What do the following have in common: a senior member of staff at a leading children’s charity, charity accounting systems and a website for disabled people? The answer is that all three were described as “innovative” in the last three weeks. The word has become a charity cliché, according to the US’s Chronicle of Philanthropy…. Read more »
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Purple armbands will not revolutionise chugging, but they might make a small difference
This week, the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association launches a 12-week armband trial to improve the image of face-to-face fundraising. Thirty teams of chuggers are to be headed by team leaders wearing purple armbands with the words “team leader” written on them. The PFRA hopes the scheme will improve teams’ relationships with council officials, town centre… Read more »
It’s hard to see through the fog surrounding the future of the National Lottery
One of the most vexing issues on the voluntary sector landscape right now is the future of the National Lottery. The government wants to reduce the amount of good causes money awarded by the Big Lottery Fund from 50 per cent to 40 per cent. Considering that the BLF has given £3.6bn to mainly charitable… Read more »
Charities should make it clearer that chuggers are getting paid
The Newsnight programme about chugging last week found nothing whatsoever to surprise anyone in the charity sector. All of it was pretty common knowledge, easy to turn up, much as we might expect. But it did raise a valid point: the general public don’t like chuggers much. Mick Aldridge, chief executive of the Public Fundraising… Read more »