Amanda McLean’s resignation after only four months as chief executive of the Institute of Fundraising is a huge talking point in the sector. It’s the second most read story of the year on Third Sector‘s website, with a dozen comments left by readers and letters still coming in to the magazine. Her departure can hardly… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Institute of Fundraising
Hands up if you understand Gift Aid… most charity employees don’t
One of the main reasons that the voluntary sector only claims a third of the Gift Aid available is because few people understand it well enough. This is not widely discussed, but in my experience it is true. When it comes to how tax relief actually works, the charity sector is an ocean of uncertainty,… Read more »
Proceed with caution on the Right to Ask
The Institute of Fundraising has been holding more meetings about a campaign it is planning which has been provisionally called Right to Ask although it has also been mooted that it could be called Right to Give. It’s not surprising that the launch has been delayed from the original target of spring this year. It… Read more »
MP ‘sees nothing but a fudge’ on phasing out of cheques
If charities thought cheques being phased out by 2018 was a foregone conclusion, they might have to think again. The Payments Council proposed the move last year and has been consulting charities and sector umbrella bodies, as well as small businesses and other groups. Many, including Citizen’s Advice and the Institute of Fundraising, had come… Read more »
Telephone fundraising might not be pleasant – but it works
Charity call centre scandal, screamed a headline in the News of the World last Sunday. The paper had sent an undercover reporter to a training session for callers at telephone fundraising agency Pell and Bales. It accused Pell and Bales of using “shameless tactics” to “generate money from the jobless, frail and even sick.”… Read more »
The Right to Ask campaign misses the point
The question of whether charities have a “right to ask” the public for donations has been stirring up controversy lately. The Institute of Fundraising wants to remind the public that fundraisers – whether they stop you on the street, knock on your door while you are in the middle of dinner or phone you at… Read more »