Archive - 2002 - News Items

The One World Broadcasting Awards recognise excellence in the communication of sustainable development and human rights.

The One World Broadcasting Awards recognise excellence in the communication of sustainable development and human rights. The closing date for entries for this year's awards is 22 March 2002.

Find out more from EnvironmentAwards.net.

Richard Mills, the former deputy director of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in the UK, has died.

Richard Mills, the former deputy director of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in the UK, has died.

Read Richard Mills by David Thomas at SocietyGuardian.

NCVO has published the text of the Fourth Hinton Lecture, a view of the links between NGOs and the media.

NCVO has published the text of the Fourth Hinton Lecture, a view of the links between NGOs and the media. Read The Third Sector & The Fourth Estate by John Lloyd, editor of New Statesman at NCVO - published in Adobe Acrobat (PDF).

The European Foundation Center has published a guide to grant-making in the wake of major disasters.

The European Foundation Center has published a guide to grant-making in the wake of major disasters.

Rebecca Rux-Burton is conducting research at Oxford University into the motivations behind giving to charities, comparing third world charities and educational institutions, on the basis of income per ask whether by mailshot or telephone.

Donating used PCs to charities can be more useful to the donor than the charity.

Donating used PCs to charities can be more useful to the donor than the charity - and that includes charities in developing countries.

Read Charities Say No to Obsolete Crap by Jenn Shreve at Wired News.

David Unwin QC is to join the board of five charity commissioners at the Charity Commission.

David Unwin QC is to join the board of five charity commissioners at the Charity Commission. Commissioners are tasked with ensuring that charities in England and Wales adhere to their legal responsibilities. Mr Unwin takes up his new post on 14 January.

Twenty three charities including the Royal British Legion and animal charities are to share the estate of lottery millionaire Phil Kitchen.

Canadian fundraising expert Ken Wyman is running a course on Fundraising Fundamentals online.

Ken Wyman has announced an online training course covering "Fundraising Fundamentals" to run from 28 January to 1 April 2002.

The trend in nude charity fundraising calendars has annoyed several naturist clubs and organisations.

The trend in nude charity fundraising calendars has annoyed several naturist clubs and organisations. They call them 'coy' and 'slightly dishonest' because they seldom show full nudity, opting instead to use strategically placed furniture, foliage or other items.