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The 2012 Irish Philanthropist of the Year Awards will take place on 12 December 2012 from 12.15 to 14.30 at Number 10 Ormond Quay, Dublin.

Action Planning's 'New ways of raising money from the Rich' conference on 7 February 2013 will for the first time feature an opportunity to win a £2,000 donation for your cha

Queen's University Foundation has launched a £140 million fundraising campaign, with the aim of moving it up the rankings from its 166th place to the top 100 universities in the world.

Professor Andrew Hamilton, the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, has announced that the new target for the University's fundraising campaign is £3 billion.

Disability charity Scope added another variant to the sponsorship model by inviting people to sponsor a new charity shop.

Investment banker Jonathan Ruffer and his wife Jane have donated £1 million to the County Durham Community Foundation to help tackle social deprivation and create jobs in the area.

The University of Leicester is to receive a £7 million donation, the largest in the University’s history since its inception in 1921.

The Major Donor Special Interest Group (MDSIG) of the Institute of Fundraising is offering a training bursary to major donor fundraisers.

Prospect research specialist FR&C has published a list of over 200 Australian donors who have given over $1 million to charity.

International children’s charity Hope and Homes for Children has received $1 million from The "Jewels for Hope" auction which was held at Christie's in Geneva earlier this year.