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'Tis the season to be sharing!  So we were pleased to see that JustGiving are sharing their insights.  How could/should this affect your planning for Christmas 2012?  Read full article...

Mashable.com reported this week on a study by Eyetrackshop showing which part of big brands' Facebook pages get most attention.  The results were overlaid on the web pages as in the example here.  Read full article...

The Disasters Emergency Committee's East Africa Appeal has set a new record for the charity for donations by SMS.  The previous highest total raised by text for a DEC appeal was £230,000 for the 2010 Haiti Earthquake Appeal.  Read full article...

Today, at the start of Customer Service Week, an initiative of the Institute of Customer Services, the FRSB is launching a week-long celebration of supporter care and the charity fundraising staff who deliver it.  Read full article...

With statutory cuts, a competitive fundraising environment, and a stagnant economy, how to get Lottery money seems to be the question every fundraiser is asking.  A great question!  Read full article...

Sometimes we seem to be caught between two worlds.  One the one hand we have the old school organisation made up of individuals in teams and teams in departments - or worse, divisions.  One the other, we have nimble, agile loosely connected groupings of fire-starters full of energy, and sometimes, direction.  Read full article...

Remember A Charity is the biggest single-issue campaign in the voluntary sector.  It has more than 140 member charities, working together to encourage more people to consider leaving a gift to charities in their will, after they’ve looked after their family and friends.  Read full article...

If you want to raise more money from trusts and foundations, why not take some time out to do a bit of good old-fashioned self- evaluation?  It will probably help with other forms of fundraising too.  Read full article...