How unity helped power a $1.3 million appeal - Fundraising & Philanthropy Australasia MagazineFundraising & Philanthropy Australasia Magazine

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How unity helped power a $1.3 million appeal
fpadmin | 26 February 2016
Glen Hill and Fiona McPhee reveal some of the steps that have helped transform fundraising at St John New Zealand and led to unprecedented income for the charity’s 2015 annual appeal.



Caption: St John New Zealand’s 2015 annual appeal told the story of a real-life young mum Haylee, who was revived after her heart stopped, and included a drawing by her children and husband.

St John New Zealand’s Northern Region saw net income triple year-on-year for a 2013 tax appeal that focused on a real patient’s story – a toddler, Benny, who’d been saved from drowning. Behind the campaign (covered in the August/September 2014 issue of F&P) was a new data-led, donor-centric and emotive approach developed in partnership with the consultancy, Pareto Fundraising, showing donors the genuine need they were fulfilling.

The Benny campaign marked a significant leap for St John New Zealand, which provides emergency ambulance and community services. And its success has sparked ongoing transformation."



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OPINION: The ideological attack on fundraising, Part 2 – are you a Voluntarist or a Professionalist? | Critical Fundraising

OPINION: The ideological attack on fundraising, Part 2 – are you a Voluntarist or a Professionalist? | Critical Fundraising: "In Part 1 of this blog, I made the case that the repeated recent attacks on charities by the state and media – particularly attacks on fundraising – were ideological in nature and outlined some concepts of what an ideology is and does to see if these claims would stack up.

In this second part, I’m going to outline what I think are two competing ideologies that compete for organising public attitudes, not only about what charities ought to do, but how they ought to go about doing it: the Voluntarist Charity Ideology (or ‘Voluntarism’) and the Professionalist Charity Ideology (or ‘Professionalism’)."



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Samuel Johnson announces he is retiring from acting to focus on charity

Samuel Johnson announces he is retiring from acting to focus on charity: "Johnson was recognised for his selfless charity work in support of cancer research when he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on Australia Day last month."



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Generous farmer leaves millions to charity in Western Australia's Great Southern - ABC Rural (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Generous farmer leaves millions to charity in Western Australia's Great Southern - ABC Rural (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "Millions of dollars have been donated to charity following the sale of a well-known farm in Kojonup in Western Australia's Great Southern.

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AUDIO: Kojonup locals talk about the generosity of a well-known farmer who left millions to charity following his death and the sale of his property. (ABC Rural)
Long-time Kojonup farmer, George Church died six months ago and his final wish was for the money made from the sale of his property to go to charity."



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Hong Kong Mobile Museum and the “Buseum” Trend | Nonprofit Quarterly

Hong Kong Mobile Museum and the “Buseum” Trend | Nonprofit Quarterly: "Hong Kong’s Leisure and Cultural Services Department has announced plans to convert a bus into a mobile museum for local communities to experience. Department director Michelle Li Mei-sheung explained how the “Art Buseum” idea was an expansion of the trending food truck concept."



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Investing for effective impact: Changing donor perceptions about not-for-profit efficiency in Canada

Investing for effective impact: Changing donor perceptions about not-for-profit efficiency in Canada: "Investing for effective impact: Changing donor perceptions about not-for-profit efficiency in Canada"



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Thomas Kelly's father defends $125k salary from charity he started in son's memory | Daily Mail Online

Thomas Kelly's father defends $125k salary from charity he started in son's memory | Daily Mail Online:



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Charitable Aid: A Valuable Export That Must be Better Supported | RUSI

Charitable Aid: A Valuable Export That Must be Better Supported | RUSI: "Furthermore, individual giving in the UK was estimated to be £10.6 billion in 2014, with nearly 165,000 charities registered in the UK raising a total of £69 billion per annum. According to NCVO, the UK charitable sector contributes £12.1 billion of gross value added to the UK economy each year, comparable to a sector such as agriculture that contributes £8.3 billion. 

Yet whilst on the one hand the government rightly champions the role international development aid from the UK can play, and the charitable sector in the UK represents some of the largest and farthest reaching global aid organisations, on the other it fails to provide the support framework that allows such a valuable UK export from playing as effective a role as it might. This failure not only reduces the humanitarian and development impact this aid might have, but also blunts the security and soft-power impact that the government hopes to achieve."



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Pedal power raises $50,000 for youth scheme, Singapore News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

Pedal power raises $50,000 for youth scheme, Singapore News & Top Stories - The Straits Times: "More than 300 people climbed on their bicycles and pedalled up to 80km each yesterday for a cause they believed in.

Their "legwork" helped to raise $50,000 for Habitat for Humanity Singapore."



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Are There Too Many Charities In Australia? | Susan Pascoe

Are There Too Many Charities In Australia? | Susan Pascoe: "Regardless of the actual number of charities in Australia, it feels as though they are everywhere. Nearly every day we see charity street collectors and receive window-faced envelopes in the mail, read crowdfunding requests and watch charity television ads.

Charities have become very good at attracting our attention, because they need to be. The 2014 Australian Charities Report, published by the ACNC in December 2015, found that donations and bequests account for a huge $6.8 billion of annual charity income."



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Sainsbury's lags behind rivals in plastic bag charity donations | Business | The Guardian

Sainsbury's lags behind rivals in plastic bag charity donations | Business | The Guardian: "Sainsbury’s is giving at least a third less to charity than any of its major rivals from 5p carrier bag charges intended to reduce plastic waste and raise cash for good causes.

From October, large retailers have had to charge shoppers 5p each for every single use carrier bag handed out at the check-out in England and pass on the proceeds to charity. The bag tax rules say large retailers should donate all proceeds to good causes after deducting “reasonable costs”."



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Fundraising Regulator responds to critical letter from RNIB

Fundraising Regulator responds to critical letter from RNIB: "The head of the Fundraising Regulator has said “the door remains open" to the RNIB to "discuss their concerns with us rather than engage in media debate", after the charity wrote a letter refusing to fund the regulator.
Stephen Dunmore, interim chief executive of the Fundraising Regulator (pictured), said:"



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Top 100 charities' income reached record £9.5bn last year | Third Sector

Top 100 charities' income reached record £9.5bn last year | Third Sector: "Overall income for 2014/15 grew at its highest rate for five years, research led by Professor Cathy Pharoah showed

Cathy Pharoah
Income of the top 100 fundraising charities reached a record £9.5bn last year, according to research by Professor Cathy Pharoah of the Centre for Giving and Philanthropy at Cass Business School."



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SCVO working group recommends no direct replacement for Fundraising Standards Board | Third Sector

SCVO working group recommends no direct replacement for Fundraising Standards Board | Third Sector: "A working group convened by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations has recommended that the soon-to-be-abolished Fundraising Standards Board should not be replaced in Scotland and responsibility for fundraising should instead sit with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and charities themselves.

The working group, which was established in December to decide how best to regulate fundraising north of the border and is chaired by Theresa Shearer, chief executive of Enable Scotland, is recommending that greater responsibility be placed on fundraising charities to self-regulate and that OSCR be given an "enhanced, ombudsman-style role"."



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Scottish Government rejects charity 'gagging' clause (From Herald Scotland)

Scottish Government rejects charity 'gagging' clause (From Herald Scotland):



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Giving of Head and Heart: Donations of Cash and Non-Cash Assets - Resource Center - AFP

Giving of Head and Heart: Donations of Cash and Non-Cash Assets - Resource Center - AFP:



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The public view: trust, confidence and support of charities in Scotland | SCVO

The public view: trust, confidence and support of charities in Scotland | SCVO: "This briefing presents and analyses the findings from a poll of the general public in Scotland on trust, confidence and support of charities. These findings are based on a telephone survey of 1,028 respondents (adults aged 16+) commissioned by SCVO and conducted by Ipsos MORI during 9-16 November 2015."



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New charities taxonomy brings charity accounting into the digital world - Press releases - GOV.UK

New charities taxonomy brings charity accounting into the digital world - Press releases - GOV.UK: "The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities, and the Financial Reporting Council are today launching the new taxonomy for charities reporting under the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). The taxonomy is the essential pre-requisite to charities choosing to file their accounts digitally with Companies House and the commission. In filing digitally, charities can make the tagged charity data more accessible."



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Walkers set off on 100km charity march - The Standard

Walkers set off on 100km charity march - The Standard: "About 180 people have begun a long walk to Guangzhou and Nanxiong in the hope of raising HK$2 million for poor mainland children.
The charity walkers set off from Kowloon Park early yesterday for the more than 100-kilometer Walk to Guangzhou 2016 organized by Sowers Action."



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In four years there will be no grants for charities – it will destroy communities | Voluntary Sector Network | The Guardian

In four years there will be no grants for charities – it will destroy communities | Voluntary Sector Network | The Guardian: "Charities have lost more than £3.8bn in grants from government over the last decade and, at the continued rate of decline, there will no government grant money for charities by the next general election. This could destroy families and communities across the UK."



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Cuts in public funding hit smallest charities hardest, says Lloyds Foundation research | Third Sector

Cuts in public funding hit smallest charities hardest, says Lloyds Foundation research | Third Sector: "Reports published by the foundation show that the smallest charities have experienced large cuts to local and central government funding, while the very biggest have seen their income from these sources grow"



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More Australians donate organs | SBS News

More Australians donate organs | SBS News: "A little more than a year ago Ante Kelic was writing a will to leave for his newly-pregnant wife, Kaya.

A long-time sufferer of a chronic liver disease and Crohn's disease, Mr Kelic's clock was ticking. He needed an organ transplant.

"Not only was my body deteriorating physically but mentally, I was in a fragile state," he said at a Donate Life conference in Melbourne on Tuesday.

From age 17, illness had been his constant companion and then three years ago doctors decided more serious treatment was needed."



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Charity Commission to start live-streaming public meetings

Charity Commission to start live-streaming public meetings: "The Charity Commission has announced that people can watch its next public meeting online via a live video stream.

People will be able to watch the next public meeting, which takes place in Southampton on 29 February, via the Commission’s website."



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The Observer view on charities and their role in society | Observer editorial | Opinion | The Guardian

The Observer view on charities and their role in society | Observer editorial | Opinion | The Guardian: "Once considered beyond reproach, the charity sector last week faced a painful round of scrutiny. In the wake of controversy about unethical fundraising practices[, the charity Age UK has been criticised for making millions in commission from co-branded energy tariffs and insurance products, with suggestions that its energy tariff may not be the cheapest on the market."



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‘Draconian’ new clause in government grant agreements bans charities from lobbying

‘Draconian’ new clause in government grant agreements bans charities from lobbying: "The Cabinet Office has announced a new clause in grant agreements which will ban charities and other organisations from using government grants to lobby government and Parliament.
Matt Hancock, minister for the Cabinet Office, announced a new clause on Saturday which has been inserted into all new and renewed agreements."



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Study Finds Links in How Catholics and Muslims View Giving - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Study Finds Links in How Catholics and Muslims View Giving - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "New research suggests that having a positive affect on their faith communities is a bigger driver of giving by Catholic and Islamic congregants than peer pressure or fear of sanction if they abstain, two political scientists write in The Washington Post. In an entry in the Post's political-science blog, Monkey Cage, Ramazan Kılınç of the University of Nebraska and Carolyn Warner of Arizona State University summarize the findings of their interviews with members of Muslim and Catholic organizations in Dublin, Istanbul, Milan, and Paris."



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Orchestras Conduct Virtual Reality Experiments | Nonprofit Quarterly

Orchestras Conduct Virtual Reality Experiments | Nonprofit Quarterly: "In what’s been described by the Guardian as a “digital takeover,” visitors to the UK’s Royal Festival’s Hall’s public spaces in September 2016 will be able to experience a virtual reality trip to the middle of the Philharmonia Orchestra.

The Telegraph reports that, “Rather than seeing it on a computer screen, like previous initiatives elsewhere, users will have their own individual headsets to allow them to move their head to look around each scene as they would in real life.”"



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'Social prescribing' works for both patients and charities involved, report says | Third Sector

'Social prescribing' works for both patients and charities involved, report says | Third Sector: "The service works by allowing GPs to refer patients to voluntary and community sector advisers, who then examine the patient’s non-medical support needs and refer them to appropriate services, which could include physical activities such as tai chi or community gardening projects.

The scheme includes a grant funding pot through which voluntary sector activities are commissioned to meet patients’ needs. "



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Celebrity Foundation to Close Following Watchdog Investigation | Nonprofit Quarterly

Celebrity Foundation to Close Following Watchdog Investigation | Nonprofit Quarterly:



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