Charity Digest

The Charity Sector has so much going on each and every day, producing many worthwhile news stories and ideas from all over the world. We research these regularly, publishing a selection that remain newsworthy long after their date of publicaton. These stories provide topical and useful information for charities, fundraisers, volunteers, community groups and non-profits!

Give us the top news from your charity or community group, and we will be glad to feature it. We welcome your contributions and your feedback on any or all of these stories.

Read the Support4charities Daily, published by us, with selections from many of our Twitter followers, and articles of great interest from around the world!

Without Fundraisers Charities would lose billions!

Click here for this great report on the value of Fundraisers.

Recession good for Charity Shops

It seems that the recession is not all bad! The telegraph reports some positive news for charities.
Click here to read this encouraging report.

Working from home a solution for cash-strapped charities?

Third Sector says working from home might save on more than tea bags. What do you think?

Listening is Still a Vital Skill in Volunteer Management

Guardian's Voluntary Sector Network makes an important point in this well written article. Are you a good listener?

Fundraisers as Chief Executives

Great article in Civil Society on Fundraisers becoming Chief Executives. Of course they should!
Click here to read.

How Small Charities Can Capitalise on Digital Donations

The Guardian Voluntary Sector Network, which we highly recommend, gives some really great advice to small charities (larger ones might also benefit!):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/voluntary-sector-network

News that is not Music to the Ears!

Charities have effectively been banned from playing music at their fundraising events. Read about it at:
http://www.charitytimes.com and according to Third Sector, this change became legally enforceable on January 2012. http://www.thirdsector.co.uk