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Philanthropy is all in the mind

Published on 19 February 2007, by howardlake

US scientists say that they have pinpointed the part of the brain that determines how altruistic a person is.

Charitable applications for Web 2.0

Published on 16 February 2007, by howardlake

After a slow start, there is now a wide range of applications of Web 2.0 technology to the charity sector.

Whatnoise.org use online games to raise funds

Published on 14 February 2007, by howardlake

Whatnoise.org have developed a very unusual online fundraising website which employs a series of experimental games before delivering the visitor to the online d

Campaigns for Fundraiser of the Year award

Published on 14 February 2007, by howardlake

Nominations for this year's Institute of Fundraising National Fundraising Awards are open, and we've spotted several campaigns

Beneficiary v donor: who is the most important?

Published on 14 February 2007, by ianmacquillin

Who will look after fundraisers in distress?

Published on 12 February 2007, by howardlake
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Charity staff can spend a lifetime working to help others, often on low salaries and few employment benefits compared to the private sector.

TW CAT offers free direct mail benchmarking

Published on 11 February 2007, by howardlake

Brighton-based direct marketing agency TW CAT is offering charities a free confidential report on their warm and cold mailings using its proprietary benchmarking p

Umbrella organisation criticised again by The Guardian

Published on 11 February 2007, by howardlake

Rupert Jones at The Guardian is once again today reporting that DSPMM Ltd, the registered charity which uses the name Feed My People, "is still sending out unsolicited umbrellas in the post, despite h

The year of the fundraising widget (or badge)?

Published on 8 February 2007, by howardlake

Online community fundraising is taking off with many providers offering widgets or badges that their users can post on their blog, website or social media page (e.g.

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