Senior fundraiser Findlay Craig has set up a new consultancy, factsinternational.com, to provide complementary services in fundraising, advocacy, communications, training and solutions for UK and international NGOs.
The Big Issue Foundation this week launches the first of a new series of direct response advertisements in the Big Issue magazine, asking readers to commit to a regular donation to enable people to escape homelessness for good.
David Coe has joined fundraising and management consultancy Cascaid Consulting as a Director.
Coe moves from his position as Chief Executive of Kingston Smith Consultancy. His appointment is designed to strengthen Cascaid's team of professional consultants and expand the level and range of consulting services it offers its clients.
The Depaul Trust was shortlisted for the Special Award for Innovation in the New Media Age Effectiveness Awards 2003.
The Trust was shortlisted along with its agency Publicic Dialog Group for its V.O.D.K.A. campaign. This was a DRTV advert designed to raise awareness of homeless people and raise funds.
The winner of the innovation category was Shazam Entertainment.
The Refugee Council has launched a viral e-mail campaign to highlight the contribution refugees make to the UK.
The campaign includes a viral game developed by consultancy Fishburn Hedges. It asks "what have refugees ever done for us?" and gives examples of refugees such as Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud.
The Consumers' Association has won the Charities Award in the New Media Age Effectiveness Awards 2003.
The organisation won for its endowmentaction.co.uk campaign implemented by agency Green Cathedral. "This is a good example of what other charities should be doing," said the judges. "The CA has managed to explain complex information in a way that's accessible to all."
It is still possible for charities to acquire a Web site at no charge, as international charity Facing The World has just demonstrated.
Leeds-based Bloom Media has developed free of charge a fundraising Web site for the charity that offers assistance to children from around the world who suffer from facial disfigurements.
Income growth amongst the top 500 fundraising charities in the UK has witnessed a shift towards greater reliance on Government sources, according to new research by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).
Voluntary income among the top charities reached £3.3 billion in 2001-02, but this represents only a modest growth of £178 million or 2.2% in real terms over two years.
