Information on Fundraising in the UK.
Summary:
WWW page for UK charity fundraisers.
Answer:
Howard Lake wrote on 28 May 1995:
To all on soc.org.nonprofit
A few weeks back I mentioned a WWW page for UK charity fundraisers which
I was about to publish. Well it is now available and although not of
direct relevance to this newsgroup I believe some of you might be
interested. It does of course include a link to soc.org.nonprofit.
Here is the blurb:
FIRST WWW PAGE FOR UK CHARITY FUNDRAISERS
A fundraiser at Amnesty International British Section has produced the
UK's first WWW page for charity fundraisers.
http://www.fundraising.co.uk/
The page lists fundraising discussion lists, upcoming seminars and
events, service organisations, magazines, vacancies, and other
not-for-profit Internet resources. It also has examples of online
fundraising appeals by various charities.
Howard Lake, the creator of the page and a professional fundraiser for
seven years, says "I hope the UK Fundraising web page will act as a
practical example to the UK voluntary sector of what can and should be
done with the medium of public electronic communications."
Howard has spent the past year researching electronic sources of
fundraising information for UK charity fundraisers as part of a
(part-time) MSc in Information Science at City University. "Many
not-for-profit organisations have used public networks like the Internet
for campaigning and coordination for years", he says. "But very few are
using such networks for fundraising, whether direct appeals for money or
for donor research or sharing experiences and best practice."
"US fundraisers, particularly those in universities, are leading the
field in using the Net to fundraise and network with other fundraisers.
I hope the UK Fundraising page acts as a spur to those charities still
hesitating about getting online to realise that there are useful,
focused resources available that are relevant to them."
Howard plans to publish the results of his MSc research on the page in
November for other charities to share.
NB. The UK Fundraising page and related research are privately-funded
and are not in any way an official Amnesty International project.
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Howard Lake
Trust Fundraiser
Amnesty International British Section Charitable Trust
99-119 Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4RE, UK
Tel: + 44 (0171) 814 6200
Fax: + 44 (0171) 833 1510
Email: hlake@ai-uk.gn.apc.org
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