Ireland

The Department of Education in Northern Ireland has announced a new £10 million capital grants scheme for youth organisations.

The Irish Fundraising Awards are now open for nominations, with a closing date of 26 April 2013.

Irish charity umbrella group, the Wheel, is to launch a new online fundraising initiative called Deal Effect.

Research by Fundraising Ireland has identified which charities and causes in the Republic of Ireland are most favoured by the public.

A ‘Northern Ireland Philanthropy Fortnight' will be held next month, running from 8 to 19 April.

Danske Bank in Northern Ireland has announced plans to continue its successful partnership with Cancer Focus Northern Ireland (formerly Ulster Cancer Foundation) for one more year.

The unseasonably bad weather in Northern Ireland has caused a number of charities to cancel or postpone fundraising events.

Cardsave Community, which offers lower cost payment processing services to charities and not-for-profit organisations, has extended its services to Northern Ireland.

The Community Foundation for Ireland has revealed its grant detail on a county by county basis up to 2012.

Charity technology provider Blackbaud, Inc. has acquired MyCharity, the Irish online fundraising company that serves over 450 charities and more than 14,000 individual fundraisers.