Archive - 2011 - News Items

Property charity 3Space is offering charities and social organisations the chance to win use of an empty retail unit and up to £1,500 for a pop-up project.

The FSI (The Foundation for Social Improvement) is once again offering up to 15 small charities the chance to benefit at no charge from a year-long programme of free consultancy-style, tailored hands-

Global business events company GDS International is inviting applications from charities in the UK and Australia to be its charity partner in 2012.

Ancestry.co.uk has added a Facebook app to their page to enable people to display their Remembrance day thoughts online and generate a donation from the company to the Royal British Legion.

The annual Arthur Guinness Fund, which supports social entrepreneurs in Ireland, is now open for applications.

Philanthropists Sigrid Rausing and Ram Gidoomal CBE, together with philanthropy researchers Dr Beth Breeze and Dr Stephen Beresford, will be speaking at the 2011 Raising funds from the Rich conference

The wealthiest people in the UK continue to give less to charity as a percentage of their income than those less well off, according to analysis in the soon to be published 'UK Giving 2011' research p

Leeds University's Alumni & Development Team have presented the results of their matched giving campaign in infographic form.

Business leaders Sir Richard Branson and Charles Dunstone and investment banker Jacob Rothschild have committed to give 10% of their estates to charity via their wills as part of the Legacy10 campaign

Campaigns by Marie Curie Cancer Care and Depaul UK won awards last night at the IPA Effectiveness Awards.