The Great British Duck Race 2007

On Volunteering

Best Practices for developing a volunteer program

A new beginning for Indian fundraising

Great news for NGO's and fundraisers in India.

Echoing what I've been saying all along, The South Asian Fundraisers Group(SAFRG)has called for investment in training Indian fundraisers in Western practices.

It's about time that Indian NGO's woke up to the HUGE potential that charities can have for change. An organised sector makes a big difference to political lobbying, generation of funds and public perceptions.

I do hope this idea of a virtual academy or even workshops etc is successful. Fingers crossed. It's a great step forward.

Full story : http://www.professionalfundraising.co.uk/news/96/may2007/give.asp

http://www.safrg.org/

Gift Aid Blog

Staff at Blackbaud Europe have launched a new blog on Gift Aid to help charities learn about, discuss and share best practice on the subject.

http://www.giftaidblog.com/

Online fundraising

www.justgiving.com

www.smartgive.com

New search tool at GuideStar UK

GuideStar UK has introduced a search option that aims to help fundraisers locate a grantmaker offering grants in their chosen area of activity.

Search for grantmakers using the new tick box option.To find grantmakers listed on GuideStar UK you need to use the advanced search option to enter a relevant keyword and then tick the box marked 'grantmaker'. This will bring up a list of relevant organisations. You can then refine your search further by using the cluster options on the left-hand side of the results.

Health and Medical Welfare assistance

A whole list of international foundations giving overseas aid for health related projects can be found here.

UK grant making trusts

Bilateral and multilateral funding (EU)

Help for NGO's in India

Charities in the UK that give to projects in India:

Action for development in India
Action Village India
Agape Alive in India
Aid for India
Aid India Forum
Enable (for Andhra Pradesh and other regions)
Hope India UK
India Direct
The Charles Wallace India Trust (for education)
The Cooper Atkinson Charitable trust for India
The South Asian Health Foundation
The Wye and Brook India Trust (education in Delhi)
Paul Hamlyn Foundation (1987)
J E Joseph Charitable Trust
Just Trust
J B Reubens Foundation
CAFOD India
http://www.austin-hope-pilkington.org.uk/
Merchants of India Trust (for disability projects in Hassan)
BHARUCH MUSLIM MEDICAL AND WELFARE TRUST U K
Reaching the Unreached (health and education in rural Tamil Nadu)
East West Education (vocational training etc)
Felicity Charitable Trust
THE STAFFORD I SASSOON MEMORIAL TRUST FUND (for Jewish girls / women in Calcutta)
British and International Sailors Society (Religious)
Find your feet Ltd (rural India and Malawi - development)
Kalyan Ashram Trust (rural India)
Marr-Munning Trust
Aid India Forum (for poor Indian farmers)
Sikh Missionary Society UK (for advancement of Sikh religion)
THE FRIENDS OF CALCUTTA CATHEDRAL RELIEF SERVICE
THE RUSSELL LATHAM CHARITABLE FUND
CHRISTIANS IN OVERSEAS SERVICE TRUST LIMITED (Religious)
THE MIRIAM DEAN REFUGEE TRUST FUND (South India / orphan children)
BRITISH COUNCIL FOR PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS
DAWOODI BOHRA WELFARE SOCIETY IN GREAT BRITAIN
THE JAMUNA TRUST
JEHANGIR MANEK ANKLESARIA CHARITABLE TRUST
AMBIKA PAUL FOUNDATION
GURU NANAK TRUST FUND
THE COOPER ATKINSON CHARITABLE TRUST FOR INDIA
GOAN WELFARE SOCIETY UK

Fundraising Idea

Everyclick.com is a search engine that gives half of the revenue it generates to charity. Use it to raise money for your favourite charity whenever you search the web. Last year search engines generated close to £3.2 billion - just imagine how your selected charity could benefit if you and your friends all used everyclick.com to support them whenever you searched the web.

All you need to do is select the charity you would like to support, there's absolutely no charge to you or the charities involved.

Please consider supporting the Down's Syndrome Research Foundation through this link at Everyclick.com