IFC - International Fundraising Congress | 101fundraising

IFC - International Fundraising Congress | 101fundraising: 101fundraising is proud to be the official blog/media partner of the International Fundraising Congress (IFC).

“The IFC is the world’s leading conference on fundraising. Established in 1981, it attracts around 1,000 participants from almost 60 countries, and is renowned for its outstanding learning and networking opportunities. The IFC is the world’s showcase for excellence, innovation and inspiration in fundraising.”

Enterprise skills more valued than fundraising, says UnLtd CEO

Enterprise skills more valued than fundraising, says UnLtd CEO: Cliff Prior, chief executive of UnLtd and former chief executive of Rethink, has said there is an “inexorable trend” towards charities valuing enterprise skills above fundraising skills.

Speaking at a Parliamentary event last week about what the charity sector workforce would look like in the future, Prior said that enterprise skills were already more valued than fundraising skills.

Entrepreneur Sir Tom wins prize for his philanthropy | Herald Scotland

Entrepreneur Sir Tom wins prize for his philanthropy | Herald Scotland: One of Scotland's top �entrepreneurs will be honoured for his philanthropic work next month.

Sir Tom Hunter will be one of six recipients of this year's Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy.

Described by some as the Nobel Prize of philanthropy, the medal goes to those who use their wealth for public good and is given biannually to global figures.

Disaster relief funding in the spotlight

Disaster relief funding in the spotlight: A Griffith University researcher wants to investigate whether government disaster relief funding has made a south Brisbane suburb better prepared for major flooding.

Rocklea was one of the worst-hit Brisbane suburbs during the 2010-11 floods, with the Brisbane Market inundated and an estimated 900 properties affected.

�75 million McCall MacBain donation to Oxford reinforces need for modern philanthropy; plus, biggest gifts to universities | Spear's WMS

�75 million McCall MacBain donation to Oxford reinforces need for modern philanthropy; plus, biggest gifts to universities | Spear's WMS: Good news arrived in my inbox this morning (courtesy S McBain): a Canadian billionaire philanthropist and his wife have given �75 million ($120 million) to Oxford University, in particular to the Rhodes Trust which runs the scholarship scheme for overseas scholars.

Launching the Project Information Disclosure Index in China

Launching the Project Information Disclosure Index in China: In the last year, approximately 74 percent of Chinese foundations have publicly released information on their projects and donations though China Foundation Center’s Foundation Transparency Index (FTI). Initially, this seems to be a large conscription for the new program; however, 70 percent of project information disclosed by those foundations reads “like a riddle,” according to the Beijing Times.

The quality of publicly available foundation information in China is an important factor in reviving public trust in charities, which has decreased significantly in past years due to high-profile corruption cases.

India forces companies to start charitable giving - Hindustan Times

India forces companies to start charitable giving - Hindustan Times: Indian government still struggles to provide reliable basic services to a majority of its citizens, trapping hundreds of millions of them in poverty. Now the country's richest firms have been told they must help.


Under the new amended Companies Act passed last month by Parliament, large businesses have been asked to spend 2.0% of their profits each year on "Corporate Social Responsibility" (CSR).

Vodafone Foundation launches 2013 charity hackathon - mobility, smartphones, Vodafone, Hackathons, mobile apps - Development - Techworld

Vodafone Foundation launches 2013 charity hackathon - mobility, smartphones, Vodafone, Hackathons, mobile apps - Development - Techworld: The Vodafone Foundation has launched the 2013 edition of its charity hackathon, App Aid. As with App Aid 2012, teams of developers will partner with charities for the event.

The goal is to build prototype mobile apps to help the charities' work. This year Vodafone's charity arm has partnered with the Pozible crowdfunding service, allowing teams to raise additional money to build the apps. The foundation will match up to $10,000 teams raise through Pozible.

China Charity Fair 2013 to open Saturday - DailyEconomic

China Charity Fair 2013 to open Saturday - DailyEconomic: The second annual China Charity Fair will open in Shenzhen on Saturday, providing a platform for social organizations from across the globe to share their experiences in running charities and for visitors to interact through charitable activities.

Countdown to Canada’s GivingTuesday 2013 - Press - AFP

Countdown to Canada’s GivingTuesday 2013 - Press - AFP: A national day of giving and volunteering called GivingTuesday will start in Canada this Dec. 3, 2013. Following a successful start last year in the US, Canada’s own GivingTuesday will leverage media buzz to promote a nation-wide day of givin

Gen X a Rising Force in Canadian Philanthropy; Boomers and Civics Most Generous - Investors.com

Gen X a Rising Force in Canadian Philanthropy; Boomers and Civics Most Generous - Investors.com: Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB)andhjctoday released findings from their 2013 Next Generation of Canadian Giving study that uncovers the preferred giving and communication channels of four generations of Canadian donors: Generation Y (18-32); Generation X (33-48); Baby Boomers (49-67); and Civics (68 ).

Canada Encourages Use Of Charitable Tax Benefits

Canada Encourages Use Of Charitable Tax Benefits

Charity Commission and umbrella bodies devising quality standards for charities

Charity Commission and umbrella bodies devising quality standards for charities: The chief executive of the Charity Commission has revealed it is working with umbrella bodies to develop new quality standards for charities by subsector.

And the regulator has expressed interest in a proposal to limit trustee terms at larger charities.

Speaking this morning at the launch of the report Realising the potential of governance, compiled by the Acevo governance commission, Sam Younger said one of the recommendations was the creation of a kitemark for good governance.

Aussie Walks Across America for Charity - FOX 42: Omaha News, Sports and Weather; kptm.com |

Aussie Walks Across America for Charity - FOX 42: Omaha News, Sports and Weather; kptm.com |: – A 24-year-old Australian man is walking from San Francisco to Delaware Bay, New Jersey to raise money for charity.

Benjamin Lee has traveled to 36 different countries and after graduating college last year, he decided he wanted to have one last hurrah before settling into his career.

Countdown to Canada’s GivingTuesday 2013 - Press - AFP

Countdown to Canada’s GivingTuesday 2013 - Press - AFP: A national day of giving and volunteering called GivingTuesday will start in Canada this Dec. 3, 2013. Following a successful start last year in the US, Canada’s own GivingTuesday will leverage media buzz to promote a nation-wide day of giving.

Support for this initiative is already building. AFP is one of 15 founding partners, including GIV3, CanadaHelps.org, Community Foundations of Canada, Mobile Giving Foundation Canada, Ipsos Canada and Canadian Red Cross, to name a few.

KPMG accuses charities of being 'bunker-minded'

KPMG accuses charities of being 'bunker-minded': KPMG’s global CSR chief got short shrift from an audience of charity people yesterday when he remarked that the voluntary sector ought to ditch its “bunker” mentality and learn from the private sector way of doing things.

Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick used his address to the Westminster Social Policy Forum to implore the voluntary sector to take a “business-driven approach to outcomes as opposed to a socially-driven approach of good intentions”.

Government announces “overhaul” of payroll giving

Government announces “overhaul” of payroll giving: Payroll giving agencies will have to sign service level agreements with charities, and the time limit for processing donations has been nearly halved, as Treasury today unveiled its plans for reforming payroll giving in the UK.

Tourism Malaysia introduces voluntourism packages - TTG Asia - Leader in Hotel, Airlines, Tourism and Travel Trade News

Tourism Malaysia introduces voluntourism packages - TTG Asia - Leader in Hotel, Airlines, Tourism and Travel Trade News: TOURISM Malaysia is making its first concerted effort to woo volunteer tourists, namely travellers who wish to contribute to the community or to the preservation of wildlife in a destination through volunteer activities.



The NTO has put together 20 voluntourism packages developed by seven local tour operators that offer travellers volunteer opportunities at places such as turtle conservation centres, orang utan rehabilitation centres, children’s homes and national parks.

Professor wins recognition for philanthropy - The News Record: Campus

Professor wins recognition for philanthropy - The News Record: Campus: A University of Cincinnati Clermont College professor has broken the myth that one person cannot make a difference.

Future Without Poverty, an internationally run anti-poverty nonprofit, awarded Michael Preston, assistant professor, this year’s “Breaking the Myth of No Effect” Award.

Preston established a chapter of FWOP at UC Clermont in 2012 and received the award specifically for organizing a recent trip to the Yucatan in Mexico where faculty and students helped teach Spanish to indigenous people.

BGC Partners And Cantor Fitzgerald Raise Approximately $12 Million On Their September 11, 2013 Charity Day - MarketWatch

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BGC Partners And Cantor Fitzgerald Raise Approximately $12 Million On Their September 11, 2013 Charity Day - MarketWatch: BGC Partners And Cantor Fitzgerald Raise Approximately $12 Million On Their September 11, 2013 Charity Day
- 100% of revenues donated to charities worldwide - - Top celebrities come to the trading floor in support of Charity Day - - HRH Prince Harry and HRH Prince William break the world record for the largest foreign currency trade, closing a foreign exchange deal worth euro 25 billion -

Five Online Fundraising Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries

Five Online Fundraising Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries: Thus, over the next three weeks I am going to blog a series of fundraising and social media best practices specifically tailored for small NGOs with the hope that I can use my experience and my social networks to be of service. Of course, being based in the U.S., my recommendations are highly affected by my location, my work experience, and limited to those tools and resources that I am well familiar with, but I hope your NGO finds the information useful.

From charity to responsibility - The Hindu

From charity to responsibility - The Hindu: Corporate social responsibility or simply CSR, as the “beyond business” initiatives of companies have come to be globally known, is a complex, evolving subject. Any serious attempt to understand it in a large, diverse, developing country like India calls for considerable research and contextual analyses. Though in vogue for centuries, more as a form of charity and largely driven by religious beliefs, CSR as a concept has matured only recently. Corporate charity initiatives continue to be viewed with suspicion by many.

BBC News - Gromit charity art trail in Bristol attracts 200,000

BBC News - Gromit charity art trail in Bristol attracts 200,000: More than 200,000 people collected a map to take part in the Gromit Unleashed arts trail in Bristol.

The 80 statues, decorated by well-known celebrities and artists, were being removed earlier having been on display since the end of June.

They will be auctioned off on 3 October to raise money for charity and will be displayed in Clifton later this month.

More than �20,000 has already been raised for Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal by people downloading the app.

Charitable giving: Don’t squander your generosity | Thought Leader

Charitable giving: Don’t squander your generosity | Thought Leader: his is a generous nation but a country with boundless needs. So there is no shortage of worthy causes competing for attention, spare change or unwanted household goods.

While some government funding – too little, often too late – goes to not-for-profits (NPOs) that benefit people, those working with animals get nothing. The plight of the latter is aggravated by most South African corporates also supporting only human welfare.

Philanthropy during the curfew - Daily News Egypt

Philanthropy during the curfew - Daily News Egypt: We wanted to use the long hours of curfew in something other than fighting over politics, but to help others,” said Amin Marei, co-founder of Mashroo3 Kheir, and the person who came up with the idea. The idea is simple; instead of using the curfew hours to watch Youtube or check out social media, volunteers are asked to use their typing skills

Philanthropic Leapfrog: Giving in China - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

Philanthropic Leapfrog: Giving in China - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: Earlier this summer, I spoke to nonprofit leaders at a conference in China about American-style philanthropy. As I spoke with the 150 emerging Chinese nonprofit leaders, I was struck by the stark differences between how our two cultures view charity—and impressed by their motivation to engage in private philanthropy.

Reflecting on both formal and informal conversations with the inspiring and determined people driving the nonprofit sector there, I wanted to share surprising differences and future impact I observed.

Younger: Charity Commission will get tougher on late-filing charities

Younger: Charity Commission will get tougher on late-filing charities: Sam Younger, chief executive of the Charity Commission, has warned that the regulator will “dramatically step up” its action against charities which repeatedly fail to file their accounts on time.

And he has called on the public, businesses and government to not give to charities which have not filed accounts with the Charity Commission, a position the Commission threatened it would take back in April this year.

Private Universities call for restoration of tax exemptions | Business News 2013-09-06

Private Universities call for restoration of tax exemptions | Business News 2013-09-06: Private universities in Ghana have appealed to government to restore the tax exempt status due them to enable them fully discharge their responsibilities to the people.

Charity ready to give away �500,000 worth of books | Evening Times

Charity ready to give away �500,000 worth of books | Evening Times: hanks to the charity Glasgow The Caring City, a seven- tonne consignment is available for schools across the West of �Scotland.

The charity will host a book fair on September 16-17 to give teachers the chance to choose from around �500,000 worth of brand new children's story and activity books.

Inside Track: Philanthropy and the vexed question of merit | Herald Scotland

Inside Track: Philanthropy and the vexed question of merit | Herald Scotland: Inside Track: Philanthropy and the vexed question of merit
Andrew Denholm
Education Correspondent
Friday 6 September 2013

THE epitome of modern philanthropy is Scots-born Andrew Carnegie, who used the vast fortune he amassed in the 19th-century American steel industry to fund an array of projects aimed at social and educational advancement.

Survey shows Czechs are generous charitable donors | Prague Monitor

Survey shows Czechs are generous charitable donors | Prague Monitor: Czechs are quite generous donors and in 2012 every Czech gave 583 crowns on average to charity, but they prefer giving money for concrete purposes and knowing all details, the daily Pravo writes Tuesday.

However, a poll conducted by the SOS Children's Villages NGO shows that only 7 percent of donors contribute regularly.

‘Contradictory’ for hospitals to promote lotteries: Canadian medical journal

‘Contradictory’ for hospitals to promote lotteries: Canadian medical journal: Daniel Brunette, president of the Ottawa Association of Fundraising Professionals, says good fundraising practices include making sure fundraisers are in line with the charity’s mission and mandate.

It’s not easy money — some lotteries have lost money. “Lotteries are a tremendous lot of work,” he says.

Gambling and hospital lotteries: looking out for losers

Gambling and hospital lotteries: looking out for losers

Young, Gifted &…a Charity Trustee? Results from a survey about youth & trusteeship | one swallow makes a summer

Young, Gifted &…a Charity Trustee? Results from a survey about youth & trusteeship | one swallow makes a summer: Conducted on a voluntary basis on behalf of Young Charity Trustees (YCT) between July 15th and 23rd this year by myself, Nicholas Fryer, for a Charityworks graduate programme assignment, this blog post showcases the survey’s results.

Young people are a rare sight on charity boards in England and Wales, with 16-24s accounting for just 0.5% of trustees, according to the Charity Commission report A Breath of Fresh Air (2010), posing serious questions about diversity and representativeness. What is more, a Governance Hub and OPM 2006 survey of English trustees and charities suggested that almost half of charities had difficulty filling trustee roles.[1]

OSCR considers publishing charity accounts online

OSCR considers publishing charity accounts online: Scottish charity regulator OSCR is considering publishing some charity accounts on its online Register of Charities but will consult the sector before making any changes, it announced today.

OSCR does not currently populate its Register with the accounts of the charities it regulates, as the Charity Commission does in England and Wales. Instead it records just the income and expenditure of each cha

Low sign-ups force postponement of London Twestival

Low sign-ups force postponement of London Twestival: he London Twestival, a Twitter-based fundraising event due to be held this Monday, was called off this week citing low ticket sales and a lack of support from the tech community.

While the organisers of this year’s event, which was due to raise money for BeatBullying, say they are working to find alternative date for later this year, no date is yet fixed.

Lansley defends lobbying bill, but suggests concessions

Lansley defends lobbying bill, but suggests concessions: he controversial lobbying bill has passed its latest parliamentary hurdle, after a fiery six-hour debate yesterday.

Labour has criticised the proposed legislation as an attempt by government “to gag charities and campaigners so they are silenced in time for the next general election”.

Charity lotteries raise record �150m in one year

Charity lotteries raise record �150m in one year: Charity lotteries in 2012/13 raised more than �150m, a 50 per cent increase on two years earlier.

Has Worcester become 'charity city'? (From Worcester News)

Has Worcester become 'charity city'? (From Worcester News): A NEW report has revealed that Worcester has more charity shops than almost any other British city.

This proliferation is particularly obvious in Mealcheapen Street, pictured above, which alone has eight. How does this growing retail sector affect shopping here?