Wow! A veritable whirlwind of accusation and counter-punching has blown up over the last week or so following the publication of Intelligent Giving's research on face-to-face fundraising and the subsequent media coverage recommending that the public should avoid all chuggers.
Charity-advisory website Intelligent Giving claims that many of the face-to-face fundraisers (or "chuggers" as it refers to them on its blog) that its researchers met in a mystery shopper exercise in
Five years on from its establishment as a legally separate entity from the Institute of Fundraising (on 21 October 2003) the PFRA is embark on a series of events to celebrate its achievements in self-
Ctrl.Alt.Shift, Christian Aid's attempt to create a "global community of proactive, outspoken agitators seeking change" using the web and social media, has published a humorous video on YouTube to pro
Research for the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA) has found that average levels of attrition have improved across both street and door-to-door fundraising activity from 2004 to 2006.
The survey on behalf of the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA) to examine donor retention and attrition rates in street or door-to-door face-to-face donor recruitment campaigns is being
The Institute of Fundraising (‘Institute’) invites fundraisers to contribute their comments on the draft Face-to-Face Activity Code of Fundraising Practice that has been launched for public consul
Fundraisers must be absolutely delighted with the figures about complaint levels contained in the Fundraising Standards Board’s Annual Review, which was published last week.
The first survey of donor retention behaviour among charities that have undertaken street or door-to-door 'face-to-face' (F2F) donor recruitment campaigns has been launched.
