Changes in Cross-Border Giving in Europe

from Civil Society Fundraising:

Continental drift: Changes in cross-border giving in Europe

The world did not have cross-border charitable giving in mind when it organised itself into separate nations. Charities, over the centuries, have been typically local or national although»

What About Free Fundraising?

from The Raffle.it Blog:

There’s no such thing as a free lunch, so what about free fundraising?

Yesterday Bmycharity announced the withdrawal of their online fundraising service. Bmycharity prided themselves on being the only company not to»

U.K. Legacy Income in ‘Doldrums’

from Civil Society Fundraising:

2009 saw a £66m drop in the value of legacies given to charities across the whole sector, estimates the quarterly Legacy Market Monitor. The figure is extrapolated from a £31m loss among the Monitor’s»

Social Finance and Philanthropy: A Special Section

The European edition of The Wall Street Journal has published a special section called Social Finance and Philanthropy. Here are just a few of the articles:

Measuring the Bang of Every Donated Buck
Scoring charitable work is evolving»

JNF (U.K.) Sues Board Member

from The Jewish Chronicle (London):

JNF sues board member for £700k costs

JNF UK could be heading for a new High Court case later this year after suing a former board member for nearly £700,000.

The charity claims that Maurice»

World Jewish Relief Launches Programs in Haiti

With the search and rescue phase of the Haiti earthquake response over, many of the emergency field hospitals have flown in and flown out, their work now complete. There is no longer an urgent need to rescue the buried and»

2010 Survey of New Jewish Initiatives Will Expand to Europe

New Transatlantic Partnership Links the Pears Foundation, Jumpstart, and the ROI Community of Young Jewish Innovators

The Pears Foundation, Jumpstart, and the ROI Community of Young Jewish Innovators today announced that the 2010 Survey of New Jewish Initiatives»

Older Donors Do It Online Too

Many charities see the internet as a way to communicate with the youth market, but it’s not just the young and hip who are online. Older donors are valuable and ignored at your peril, says Jonathan Waddingham, a Digital Strategist»

U.K. Direct Debit Donations Increase

The value and number of direct debit donations to U.K. charities rose through-out 2009.

The volume of direct debit donations increased by 2.7 per cent in the ten months between January 2009 and November, while the value of the donations»

Working With Philanthropic Advisors

from Civil Society Fundraising:

Well-advised: How charities can work with philanthropy advisor

This role of philanthropy advisor is one increasingly played by private banks, law firms, accountants and family offices across Europe. The last 12 to 18 months has seen»

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