Users of the UK Fundraising Forum have suggested new categories, so we are currently taking a vote on whether there is a need for them.
It has been suggested that the UK Fundraising Forum adds a new category for the discussion of community or local fundraising. Cast your vote before 15 October 2004.
Landfill Tax Credit Scheme funding is available for Warwickshire projects through a partnership between Biffaward and the Warwickshire Environmental Trust.
There are two categories of grant - small grants of up to £5,000 and larger ones of up to £50,000. Projects that can be supported include the provision and maintenance of
A nurse who spent all day collecting on the street for a homeless organisation raised just £15.38.
It's not much comfort, but sometimes fundraising just doesn't work. Kathy Cubitt raised £15.38 with her collecting tin in Ipswich; £5 of the total was donated by a refugee whom the group had earlier helped to find food and shelter.
A recent study by UK lottery service provider Sterling Management Centre Ltd has revealed that at least 1% of the UK population regularly plays hospice lotteries.
The research, conducted across 65 hospices in the UK, identified 610,000 people playing their local lottery on a weekly basis.
Charities, training providers and other community groups across London can now apply for funding from a £10m scheme launched by the Mayor's London Development Agency (LDA) and the European Social Fund (ESF).
The Ultimate Restaurant & Leisure Book has been launched for the London area, offering charities the opportunity to raise funds by letting their supporters enjoy discounts of around 25-50%.
Nominations from individuals and community groups for the 2004 Taking a Stand Awards close later this month.
The Taking A Stand Awards, in partnership with Crime Concern and the Co-op, will recognise individuals and local groups "who have shown commitment and bravery in tackling
Model Nell McAndrew is fronting a competition being run by national volunteering charity TimeBank and the Yorkshire Evening Post to search for West Yorkshire's best male volunteers, modern day heroes who are "Yorkshire Champions".
The regional competition aims to recognise these commendable men and to inspire more men to volunteer.
The Royal Mint has created a new £5 coin that is legal tender so can be accepted as a donation.
The £5 crown has been issued to commemorate the centenary of the Entente Cordiale, the agreement between Britain and France. The two symbolic figures of Britannia and Marianne appear on the reverse, merged at the waist as if on a court playing card.
