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Irish Charities Act consultation deadline is 20th March

The Irish Charity Tax Reform Group is reminding people that the deadline for consultation on the Charities Act is 20th March.

European Fundraising Association reports on fundraising trends across 17 countries

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The European Fundraising Association (EFA), the network of European fundraising associations, has published a report analysing the state of fundraising across Europe, including trends from the past

Institute extends policy helpline to Facebook and Twitter

Institute of Fundraising Code of Fundraising Practice

The Institute of Fundraising’s (IoF) policy helpline service is being extended to Twitter and Facebook from Friday this week.

Government to refund value of VAT on Comic Relief single sales

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The Government has announced that it will refund to Comic Relief the value of VAT paid on the sales of its charity single, launched last week.

Irish tax back campaign launched

The Taxback Good Form

The Irish Charity Tax Reform Group (ICTR) has launched ‘The Good Form’ campaign, a project to improve the tax-effectiveness of donations. A direct mail pack, which charities can us

Six months on from Olympics and still no refund of lottery cash

6 months overdue - Lottery refund invoice

The closing ceremony at the London Olympics took place six months ago, but still there is no sign that the Government will make good its promised refund of lottery cash to charities, according to t

Bogus charity collector jailed for 13 months

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A man who stole commuters' donations to charity across eight counties has been sentenced to 13 months in prison.

PFRA aims to double council agreements for F2F within a year

Lucy Ellender

The Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA) is aiming to double the number of agreements with local councils to manage face-to-face fundraising within a year.

Petition submitted to save Welsh charity shops

Welsh charity shops campaign

A petition signed by 22,191 people has been handed in to the Welsh Assembly in an effort to persuade the Welsh Government to help protect Welsh charity shops from an increase in business rates.

Tag Campaigns enters voluntary administration

Face-to-face fundraising company Tag Campaigns Ltd is being placed into voluntary administration with immediate effect.

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UK Fundraising - improving the effectiveness of charity and non-profit fundraisers

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