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SECTOR NEWS/RESOURCES
september 2004
Major donor fundraising working party to develop best practice
Applications are invited to join the UK Institute of Fundraising’s working party on best practice for major donor fundraising. Applications should be sent to the chair of the working party by 30 September 2004.
Terms of reference and draft schema... / Institute of Fundraising
Telemarketing rules now protect businesses from fundraising calls
Up to 25 June 2004, only residential numbers or the numbers of sole traders and some partnerships could be entered on the UK Telephone Preference Service (TPS) register. Following revised regulations, however, limited companies and all partnerships can also register their telephone number(s) on the TPS list. This means that anyone making promotional and/or fundraising calls to any business must ensure that they are not calling a business number registered on TPS. Points for consideration for those receiving or making such calls are outlined in Corporate Registration on TPS, from the Information Commissioner’s office.
Corporate Registration on TPS (PDF document)
EFC identifies significant growth in European foundation sector
The initial findings of the European Foundation Centre (EFC) Research Task Force Survey have revealed a significant growth in the European foundation sector over the last decade. Launched in 2003 under the chairmanship of Dominique Allard of the King Baudouin Foundation, the survey on the Dimensions of the Foundation Sector provides a comparative map of foundations across nine participating European countries. The survey aims to build a comprehensive overview of foundations in the EU. Preliminary findings show that the highest levels of growth are in Germany and Italy, where almost 50% of foundations registered were created since 1990.
2nd European Social Economy Conference in Central and Eastern Europe, 28-29 October 2004, Krakow
Organized by the CEP-CMAF under the high patronage of the Polish Government and the European Commission, Krakow 2004
expects more than one thousand participants coming from the enlarged Europe and the candidate countries. The event will focus on the development and recognition of the dynamics and richness of the social economy in Europe. Participants will include national governments and European institutions (European Commission, European Parliament, European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, etc) as well as European social economy institutions and enterprises: co-operatives, mutual societies, associations, foundations, NGOs, local authorities, trade unions, universities, training institutes, financial institutes, etc.
More details... / Registration...
PFRA hires PR to boost image of face to face
The UK Public Fundraising Regulatory Association has appointed its first PR officer to combat face-to-face fundraising's tarnished image. Nik Earl takes up her post following a wave of negative media coverage about the fundraising method, which has intensified since the collapse of Fruitful Fundraising and the Push Consultancy this year.
Corporates and Communities 2004 – 2nd conference on CCI
The second conference on corporate community involvement/investment (CCI), hosted by the UK’s Charities Aid Foundation, is to take place on 29-30 September 2004 in Birmingham. Open exclusively to companies, the conference offers delegates the opportunity to examine the future direction of CCI and explores ways of making a greater difference to society. Keynote speaker Mark Kramer, one of the world's leading commentators on corporate philanthropy, will introduce his latest work with Harvard Professor Michael E Porter, which sets a challenge for how CCI practitioners can simultaneously help to build healthier societies whilst driving more competitive business.
Conference details and registration...
Call for contributions to European third sector research conference
The International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR) and the EMES European Research Network are inviting participation in the first European conference: Concepts of the Third-Sector - The European Debate Civil Society, Voluntary And Community Organizations, Social Economy. The conference will take place in Paris on 27-29 April 2005 and aims to bring together researchers all over Europe and beyond whose research and scholarship relates to civil society, third sector, social and solidarity-based economy. It also includes non-governmental organizations, cooperative and mutual associations. Those wishing to submit a paper will need to send in an abstract before 30 November 2004.
