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Ted Hart to be CEO of Charities Aid Foundation of America

Ted Hart

Online fundraising pioneer Ted Hart is to join Charities Aid Foundation of America as Chief Executive Officer at the beginning of March.

Religious donors give twice as much as those without a faith, says CAF

Gift Aid envelope in a Scilly Islands church

People who describe themselves as religious give twice as much money to charity than do those without a faith, according to research by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).

UK Charitable Giving 2011

Findings from UK Giving 2011, commissioned by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) and National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO).

Contradiction can damage your credibility

What a week of message contradictions we've noted at Bottom Line Ideas...

First there was research from Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) which showed Britain to be the fifth most charitable country in the world (up from eighth last year apparently). The same research also reported that nearly 80% of us give regularly to charity, second only to the Thais. Then we saw the British Government veto any further support to the IMF in support of specific Euro-zone bailouts - our European cousins perhaps not feeling our generosity quite so much.

CAF creates Director of Social Investment role

The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has created a new role of Director of Social Investment and appointed Stephanie Sturrock to it.

Wealthiest still donate smaller proportion than less well off, says CAF and NCVO research

John Low, CAF CEO, speaking at the House of Lords

The wealthiest people in the UK continue to give less to charity as a percentage of their income than those less well off, according to analysis in the soon to be published 'UK Giving 2011' research p

CAF offers Giving Widget to enable donations on any website

Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has created the CAF 'Giving Widget' which lets charities and their supporters embed a donation page onto their own website, blog or Facebook page.

CAF adds PayPal to its online donation services

CAF accepts PayPal

Charities Aid Foundation has added the facility to give via PayPal to its online fundraising platform and its individual giving accounts.

Charities Aid Foundation publishes trends about giving to disaster appeals

As the DEC announces that its current East Africa Appeal has raised £72 million, the largest amount for a food crisis in its 45-year history, the Charities Aid Foundation (

Charities Aid Foundation CEO pays tribute to Harry Moseley

Harry Moseley

John Low, Chief Executive of the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), has paid tribute to 11-year-old Harry Moseley, an inspiring young fundraiser, who has died.

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