If you spend a day at the Institute of Fundraising’s national convention at the Barbican from July 2-4, you’re almost certainly guaranteed to come away with some top practical tips that you can implement in your fundraising on your very…
Legacy fundraising
NEWS: Dr Claire Routley selected as AFP’s 2017 Emerging Scholar of the Year
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The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) has selected Dr Claire Routley, research fellow at the University of Plymouth and one of the UK’s leading experts on legacy giving, as its 2017 Emerging Scholar Award.
OPINION: The philosophical dispute between fundraising and data protection
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Fundraisers and data protection experts appear to have very little common ground on which to talk about ICO’s recent enforcement action. Ian MacQuillin suggests the gulf between the two could be down to different philosophical approaches.
KNOWLEDGE/OPINION: ICO and enforcement action against charities
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In December 2016, the Information Commissioner’s Office took enforcement action against the British Heart Foundation and RSPCA for breaching data protection legislation. This page collects the ICO statements and blogs responding to ICO’s action, both critical and in support of…
OPINION: Does the ICO have ‘unreasonable’ expectations about wealth screening?
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The UK’s data protection regulator has fined two charities over how they have ‘wealth screened’ current and future donors. Ian MacQuillin ask whether the Information Commissioner’s Office is treating charities differently to companies.
NEWS: Telling people what others haven’t done is more effective at encouraging them to consider a charitable bequest
by Plymouth University • • 2 Comments
People are more likely to consider leaving a charitable bequest if they are presented with social information about what other people have not done, rather than what they have.