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Fundraising phone calls rules change
Rules that allow charity fundraisers to disguise marketing phone calls as “administrative” calls are to be changed at a summit meeting in December organised by the The Institute of Fundraising. Fundraising calls have been frequent causes of complaint, particularly when continued after recipients have asked for them to stop – but up to now fundraisers... »
Britain failing pensioners
Seven out of ten of the British public – of all ages – think that Britain isn’t doing enough for the elderly in their retirement. And three-quarters of us think there should be a substantial increase in the basic state pension. These are the key findings of a nationwide study by Club Vita*, the... »
Ruth wins writers award – video
Goodbye, 9 to 5’s regular host, Ruth Dugdall, has been chosen as the second winner of the Luke Bitmead bursary, which was set up to encourage & support the work of struggling talented writers. The winner gets a publishing deal with Legend press and £2,500. Ruth entered her novel The Woman before Me, and was shortlisted... »
Our new video selector
You can now find our new video selector page just here – its really just our old main page, with a few features removed. We’ll be moving to a “proper” video display page when we find a style we really like – if you find one, drop us a line! »
Charities Plan Redundancies
Charities are planning job losses as aid organisations and charities struggle to cope with the recession and the weak pound is to make at least 70 redundancies in a bid to save £6m over the next two years. Christian Aid is due to make around 70 redundancies in efforts to save £6m over the... »
