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Public sector claims to prefer charities to deliver its services yet fights shy of contracting them
- Majority of Councillors & Local Authorities rate charities at least on par with public sector for service provision - yet only use them for 14% of services
- 3 in 5 rate charity provision of public services at least on par with delivery by companies – yet s
Code of Good Governance Case Studies
Case studies from our evaluation of the Code of Good Governance. You can also download the full report - Review and Development of the Code of Good Governance.
Review and development of the Code of Good Governance
The Code of Good Governance had been in existence for a number of years helping to improve the governance practices of organisations in the Voluntary and Community Sector.
Fluctuations in GDP hit charities’ average voluntary income - after 10 month lag
- UK economic fluctuations effect charity incomes, voluntary ones first – though not seen straight away, analysis shows
- Average charity income growth will slow or become static in downturn, though actual average incomes won’t fall, experts predict
Institute of Fundraising asks Joe Saxton to forge a campaign coalition to reduce SMS text charges for donations
- Current charges render text-donations “cost-ineffective”, says Amadi
- Potential for fundraising via SMS “substantial”, not least amongst the young, vies Saxton
Virtual Promise - 2007 results
Results from our 2007 annual survey of how charities are using the internet. The most recent edition is 2008.
Passion, persistence, and partnership: the secrets of earning more online
Charities have been waiting 10 years for the internet to revolutionise their fundraising. It's finally happening, in unexpected ways.
Councillors & Local Authorities rate charities highly for public service provision - but doubt Compact
- The majority of Councillors and Local Authority staff rate charity provision of public services at least on a par with a Local Authority’s own
- Around 3 in 5 rate charity provision of public services over delivery by companies
- Sca
Volunteering levels flat since 2003
- Older volunteers decline by a third (since 2001), despite campaigns
- Government strategy fails to deliver rising volunteer numbers thus far
Volunteering levels have been fluctuating (18-20%) but remained broadly flat since 2003, wi
New report says online fundraising needs more than “donate now”: donors must be engaged on their own terms in online world
- “Donate now” buttons forget all rules of fundraising
- Exploit modern e-habits via social networks and blogs, or “painlessly” as donors surf and shop, experts urge
- “Passion, persistence and partnership” lucrative cyber keys for charitie
Passion, persistence, and partnership: report summary
Charities have been waiting 10 years for the internet to revolutionise their fundraising. It's finally happening, in unexpected ways.