Archive - 2010 - News Items

Strategy and fundraising consultancy Wootton George Consulting is aiming to become carbon neutral in 2011.

As the Simon Community Northern Ireland received a Christmas boost with a donation of £192,000 from a local construction and building supplies company, the latest accounts show that the charity’s inco

UK Fundraising has published a guide to the key media contacts in the UK's fundraising sector, to help fundraising and philanthropy companies better target their services and products.

Charity greetings card company Charity Greetings reports that the recent harsh winter conditions have generated a 297% rise in the sale of charity e-cards.

Distributor of electronics and maintenance products Electrocomponents plc has achieved patron status with the NSPCC.

Google has chosen technology and advice charity Lasa as one of 10 nonprofit organisations to receive a share of $20 million this Christmas.

A redesign of Washington DC-based online giving site Razoo by user-centred design specialists Clearleft has helped boost the average time spent on the site by 30%.

The Celebrity Cookbook has won the best fundraising book in the UK award as part of Gourmand International’s annual competition to find the world's best food publications.

An Irish charity has revealed that it will spend €400,000 on its Christmas fundraising campaign with an expectation that it will make a return of three to four times that for the investment.

Tony Elischer's departure as a leading volunteer for the International Fundraising Congress, organised by the Resource Alliance leaves question marks hanging over next year's programme.