With celebrities taking their clothes off in the name of breast cancer awareness this month, it seems everyone wants to get their kit off to raise funds for charity. In July UK Fundraising reported on members of The Women's Institute of Skipton who posed naked for a charity Christmas calendar.
"Don't listen to talk about compassion fatigue", argued comedian Billy Connolly in his 1995 film in Mozambique for Comic Relief. This year's Wine Relief magazine for Comic Relief republishes his stirring call to give and keep giving.
What do you do when you are missing data for your fundraising appeal? Peter Wylie sees missing data as an opportunity and not the drawback that you might think.
Canadian fundraiser Ken Wyman has introduced a new training course to help four deaf people become fundraising professionals. The course involves the students taking part in a two-hour video conference each week.
Charity Recruitment has been advising the UK's non-profit sector on its recruitment needs since 1986. Last month the recruitment agency launched its Web site. As well as providing details on their recruitment services to the voluntary sector and details of current vacancies, Charity Recruitment also publish a UK Charity Directory.
UNICEF are seeking to recruit a Business Development and Training Officer. The post provides expert knowledge and advice to the brand teams to support the development of private sector fundraising and marketing activities undertaken by UNICEF National Committees and Field offices.
