Triple whammy for chugging as donors hit 5-year low
The Public Fundraising Association has cited the triple whammy of “chilling” new Metropolitan Police measures, the media backlash and market…
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Charity FPS: Who are you trying to Kidd, George?
It is safe to say that the not for profit sector is swiftly heading up the proverbial creek without a…
Top charity groups wade into preference service row
Fundraising Preference Service chief George Kidd may just rue the day he ever accepted the job of launching the controversial…
Age International signs opt-in data pledge with ICO
Age International has become the latest charity to pledge to use only opt-in data in its telephone fundraising activity after…
ICO updates marketing guidance amid legal threat
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued new direct marketing guidance, amid proposals to put the measures on a statutory footing,…
Age UK under fire again for dodgy data practices
The murky world of charity data has been exposed once more after an adjudication against Age UK revealed its fundraising…
Cancer Research UK commits to opt-in data regime
Cancer Research UK has followed the RNLI by committing to using only opt-in data for all of its fundraising activity,…
Up to 30 million could sign up for charity opt-out
Sir Stuart Etherington may rue the day he ever dreamt up the idea of the Fundraising Preference Service if new…
RSPB let off complaint after failing to keep records
The Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) has been forced to throw out a complaint about RSPB marketing activity due to insufficient…
Lack of engagement costing charities £5.3bn a year
Charities might have been getting it in the neck over their fundraising practices but the sector is missing out on…