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Live chat on trust fundraising with Gary Wiltshire

Gary Wiltshire, editor of Funding Information, will be taking part in a free live chat on The Charity Place this

Is the (grant-making trust) glass half full or glass half empty?

A recent article in Third Sector (6/6/09) reported that the Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) had reported that 51% of grant-making trusts that had responded to a recent survey stated that t

Guernsey Register of Charities

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

Fundraising know-how sought by majority at IFC's First Friday

Last week I attended IFC's First Friday Fundraising sessions and was interested to note that the same questions seemed to be coming from a wide range of organisations.

The Herbert and Peter Blagrave Charitable Trust

Last weekend, The Sunday Times published an article about the falling prices of expensive country homes. Mention of the Linkenholt Estate being put up for sale at £23 – £25 million caught my eye.

Free information for charities at the City Business Library

The latest (free) newsletter from the City Business Library (www.cityoflondon.gov.uk) starts off with information about free information for charities.

How good is your ‘elevator pitch’?

It’s a wonderfully trite descriptor but the elevator pitch is still a useful tool to help us all focus on what we do from the perspective of the audience we want to communicate with. 

Why access to a billion presentations isn't helping me!

I'm now officially tired. My Nan used to tell me that I would get square eyes if I stared at the TV screen for too long. I can't imagine what she would think of our obsession with screens on everything today.

Fundraising company auctions its services

Company Solutions Ltd is trialling an innovative way of selling some of its fundraising services.

j4b

j4b (www.j4bcommunity.co.uk) produces a handy newsletter with information about various sources of funding, mostly for businesses.

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