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Homeless Life Expectancy: 47

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 22nd December 2011 - Flickr Image: Some rights reserved by KLW NFC Homeless people in the UK face a brutally short lifespan, according to new research.

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UK Christmas Giving A Mixed Bag – Study

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 22nd December 2011 - The “Season of Goodwill” affords a mixed Santa’s sack for British charities, according to new research. Researchers found that 1 in 5 people claim to donate more…

GFC Hangover Expected to Continue to Impact Donations in 2012

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 15th December 2011 - People in the United States and United Kingdom overwhelmingly trust Not for Profits (NFPs) ahead of of governments and corporations to create social change, yet most say they will…

Radio Station Investigated Over Hoarding Charity Proceeds

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 19th October 2011 - An investigation by the UK Charity Commission has found a radio station that raised money for natural disasters in Asia left the money dormant in a bank account for 7 years. SunriseRadio…

UK Government Launches Fund to Back Big Society Innovators

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 15th September 2011 - The UK Government has launched a new fund to find and back innovative new ideas for increasing volunteering and charitable giving. A new £10million fund ($AUD15.4 million)…

Global Debate On Future of Philanthropy & International Development

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 11th August 2011 - A global initiative that aims to find new forms of collaboration between philanthropists and international development experts, with the aim of improving human wellbeing, has…

Charities Should Increase Focus on Non-Cash Gifts

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st July 2011 - Charities could unlock untapped resources if they were more strategic about raising non-cash gifts including goods, services, skills, knowledge, access and influence, according…

The Cost of Raising a Pound – Perception and Reality

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th July 2011 - Flickr Image: Some rights reserved by Funkdooby How much does it cost a charity to raise £1 from the public in the UK? Research by the Charities Aid Foundation…

UK Backflip on Plans to Scrap Cheques

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th July 2011 - The UK Payments Council has done a backflip on the controversial move to abolish cheques and has cancelled its 2018 target to scrap the paper based-payment method after an enormous…

Mobile Phone Giving – More Than Just a Text

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 7th July 2011 - A new US report finds a growing trend toward Not for Profit adoption of mobile phone giving and other donor campaigns using smartphones and mobile devices – a trend that is going…

The Future of Cheques for Not for Profits?

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 9th June 2011 - Flickr Image: Some rights reserved by CarbonNYC Australia has begun public consultations into the future of the use of cheques – a topic that has…

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