ICFM is warning its members of a new street collection fraud. Street collectors are collecting in the Euston area of London on behalf of BEST, the Benevolent Ex-Servicemen's Trust. The Charity Commission confirmed to ICFM that no such charity is registered with them. ICFM recommends that you inform local police if you come across any other sightings.
Read Tim Brawn's review of Jane Grieve's book "Fundraising for Churches". "This is one book every church leader needs to own and read," says Brawn. This is the latest fundraising book review from UK Fundraising.
CharityChannel has just launched K-12, a moderated discussion list focusing on all aspects of the development of K-12 schools, public and private. As you can tell from the use of "K-12", the list is American, with "K" representing kindergarten. Nevertheless, the list should be of interest to schools fundraisers elsewhere.
It's difficult to stand out from so many fundraising events, but Imperial Cancer Research Fund have done so by coming up with a novel idea for a sponsored event. They are asking men to show their support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October by wearing a bra to work on the outside of their shirt.
Charities Aid Foundation has published How to: Running a Public Collection, a guide to successful public collections. It provides comprehensive advice to charities and fundraisers on planning and achieving results from public collections.
Scottalk is a new newsletter for fundraisers in Scotland. It will feature articles, news and comments relevant to Scottish charities, fundraisers and sponsors. [As of June 2001 it was not being produced].
