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SECTOR NEWS/RESOURCES
january 2005
More staff than ever employed by UK charities
Traditionally a volunteer-led sector, approximately one in three charities now employ paid staff, highlighting the increasing professionalism of the work of not-for-profit organisations in the UK. Charities and community organisations now employ over 569,000 staff in the UK, which equates to one in 50 of the working population.
Launch of first code for volunteer fundraising
At the start of the Year of the Volunteer, the UK Institute of Fundraising is launching the first best practice code for volunteer fundraising. The Code, available as a PDF file, is relevant not only to managers of volunteer fundraisers, but also to trustees and senior management who will need to establish a volunteer policy and to define how their range of volunteer fundraising activities fit within the definitions laid out within the Code.
Institute of Fundraising / Codes of Fundraising Practice...
Giving in Europe Website launched by King Baudouin Foundation
The King Baudouin Foundation has announced the launch of the www.givingineurope.org website. This interactive on-line cross-border giving databank provides information for donors, intermediaries and beneficiaries on the legal and fiscal aspects involved in a cross-border philanthropic transaction, taking into account the country of residence of donor and beneficiary and the country where the assets are located. It covers the 15 European Union countries before enlargement as well as Switzerland. The website was realised with the collaboration of the CNUE (Conférence du Notariat de l’Union Européenne), of the EFC (European Foundation Centre) and of national fiscal and legal specialists. The information will be regularly updated and will be extended to the ten new European Union countries.
London hospital defends spending £250,000 on art
(By Gareth Harris, The Art Newspaper)
St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London has come under attack from medical professionals and politicians because of its decision to spend £250,000 ($467,000) on works of art for its new breast cancer screening centre. The hospital has defended its decision to purchase 12 paintings and installations—paid for with private donations and not through National Health Service funds—because, it says, there is evidence that, art will speed patients’ recovery by improving their spirits.
New consultancy, ResearchPlus, set up by Finbar Cullen
Finbar Cullen has worked in the voluntary sector for over twenty years. He has been a prospect researcher since 1999, working as a senior researcher at The Factary and working for Children's Hospice South West as their prospect researcher on their £15 million major capital appeal for over two years. His expertise covers research into all the main sources of funding, including individuals, companies, and grant-making trusts.
UK Fundraising Article... / Finbar Cullen
