As the inquiry into political funding by the Committee on Standards in public life opened on 15th April, chairman Lord Neill pondered on donor's motivations.
Comic Relief announced their total income from last year's fundraising telethon. The nationwide event raised £27,001,269, the most they have ever raised. Plans are already underway for next year's event, scheduled to take place on 12th March 1999. More details from red@comicrelief.org.uk.
The CharityCard site has been entirely revamped and the result is most impressive. Clive Anderson still introduces the card, and is aided by some very fancy Web animations on the main page. Information is available for donors and charities on the value of using and accepting this tax-efficient debit card.
The Canadian Centre on Philanthropy publishes a resource development section, which contains information on fundraising and other revenue-generating topics. These include fundraising methods, corporate support, earned income, and foundation fundraising.
The Director of the Mines Advisory Group claimed that organisations that remove land-mines from the ground had not yet received a penny towards their work from the Diana, Princess of Wales' Memorial Fund. Lou McGrath is reported in The Independent as expressing concern that the fund is "becoming an industry in itself and is not solving the problem".
A special fundraising service in a Bradford church has raised £600,000 in two hours. One third was given in cash and the remainder pledged from sales of shares, cars, jewellery and other valuables.
