Archive - May 2010 - News Items

The ACEVO Funding Roadshow, featuring speakers from leading statutory, lottery and trust funders, together with representatives of the new Government, will take place in three cities in July.

The National Trust is asking supporters to donate to its appeal in support of its response to the severe flooding that affected the Lake District in November 2009.

The Give Up Clothes for Good campaign by retailers TK Maxx and HomeSense has raised almost £2.3 million worth of stock for the Cancer Research UK's shops, with an additional £250,000 worth of cash don

Arts & Business have joined with philanthropy website The Big Give to launch The Big Arts Give, a campaign to raise millions of pounds for arts organisations from individuals.

The shortlisted entries for this year's Scottish Charity Awards have been announced. The awards are open to charities, community groups and individuals from across Scotland.

Supermarket Morrisons has chosen Help the Hospices, the charity that supports hospice care throughout the UK, as its charity of the year. The 10-month partnership aims to raise £1 million.

The Sheila McKechnie Foundation has opened applications for its 2010 Campaigner Awards, which are designed to celebrate and support emerging campaigners and activists both across the UK and abroad.

British Gas has pledged to raise £250,000 for Make-A-Wish Foundation® UK, its newly selected charity of the year.

Overseas development and relief agency CAFOD has appointed EC Group to manage the storage, processing, fulfilment and distribution of its fundraising literature and promotional materials.

On average 91% of a £5.00 text donation given through any major mobile operator now reaches the recipient charity, according to figures published today by the Text Donation Campaign Group, supported b