Third Sector - fundraising

Andrea Fragata Ladeira of the new charity aims to raise the funds through commission on the sale of third party insurance and utility products

The money raised has supported the Rainbow mother and toddler group, Alcoholics Anonymous and a project for homeless people

Dianne Thompson stresses the importance of strengthening the links between National Lottery players and the charity causes they support

Andy Duncan of Camelot attributes the lottery's success to its broad appeal and innovations to develop its channels of distribution

The Fundraising Hub, created by the local infrastructure body Voluntary Action Arun and Chichester, has helped volunteers to raise more than £650,000 since 2011

Money from the Advice Services Transition Fund is intended to help such charities adapt to more difficult economic conditions

Latest Legacy Foresight figures show this form of income accounted for £1.04bn in year to March

Institute has co-opted Kath Abrahams, pictured, of Breakthrough Breast Cancer, and Lynda Thomas, of Macmillan Cancer Support, to fill board vacancies

Such reports tend to be 'deeply boring' and organisations should favour sound bites instead, says Joe Saxton, co-founder of nfpSynergy

Potential issues with UK-wide trusts and foundations must be addressed quickly, says Gregor McNie of the Institute of Fundraising Scotland

Andrew Mitchell, the former international development secretary, donated the bicycle to Nyumbani UK, which works with children in Kenya

It aims to respond to applications more quickly and make itself as easy to approach as possible, says Sheila-Jane Malley, director of grants and policy

Charity sector likes to pass the buck and does not respond to criticism in a cohesive way, Lord Hodgson tells group of MPs

A lack of expertise in areas such as fundraising puts more pressure on overstretched organisations, says Pauline Broomhead of the Foundation for Social Improvement

Beth Breeze says the three-year Formation of Fundraisers project will break new ground by examining non-technical aspects of the profession

Campaign set a target of 500,000 sign-ups, but many people are reluctant to commit without being sure they can follow through, says director Tamar Ghosh

The IoF says the proposal is in response to 'external circumstances', including the reduction in its grant from the Office for Civil Society

Treasury official Cerys Morgan tells Charity Tax Group annual conference that topics will include a universal Gift Aid database

Pete Alcock of the Third Sector Research Centre says he hopes it will carry on doing similar work; the other body is the Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy

Mature donors give 38 per cent more than baby boomers, according to a report by the fundraising software company Blackbaud