Capital Appeal

At this week’s IoF West Midlands seminar on capital appeals we had a stark reminder that major appeals can still succeed, even when things don’t go to plan. It was a valuable and encouraging lesson for any of you who may be struggling to meet your target!

I hear that Robert Pike at Social Partnership Marketing is publishing a Compendium Edition of Invisible Grantmakers this week.

I daresay I wasn’t the only one to be a bit surprised to read of the recent £1,000,000 donation that the actor Ricky Tomlinson (Royle Family, etc) made to Ronald McDonald House.

I took a look at our local free newspaper the other day, before it went into the recycling. I was intrigued by one article in particular.

The latest (free) newsletter from Business in the Community includes a link to an article in The Guardian, on the pay (mostly bonuses) of “City staff”.

The Sunday Telegraph has just reported that Natalie Massenet is soon to receive a windfall of at least £50 million following Richemont’s £350 million takeover of the remaining 70% of Net A-Porter (onl

I see that The Times reports that City buyers are as keen as ever to be “lords of the manor”.

Well, how are we all doing then?

I occasionally have trouble accessing the Sunday Times Rich List online.

Well, there is finally a Register of Charities for Guernsey.