Former US president Bill Clinton was the star guest at two Irish fundraising events last week. The events were run by disability charity RehabCare and AIDS charity, The Rose Project.
The demand for fundraisers in Northern Ireland has continued this year with six posts advertised last week alone.
Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke, NIMBA, Women's Aid, Marie Cure Cancer Care and the HIV Support Centre are seeking fundraisers with a range of skills including community fundraising, corporate and fundraising management.
The Irish Cancer Society, one of Ireland's leading charities, has advertised to replace its longstanding head of fundraising, James Cassidy, who is retiring.
The Irish Cancer Society conducts some of the most high profile fundraising events in Ireland and has one of the highest number of volunteer fundraisers.
The Republic of Ireland will have postcodes from 1 January 2008 following an announcement from Noel Dempsey, Minister for Communications, Marine and National Resources. Ireland is one of the few developed countries with no postcode system and around 40% of addresses are not unique.
Concern has developed a database-driven Flash application website where you can watch your support 'grow' with each donation. The site has been developed with online agency ICAN.
Called The Giving Field, the site is a virtual reality field where you can choose a cyber seed, watch it being virtually planted and visit 24 hours a day to see how the field has been growing.
St Vincent de Paul raised over ‚€5 million in 2003 from legacies and topped the legacy table in Ireland, according to a survey from the Public Communications Institute.
The biggest single donation to the Irish fundraising effort following the tsunami was made by JP McManus, one of Ireland's richest men, according to press reports.
