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Cancer Research UK's annual report as animated infographic

How do you make a charity's annual report interesting and get more people to read it? You could try emulating Cancer Research UK's approach.

Fundraising with Facebook pays off

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New research from Canadian online fundraising solutions provider Artez Interactive has revealed just how valuable Facebook can be as a fundraising tool.

The Million Pound Donors Report

Over the last few years, I have occasionally sent details of charitable donations of over £1,000,000 to Beth Breeze at Centre for Philanthropy at t

The power of freshly baked bread to stimulate altruism

Bread - photo: Teuobk on Flickr.com

If we want to sell our house, estate agents tell us to fill our home with the smell of freshly baked bread.

Fundraising statistics for eBay for Charity UK

According to the Charity Retail Association, nine out of ten charities that sell online use eBay, with the eBay for Charity UK service.

Top 10 UK charities and their Twitter follower numbers

Angie Turner at The Children's Trust has just explored how many Twitter followers the top UK charities (by fundraising income) have attracted.

Innovation Rules - your opportunity to have your say

Fundraising is tough. ‘More for less’ has practically become a daily mantra for both donors and charities.

More than shaking an online tin

‘More than shaking an online tin; How can we take technology-enabled giving to a new level?’ is a new report out this week by nfpSynergy for Spring.

Giving at Christmas 2011 by the numbers

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

Measuring impact can help organisations regain power

Impact measurement is often seen as something that is imposed on charities and voluntary organisations by their funders or state commissioners.

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UK Fundraising - improving the effectiveness of charity and non-profit fundraisers

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