Staff Reporter, Thursday, 24th February 2011 -
As three businessmen in Melbourne prepare to take part in the Oxfam Melbourne Trailwalker Challenge this year, one of them considers just why he’s doing it!
Andrew Howard is…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 24th February 2011 -
Online giving grew by 35 percent in the US in 2010 and accounted for 8 percent of all fundraising, according to the latest Blackbaud Report.
While Haiti disaster-related fundraising…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 22nd February 2011 - Leading global fundraiser Ken Burnett, a keynote speaker at the FIA’s 34th International Conference in Melbourne this week, gives 7 tips on how to effectively head up a fundraising…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 8th February 2011 -
Limited edition luggage tags, sold in support of worthy causes, are the unusual focus of an Australian Social Enterprise website called TagYourCause.com.
The enterprise has been…
Staff Reporter, Friday, 4th February 2011 -
A US survey has found that donors pledging money via text message will donate again in the future, and are open to engaging with more traditional channels such as direct mail, email…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd February 2011 -
Essatto Software, an Australian software development company has released a new product called Essatto for Not for Profits – to help simplify and automate Board and funding-based…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 25th January 2011 -
The FIA’s International Fundraising Conference will be held in Melbourne 24 – 27th February 2011.
With over 80 sessions on offer and an extensive list of international…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 20th December 2010 -
Men’s health charity Movember has named the Macquarie Group as its highest global corporate fundraiser for 2010.
Macquarie Group raised more than $850,000 this year for the…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 15th December 2010 -
A University of Queensland Business School study is set to explore ‘compassion fatigue’ and discover why people become numb to the marketing efforts of Not for Profit…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 4th November 2010 -
A new US study finds that Direct Mail is a more important driver to online giving than online communications.
14% of people receiving a direct mail letter will give, compared to only
Lina Caneva, Monday, 1st November 2010 - The Fundraising Institute of Australia (FIA) has launched a campaign to alert the public of its code of practice – signifying whether a charity of choice has the “tick…