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Archive - Nov 2002 - News Items

November 26th

New fundraising service for small organisations to launch

A new service from C.I.F. Consultancy will launch in January 2003 aimed at helping organisations that cannot afford to employ fundraising staff.

November 25th

Guide Dogs registers cheeseandwine.org.uk for fundraising events

It's not just charities' names and initials that need registering as domain names to protect: their brands, trademarks and even fundraising event names should be considered for protection b

November 24th

Community Foundation Network Director to head up global grantmaker association

Gaynor Humphreys is moving on from the Community Foundation Network after seven years as Director to become Director of WINGS, Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support.

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November 22nd

As we were saying...

...before we were so rudely interrupted. UK Fundraising is now back after an unanticipated and unwanted break.

We are very sorry indeed for this drop in service. Thank you to all those who sent messages of support and encouragement, and to everyone else, thank you for bearing with us.

November 21st

Council leader convicted of charity fraud

Garvin Reed, the former deputy leader of Rotherham metropolitan borough council, faces sentencing today after defrauding the National Local Government Forum Against Poverty of more than £172,000.

November 20th

Blackbaud launches free non-profit marketing e-newsletter

The relationship-building software provider says that "Eureka!" will focus on improving non-profit marketing and fundraising effectiveness.

Eureka! will be published quarterly at no charge and is aimed at fundraisers and marketers in the non-profit sector.

November 18th

Centrepoint to benefit from Celebrity Big Brother

Centrepoint, the national charity for homeless young people, is one of the four charities benefiting from this year's Celebrity Big Brother, which starts on Wednesday 20 November 2002 on Channel 4.

November 13th

Tax reliefs cause charities to lose £78 million in corporate donations

According to CAF (Charities Aid Foundation), charities have lost out by £78 million since changes to tax-reliefs on corporate giving were introduced in April 2000.

New issue of Philanthropy in Europe

The latest issue of Philanthropy in Europe magazine (PiE 12) has just been published.



Continuing the magazine's current focus on corporate philanthropy, this issue takes a look at 22 of Europe's largest family-run companies and what they are doing to serve their communities, as well as a feature on nine family businesses who changed the world for the better.

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