FPS U-turn as ‘all or nothing’ approach is scrapped
The charity regulator has performed a major climbdown over the Fundraising Preference Service by giving those who sign up to…
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Relief for charities as FPS rules out data screening
Charities and their agencies will not be forced to screen their databases against the Fundraising Preference Service before they embark…
CRUK praises DM as major factor in raising £100m
At a time when charities are facing a seemingly endless barrage of criticism over fundraising methods, at last some good…
Charities finally advised how to avoid agency horror
The Institute of Fundraising is aiming to tackle head-on the seemingly disastrous relationships between many charities and their agencies which,…
Charities boost marketing as adspend nears £460m
The charity sector appears to be marketing itself out of its current crisis, with new figures from Nielsen showing the sector…
Charity marketing barrage blamed on lack of insight
A new study into the communications strategies of the UK’s largest charities shows that so-called Dorothy Donor is alive and…
Top charities savaged over ‘lying’ fundraising agency
The RSPCA and Battersea Dogs & Cats Home have been chastised by the charity regulator for failing to monitor an agency…
Charity chief wrongly fired for exposing groping boss
Just when the charity sector thought it could not get any worse, Terrence Higgins Trust has found itself humiliated in…
‘Aggressive’ charity agency goes into liquidation
The fundraising agency accused of targeting elderly people with aggressive doorstep techniques has gone into liquidation with the loss of…
Smaller charities to escape donor opt-out scheme
DMA head of preference services John Mitchison has tried to allay fears over the impending Fundraising Preference Service by insisting…