howardlake's blog

Do you think it was just face-to-face fundraising that generates heated criticism from some? Of course not. All methods of fundraising can generate quite heated opposition, even charity bookshops.

Kirsty Thomson, Head of Events at the Institute of Fundraising, is moving on after six years.

I came across this a while ago, but have been reminded of it again, so decided to embed the box on UK Fundraising.

I'm going to state the obvious. The recession is officially over, but that does not mean that charities can start to breathe easily.

I've been asked by a smallish local charity how they could best make use of a possible offer of support from a League Division 1 football club.

Google.co.uk is, like it parent Google.com, site using its ubiquity to good effect following the Haiti earthquake.

Osocio, "the place where advertising and activism collide", has announced its shortlist of the top 10 online social advertising campaigns by nonprofit organisations.

UK Fundraising is 15 years old today! I wrote and uploaded the first HTML page - yes, the site started as a single page - on 30 November 1994.

These dates will no doubt already be in many fundraisers' calendars, but in case they are not, here are the Royal Mail's recommended last posting dates: