Day: 3 May 2024

Springing into fundraising events with a sense of fun

Stuart Mitchell

It’s spring, the days are getting lighter, potential fundraisers are looking for events that capture their sense of fun and the latest Donor Pulse research is here. This is the fifteenth edition of Enthuse’s quarterly Donor Pulse research and this one takes a look at people’s changing giving habits and how they’re feeling about fundraising events. And as we’re in a general election year, there’s also a look into how people feel about political parties and their likelihood to help those in need.  Let’s take a look at the latest…

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Fundraising Regulator market inquiry findings urge charities to review their subcontracted face-to-face fundraising relationships

Stuart Mitchell

The Fundraising Regulator has published the findings of its first market inquiry into the use of subcontracting in face-to-face fundraising by charities and fundraising agencies. The regulator’s recommendation to charities includes that subcontracting firms are monitored more closely and should receive appropriate training. Charities and agencies also need to be satisfied that the payment model for fundraisers is appropriate and does not lead to bad practice. The market inquiry highlights how robust monitoring and oversight of subcontracted relationships are essential. Oversight should be rigorous enough for both charity and agency…

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Record £13.9 bn given to charity last year despite dwindling donor numbers

Stuart Mitchell

Some of least affluent areas in the country are the most generous, according to CAF’s new research Against the backdrop of household financial pressures, the public generously supported charities across the UK, donating an estimated £13.9 billion to charity last year. This increased from £12.7 billion given in 2022, according to the Charities Aid Foundation’s (CAF) 20th annual UK Giving Report. The £1.2 billion increase in the overall amount donated to charity was driven by some people giving larger amounts, rather than by more people giving to charity. These larger…

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Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub show charities ‘TLC’ with £400,000 tech lending scheme

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Media O2 and environmental charity, Hubbub, are providing hundreds of tablets and smartphones to help people in need get online across the UK with a £400,000 device lending scheme. The Tech Lending Community scheme, established in 2022, aims to tackle digital exclusion and electronic waste by providing second-hand devices to people in need, while also giving tech a second life, preventing it ending up in landfill. As part of a new round of funding, homelessness charities, Centrepoint and Thames Reach will receive more than 500 tablets and smartphones, which…

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Tesco and NatWest join forces to help farmers reduce costs and decarbonise

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco, the UK’s leading supermarket and NatWest, the largest UK bank for business and one of the largest for the farming sector, have today launched a new discounted climate and sustainable finance scheme for 1,500 of the retailer’s farmers, providing them with preferential rates on finance to help them switch to sustainable farming methods, including installing renewable energy sources, such as solar panels and wind turbines, and fossil fuel-free heating or cooling systems, such as heat pumps. The voluntary programme, which has been designed with farmers’ input, will see farmers…

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