Archive - Mar 13, 2006 - News Items

UK Fundraising has added a new dedicated training events listing for PDP Associates, who offer a range of training courses for board members, directors and staff to help them present their image and messages as effectively as possible.

A charities regulator with powers to investigate and prosecute charities accused of misconduct will be appointed under new Irish government plans to overhaul the charitable sector, according to press reports. The Charities Regulation Bill 2006 will be published shortly.

UK Fundraising has announced the next dates and themes in our popular Perfect Pitch events series. Over the next year we shall be offering a showcase of specialists speaking on donor retention and management, Gift Aid, funding/grants, IT, and Direct Marketing/Email Marketing.

Free management consultancy The Cranfield Trust has delivered its 1,000th project, an HR project for The Befrienders in Bedfordshire.

The Trust, a registered charity itself, was founded in 1988 at the suggestion of HRH The Princess Royal, now its Patron, who suggested that staff, students and alumni of Cranfield University put their skills to use to support the voluntary sector.