The Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales has published its findings on what results its funding has achieved in the field of mental health.
The research looked at how much impact core funding had compared to project funding, the relative impact of smaller as opposed to larger grants, and the extent to which recipients undertake self-evaluation.
Runners in next month's Edinburgh Marathon have already raised over £20,000 online using Justgiving's services.
Justgiving is the official online fundraising partner of the Syntegra Edinburgh Marathon which takes place on Sunday 15 June 2003. As of today 137 runners have created pages on Justgiving, raising £20,598 in sponsored donations.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports that 45% of British households have Internet access, a 6% increase on the previous year's figure.
The ONS reports that 11.4 million UK households had Internet access at home in the fourth quarter of 2002. In addition, 62% of adults had accessed the Internet at some time. For those aged 16-24 the access figure was 95%.
The Royal British Legion has awarded two three-year contracts to marketing agencies Citigate Albert Frank and Target Direct.
The agencies, who have both worked with the Legion before, will focus on the development of the award-winning Poppy Appeal campaign, and on the 60th anniversary of D-Day in 2004 and VE Day in 2005.
"British foundations seem to be locked in a time warp, increasingly lagging
behind modern developments," said Lord Trevor Smith in the Foreword to a report by the LSE's Centre for Civil Society published last year.
Lord Smith is one of the speakers at a special conference being held at Charityfair in London this week.
New Media Age reports on the success of Barnardo's 2001 E-baby viral marketing campaign.
The E-baby was an animated and interactive character that Barnardo's launched in September 2001. The baby crawled across the PC screen and demanded some kind of response designed to test one's parenting skills.
E-mail is the most effective means for building community among non-profits' constituents, according to an online survey by online service provider Kintera Inc.
E-mail was regarded as the most effective community building tool by 41% of poll respondents, compared to 25% who ranked 'phone outreach as most effective.
A survey for the Legacy Promotion Campaign (LPC) has found that more people than ever will not leave a charitable bequest in their will.
NOP carried out the research for the LPC and found that 40% of 50-65 year olds were not likely to include a charity in their will. Fifty four per cent felt leaving charitable legacies were of "little importance".
Charities are depending on a tiny number of trusts for the majority of their grant income, according to new research from Bill Bruty of trust fundraising company Fundraising Training.
