Cats Protection is the only charity to have been short-listed for the final round of judging in the 2003 IDM Business Performance Awards.
The charity says that its direct marketing strategy, developed with TDA, is making a "significant impact on business performance." The programme has focused on generating regular giving rather than one-off donations.
Macmillan Cancer Relief has launched its first ever television fundraising campaign to secure new donors and increase the awareness and understanding of Macmillan's work.
The Royal British Legion has awarded two three-year contracts to marketing agencies Citigate Albert Frank and Target Direct.
The agencies, who have both worked with the Legion before, will focus on the development of the award-winning Poppy Appeal campaign, and on the 60th anniversary of D-Day in 2004 and VE Day in 2005.
Trust fundraising consultant and trainer Bill Bruty has shared some "startling results" from his analysis of some trust income figures.
Bruty shared his figures on the trust-fundraising e-mail discussion list. He reported that the majority of trust income will come from a small number of trusts.
Blackbaud, the technology provider to non-profits and educational institutions, is seeking nominations for its annual TechnOvation Award.
The 2003 grand-prize winner of this international award, which recognizes organisations that use Blackbaud software in an outstanding or innovative way, will receive a $5,000 donation.
Fundraising and marketing agency The Phone Room (TPR) has been recognised as an Investor in People (IIP).
The prestigious IIP award, an official government standard for staff training and development, was conferred on TPR after two years of formal assessments.
Half a million members of RSPB will receive a special appeal next week urging them to join its high profile protest against the proposal for an airport at Cliffe in Kent that threatens to destroy important coastal wetland habitats.
Direct marketing agency BRG Direct has helped East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) mount a Christmas appeal at very short notice.
While it is sensible to plan direct marketing campaigns well in advance, some charities and agencies can still enjoy record results even if they do leave it rather late.
