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.
American fundraising and direct mail expert Mal Warwick has written "Testing, Testing 1,2,3: raise more money with direct mail tests, a guide to effective direct mail for fundraisers."
In the book Warwick shows fundraisers how to increase their direct mail results and raise more money by using the scientific process of testing.
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.
Consumers are more likely to open marketing emails from charities than from insurance or leisure and entertainment companies, according to new research from online marketing group IPT.
The Directory of Social Change has announced a series of new publications to be published later this year. You can make pre-order them already.
New titles due out from the Directory of Social Change this year include "The Welsh Funding Guide 2003/2004" by Dave Casson. It will be available in Autumn 2003.
