Review of fundraising self-regulation opens for evidence - UK Fundraising

Review of fundraising self-regulation opens for evidence - UK Fundraising

Greek Charities Take Hit as Bank Controls Curb Giving - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Greek Charities Take Hit as Bank Controls Curb Giving - The Chronicle of Philanthropy:



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Charity sector faces a £4.6bn income shortfall, says NCVO report

Charity sector faces a £4.6bn income shortfall, says NCVO report: "Cuts in government funding will leave the charity sector facing a £4.6bn hole in its finances by 2018/19, according to a report published today by NCVO.
NCVO's report, A financial sustainability review: Change and adaption in the voluntary sector as the economy falters, says that the sector will struggle to maintain the spending levels seen in 2012/13 while it faces government cuts to contracts and grants, "tepid" growth in donations from the public and the impact of inflation. "



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Malaysian not-for-profits to get a Google leg up | Digital News Asia

Malaysian not-for-profits to get a Google leg up | Digital News Asia: "GOOGLE Malaysia has launched a programme that it said would enable not-for-profit organisations in the country to better serve their respective causes by making use of some of the company’s tools for free or at “highly discounted” rates.
 
Google Malaysia managing director Sajith Sivanandan said the ‘Google for Nonprofits’ scheme has helped thousands of not-for-profit organisations find new donors and volunteers, and also empowered them to work more efficiently by using Google’s online productivity tools."



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Royal Berkshire hospital charity strikes gold with silver 2p coin | Money | The Guardian

Royal Berkshire hospital charity strikes gold with silver 2p coin | Money | The Guardian: "A 2p coin left in a hospital donation box has raised more than £800 on eBay after an eagle-eyed hospital volunteer spotted its rarity value.

The coin was found in the Royal Berkshire hospital’s “cash for coins” box, in which visitors usually leave unwanted foreign coins."



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Government will step in if sector fails to reform fundraising self-regulation, warns minister for civil society

Government will step in if sector fails to reform fundraising self-regulation, warns minister for civil society: "Reform of self-regulation should come from the charity sector, but the government will step in if it is necessary to stop “the goodwill of the public haemorrhaging away”, charities minister Rob Wilson has said."



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More opening up their purses for charity, Singapore News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

More opening up their purses for charity, Singapore News & Top Stories - The Straits Times: "he prospect of doubling their gifts to charity got people reaching into their wallets last year to an extent not seen before.

Tax-deductible donations to charity hit $1.1 billion last year - a more than 12 per cent increase from the year before, and the highest in at least 16 years."



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Global Leaders Reach Deal on Funding U.N. Development Goals - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Global Leaders Reach Deal on Funding U.N. Development Goals - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "Following three days of contentious talks, leaders from rich and poor countries struck a deal Thursday on a new framework to finance the United Nations' goals to end poverty and hunger and meet other ambitious development targets by 2030, reports the Thomson Reuters Foundation. The agreement hammered out at a conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, rests largely on developing countries increasing domestic tax revenues  rather than relying on foreign aid.

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IWRM Asia 2015 · IWRM · The Resource Alliance

IWRM Asia 2015 · IWRM · The Resource Alliance: "IWRM Asia 2015

The International Workshop on Resource Mobilisation (IWRM) Asia 2015 will be held from 24-27 August at The Piccadilly Hotel, Janakpuri, New Delhi, India."



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The best that we can be? - Civil Society - Fundraising - Blogs

The best that we can be? - Civil Society - Fundraising - Blogs

The best that we can be? - Civil Society - Fundraising - Blogs

The best that we can be? - Civil Society - Fundraising - Blogs

Reform fundraising rules or Parliament will act, Grayling warns charities - Civil Society - Fundraising - News

Reform fundraising rules or Parliament will act, Grayling warns charities - Civil Society - Fundraising - News