure in the coming year amid public spending cuts and falling donations, according to a new poll.

The online survey of 252 senior level charity workers, carried out between 18 September and 1 November and commissioned by the Charities Aid Foundation, also showed that nearly half of charities dipped into reserves over the past year to maintain their work.

Volunteers do not have same legal rights as staff, rules Supreme Court

Volunteers do not have same legal rights as staff, rules Supreme Court: The Supreme Court judgment handed down today effectively confirms that volunteers are not entitled to the same protections under the law as employees.

It is the court’s first-ever decision on the legal status of volunteers, and will be welcomed by charities that have volunteers. Mid-Sussex CAB was supported in its defence of the case by a number of charities and umbrella bodies, including Acevo and Volunteering England.

Prince's Trust income up 40 per cent following merger

Prince's Trust income up 40 per cent following merger: The Prince’s Trust has seen its income rise by 40 per cent to �50m following its merger with Fairbridge, and has revealed plans for "vigorous growth".

The merger took place in April 2011 and Fairbridge was fully integrated into the Prince’s Trust in March 2012 when net assets valued at �4.6m were transferred to the Trust.

Defend face-to-face to improve public perception, Sally de la Bedoyere tells charities

Defend face-to-face to improve public perception, Sally de la Bedoyere tells charities: Charities must be prepared to defend their use of face-to-face fundraising if the sector is to improve public perception of the technique, according to Sally de la Bedoyere, chief executive of the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association.

Speaking this morning at the Institute of Fundraising’s face-to-face fundraising conference in London, de la Bedoyere said charities had this year "ducked talking to the media" about face-to-face because they were "scared of what the consequences might be to their brands".

Government says no to easier trustee remuneration

Government says no to easier trustee remuneration: The government has rejected Lord Hodgson’s recommendation to allow large charities to pay their trustees without authorisation from the Charity Commission.

And it will not abolish National Exemption Orders for house-to-house collections, another of Lord Hodgson’s more controversial proposals, before an alternative system is devised.

The Monitor :: Young philanthropist forms NGO

The Monitor :: Young philanthropist forms NGO: The young and energetic man from Tutume has formed a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) called Voice of Love whose main objective is to improve lives of Batswana in Francistown and beyond.The young man says he is driven by love and compassion for fellow Batswana hence he came up with an idea to register the organisation that will benefit the underprivileged members of the society and the organisation is premised on one of the Vision 2016 pillars of 'a compassionate, just and caring nation.'