Christmas

This is my third roundup of Christmas fundraising stories that deserve coverage.

We've already featured a range of Christmas fundraising activities and ideas, so here are some more.

We've already brought you details of online fundraising service JustGiving's analysis of giving to charity over the past 10 Decembers, but as we approach the 12 days of Chr

The approach to Christmas this year has already yielded a wide range of online and offline fundraising activities, so I thought I'd share some with you here, and invite you to suggest your own.

I am very proud of the growing number of fundraisers and fundraising advisers who contribute their ideas and expertise to UK Fundraising by blogging on the site.

Any regular readers will know how I often lament the lack of great marketing and fundraising ideas making it to fruition.  All too often, decisions are made to bin new ideas because there is no proven track record of success or because it’s simply ‘different to the way things are always done around here...’

This week, I’ve had my faith restored by two approaches to fundraising that in one case is working and in the other, I hope works.  But both are trying something different to stand out from the plethora of charity messages we all receive at this time of the year.

Prix de Lausanne have come up with this great idea and have executed it well.

I came across the flyer below the other day through one of my Austrian contacts on Facebook, and to put in plain English it promotes a Mulled Wine Day where you drink "Glühwein For Charity" and all th

It's an old and often-debated question and the answer varies depending on what kind of organisation is doing the asking and the target audience's wants and needs.

These dates will no doubt already be in many fundraisers' calendars, but in case they are not, here are the Royal Mail's recommended last posting dates: