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Corporates want their pound of flesh

At a recent CSR presentation by a UK bank, I was struck by the highly commercial attitude this company is taking to its community involvement.

Northern Bank exceeds charity target despite recession

The Northern Bank in Northern Ireland has revealed that last year it raised over £160,000 for the Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children (NICFC), the highest total since its charity partner progra

Northern Ireland people "most generous"

A survey by Investec Private Bank reports that people in Northern Ireland were the most likely to give money to charity in the UK during 2009.

Irish cancer charity's income down 30%

One of Ireland's highest profile cancer charities, the Marie Keating Foundation, saw its income drop 30% last year. Income declined from €1.96 million in 2007 to €1.37 million in 2008.

ISPCC reports drop in voluntary income

Leading children's charity, the Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, has reported a significant drop in voluntary income in 2008.

Video interview with Margaret Bennett at 29th IFC

Margaret Bennett of THINK Consulting was head of individual giving at WWF-UK during the recession of the 1990s.

Fundraisers at IFC learn how to thrive in unpredictable markets

Over the past two days delegates at this year's International Fundraising Congress in Holland, have learned how they can use unpredictable markets as a catalyst for making long-term improvements to th

Troubling Times for Trusts

As if the current recession was not tough enough already for trust fundraisers, the threat to the Lloyds TSB Foundations and the winding up of the J. Paul Getty Jr. Charitable Trust sound an altogether more worrying note for charities that rely on trusts.

Barnardos Ireland's fundraising "down 20%"

As it launched a major fundraising campaign Barnardos Ireland admitted that it is facing a funding shortfall which could jeopardise some of its projects around the country, the charity has told the Ir

No downturn in individual giving in Scotland, say senior fundraisers

Institute of Fundraising

Senior fundraisers in Scotland meeting at the Institute of Fundraising Scotland's Heads and Directors' Forum report that they have not experienced the drop in individual giving that has been experienc

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