Speaking to the House of Lords on Wednesday 26 May, Lord Joel Joffe CBE will draw attention to the 25% fall in individual charitable donations as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the
Research published today by The Giving Campaign, gives new insight into how the affluent decide how much to give to charity, and gives some tips on how charities can target affluent donors more effect
The latest issue of bi-monthly magazine Philanthropy in Europe reports that Europe's three top fundraising business schools raised ‚€29 million between them in 2002.
More donors are giving donations of $1,000 or more online, according to a survey of American non-profits by Kintera Inc, the online fundraising technology company.
Kintera examined the results of 3,151 large and small fundraising campaigns that received donations during 2003. Some lasted a few weeks, others six months.
The Foundation will be working with Cascaid Consulting, a division of the Cascaid Group, which has been exclusively appointed to develop the major gift fundraising strategy.
The Air Ambulance Foundation (AAF) will focus on three prime sources of income: large donations from wealthy individuals, national companies and major trusts and foundations.
A report on university endowment funds calls for tax breaks for graduates to help establish and increase endowment funds for UK universities.
The report "University Endowments" by the Sutton Trust points out that only five UK universities have endowments worth £100 million or more, compared to 207 universities in the USA.
In his column this month Peter Wylie explains how to use your database to find major donors.
Author: Peter Wylie
I had planned to write this month's piece on a different topic. But then I met a young woman (as in early 30's young) at a neighbor's brunch just the other day. Sharp lady. Got her PhD in economics from a prestigious west coast school.
