Howard Lake

Ireland community foundation giving continues to grow
By Howard Lake on 19 July 2017
The Community Foundation for Ireland increased its grant giving last year to €5.7 million, up from €5 million the...
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Giffgaff Money Fit Challenge offers charity donations as prizes
By Howard Lake on 19 July 2017
Three winning runners of the Giffgaff Money Fit Challenge this week will win donations for a charity of their...
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Five tweets for fundraisers on 18 July 2017
By Howard Lake on 18 July 2017
Some more selected tweets for fundraisers, offering ideas, inspiration, and the occasional humour. 1. More valuable 50p coins...
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Why The Children’s Society is moving from product-led to supporter-led fundraising
By Howard Lake on 17 July 2017
The Children’s Society has adopted a new strategy that will transform the way it approaches fundraising by rethinking its...
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England’s mayors could boost civic philanthropy, says CAF
By Howard Lake on 17 July 2017
Directly-elected mayors in England are in a strong position to boost local donations from philanthropists and businesses, according to...
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Duchess of Cornwall becomes patron of The Silver Line Helpline
By Howard Lake on 17 July 2017
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall has marked her 70th birthday by agreeing to become Patron of The Silver Line Helpline. ...
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I am a fundraiser
By Howard Lake on 14 July 2017
If you were at Fundraising Convention last week you might have spotted the latest promotional video campaign from the Institute...
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Wine tasting fundraising challenge introduced by Royal Society for Blind Children
By Howard Lake on 14 July 2017
The Winefold Challenge is a new wine tasting challenge event from the Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC). Groups of...
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£3m People’s Postcode Lottery’s Dream Fund opens
By Howard Lake on 14 July 2017
Charities and community groups across Britain can now apply to a £3 million fund from the People’s Postcode Lottery to...
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£120k fund from OneFamily available to help ease families’ financial strain
By Howard Lake on 13 July 2017
OneFamily has created a new charity fund of £120,000 and is inviting eligible UK charities to apply to receive a share....
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Overhauling laws on Wills is critical for legacy giving, says Remember A Charity
By Howard Lake on 13 July 2017
The Law Commission’s proposal and consultation to overhaul the current laws on Wills could prove a ‘critical’ positive move...
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Lord Grade may not know how the FPS works, but he did hit on something
By Howard Lake on 13 July 2017
The new Fundraising Preference Service (FPS), developed by the Fundraising Regulator, the independent regulator of charitable fundraising, was launched on July 6th 2017. Its...
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