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Raising Funds in Hard Times

Published on 5 October 2011, by simongeorge
in

Last week NCVO said 98% of charity leaders it sampled were pessimistic about the economic outlook and today BBC news featured the plight of charities cutting staff due to falling donations. Clearly, a lot of donors are feeling the pinch, with rising prices, more redundancies and a falling stock market. Even those in jobs are feeling poorer as their pockets are hit and they see the value of their savings falling. No surprise then that some charities are finding it tough at the moment.

So what can we do to ensure our organisations get through the next 12 months?

Financial performance of 100 charitable trusts to be revealed

Published on 14 September 2011, by howardlake
in

A six-year study of the financial performance of 100 charitable trusts will be published later this month by Bill Bruty Associates.

August charity direct debit cancellations at record high

Published on 8 September 2011, by howardlake
in
Rapidata charity direct debit tracking graph

Direct debit specialists Rapidata Services plc report that the cancellation rate for direct debit regular donations to its charity clients in August was 4.58%, the highest figure for that month since

Charity surpluses dropped by 60% in two years of recession

Published on 25 May 2011, by howardlake
in
Trends in surplus - graph

The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) reports that charities' surpluses dropped by 60% between 2007 and 2009 during the recession, demonstrating that many charities are now operating "on a financial knif

11% of consumers plan to cut charitable giving, says RAPP survey

Published on 10 May 2011, by howardlake
in

Research for marketing agency RAPP has found that, while 54% of consumers say they do not anticipate any changes to their charitable giving, 11% say they will reduce their giving.

Study finds off-the-page fundraising didn't mention the recession

Published on 10 May 2011, by howardlake
in

The fourth annual review of off-the-page fundraising, The Tick Box Report 2011, has found that many charities have not used the recession and its impact as a theme in their adverts, loose inserts and

Bank staff giving likely to decline

Published on 16 February 2011, by howardlake
in

Ireland’s biggest banks, Bank of Ireland and AIB, will continue to support charity and community groups despite their well documented problems.

Mapping the impact of funding cuts

Published on 26 January 2011, by howardlake
in

Voluntarysectorcuts.org.uk is a "collaborative project which maps intelligence about voluntary groups experiencing reductions in public sector funding".

Irish Cancer Society maintains fundraising levels

Published on 14 September 2010, by paulartherton
in

One of Ireland’s largest fundraising charities, the Irish Cancer Society (ICS), has expressed itself content that income for 2009 was similar to 2008, according to its latest annual report.

Fundraisers innovating to combat recession

Published on 12 August 2010, by natalieponting
in

Results of TPP's Fundraising Survey - Fundraising in the recession & recovery

http://www.tpp.co.uk/File.aspx?path=ROOT/Documents/Fundraising survey results.doc

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