Consulting / agencies

Yehi.com is a new Solihull-based site that offers to donate up to 50% of sales of UK giftware merchandise to participating charities. Read UK Fundraising's report.

Fundraising consultants are developing impressive Web sites to sell their expertise. In so doing they offer varying amounts of freely-accessible advice based on their experience. Two examples from the US are Terry Axelrod and Tony Poderis.

As UK Fundraising reported last month, a major development in UK online fundraising was about to be unveiled. On 5th May, the CharityCard site was launched. Seventy thousand donors now have another way to give via CharityCard - over the Internet. Donations through CharityCard, the only debit card exclusively for charitable giving, can now be made through a single, secure Web site.

The American Philanthropy Review has launched the world's first on-line international registry of consultants who serve the nonprofit sector. Consultants Registry OnlineTM is a central registry of individuals and firms offering consulting services, including fundraising, management, law, accounting, real estate, computers, marketing, advertising, executive search, and Web site design.

UK fundraising consultants are promoting their services on the Web. Three recent arrivals are the Management Centre, Burnett Associates, and MIDAS.

Fundraising consultancy Action Planning have announced the launch of their Web site.

At the same time they have announced in their newsletter Action Link that they will design a free Web site for any new client signing a contract over £2000 with them before the end of December.

What does the US offer for UK and European fundraisers? Can you raise funds from the US? Are you likely to get funds only from foundations, or are there other sources?

Nancy Joste and David Wickert, formerly with CAFAmerica, are launching a series of products and services from their company Chapel & York to help non-US charities raise money in the US.

You can now give online to the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund via Worldpay/NatWest.

Need help from consultants but don't know where to turn? US non-profits can now find information online on companies that can advise and implement fundraising campaigns.

FutureTech Enterprises of Columbia's Virtual Warehouse has grouped companies by geographic region and lists product suppliers by product category.

CharityNet is receiving "13,000 hits per day", according to Charities Aid Foundation.

The most popular areas on the site are Resources and CAF's press releases in the Information Store. Of course "hits" can be misleading as a measurement tool since it covers all files on the Web site, including graphics and Web pages.