Third Sector: Growth in voluntary sector workforce bucks trend of declining figures
Analysis of the latest Labour Force Survey by the TSRC, NCVO and Skills – Third Sector has shown that the voluntary workforce grew by 5% in the last quarter of last year, and now totals 759,000 people
Civil Society: To cap it all
Mark Astarita, director of fundraising at the British Red Cross, suggests a solution to the tax-relief cap row – let philanthropists donate their tax relief to charities rather than claiming it back
Guardian Society: Charity cuts – hard times are the 'new normal'
Patrick Butler summarises the key points from a study by CFG, the IoF and PWC into how charities are surviving the cuts
Chronicle of Philanthropy: Five Words That Helped a Local Nonprofit Raise More Money
A podcast about an experiment in America that tested how donors responded to the words caring, compassionate, helpful, friendly, and kind, when used to thank them
IPG Media Lab: In-game micro-payments for the greater-good
How Giverboard is using gamification and micro-donations to provide a constant revenue source for charities
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