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Perceptions of public fundraising are improving in UK, says report
The UK public has become more amenable to public and door-to-door fundraising, and less so to online fundraising platforms in recent years, says new research. The […]Scotland’s larger charities spend 7.6% of expenditure on fundraising
Only 12.9% of Scottish charities had a latest annual income in excess of £250,000 (€293,000), but that small group accounts for more than 93.5% of the […]Strategy, skills and shared standards key to making AI work for philanthropy
Most Italian foundations are using artificial intelligence (AI), but in almost all cases it is done in an informal rather than strategic way, a new report says. The […]Dutch donations grew in 2024 but remain behind GDP in the long term
A total of €5.5bn was donated to charitable organisations in the Netherlands in 2024, a slight increase from 2022 but still behind 2020’s total of €5.6bn, […]Learn how to mobilise supporters at speed at EFA’s 2026 European F4D Tour
September’s EFA European Fundraising4Democracy Tour line-up includes sessions on preparing organisations to be ‘rapid response ready’ to breaking news, building community-driven Meta Ads campaigns — and […]Swedish civil society pushes back on ‘state dependency’ narrative
Civil society in Sweden is far less reliant on government funding than public debate often assumes, says a new report from a coalition of Swedish organisations. […]European Commission seeks nonprofits to join Civil Society Platform
The European Commission is looking for 30 charities and nonprofits to join its new Civil Society Platform — with interested organisations needing to apply by 3 […]Ireland urged to follow Europe & stop €81m charity lottery loss
Charities Institute Ireland (CII) is urging a change to gambling laws in order to increase funding for charities and tax income for the Government. Currently, gamblers can […]Sense of belonging & seeing local impact key to giving, says CAF
Europeans are less likely to have a “strong sense of belonging” in their local community, which links to lower relative levels of generosity, finds the World Giving […]Senior appointments at fundraising associations
Charities Institute Ireland has announced Scott Kelley (pictured right) as its next CEO. Currently COO, Scott also sits on the EFA board as treasurer. Scott will […]
