Major Gift

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

Never mind about the marvellous libraries in and around London. I was in Leeds this week, talking to people at the Institute of Fundraising, Yorkshire, about prospect research.

Well done Matt Ide (fResource, now THINK Resource) who has just announced details of a new deal he has been negotiating with Bureau van Dijk.

I have read a few articles recently about the plans of Brian Burnie to sell his hotel (Doxford Hall Hotel in Alnwick), and use the proceeds to establish a grant-making trust to donate money to local c

Wealth Bulletin (www.wealth-bulletin.com) has just published its list of the “40 Rising Stars in European Wealth Management” for 2009.

Hmm, not sure how useful this is, but I have just spotted another wee item re New Zealand, this time in Wealth Bulletin - www.wealth-bulletin.com.

I hear that Matt Ide (THINK Resource Manager) has been involved in discussions with Bureau van Dijk over the past few months to try to make their DASH database (of companies, directors and shareholder

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.

The 2009 Sunday Times Rich List is due to be published on Sunday 26th April 2009.

I was rummaging around on t’net today, when I came across a rather handy looking resource.