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Sector mourns Gill Astarita |
Gill Astarita – ‘dynamic, inspirational, passionate’ |
Gill Astarita, the chief executive of Volunteer Reading Help, died yesterday after a short battle with cancer. She was 49 years old.
With the death of Gill Astarita, the voluntary sector has lost one of its most dynamic and inspirational fundraisers and leaders.
CAF disappointed by payroll giving review |
Grassroots grants programme open for applications |
Corporates predicted to increase investment in venture philanthropy-style funds |
Income at London theatres boosted due to record-breaking attendance |
Macmillan in Starbucks deal for coffee morning fundraiser |
Direct marketing lists under threat from proposed electoral roll data sale ban |
Accountability to funders ‘must be more proportionate’ says report |
Barnardo’s top fundraiser leaves, goes back to school |
The Charities Aid Foundation says it is “disappointed” with the Institute of Fundraising-commissioned review of payroll giving, and is preparing to conduct its own research into the mechanism.
Small and local voluntary organisations in England can now apply for a share of a £130m Government grants programme, Grassroots Grants, which opened today. 
Charities looking for corporate funding should use the vocabulary of venture philanthropy, says JPA Europe which predicts that corporates will increasingly look to investing in this model.
Record ticket sales have seen income at London theatres rise by 17 per cent in the last year, with audience numbers greater than ever before.
Macmillan Cancer Support has secured a deal with Starbucks that will see this year’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning fundraiser taking place in Starbucks cafes across the country.
Charities could face poorer quality direct marketing lists and lower response rates if a recent recommendation banning the sale of electoral register data to marketing organisations goes ahead.
Funders should work together with monitoring and evaluation support agencies to develop a more strategic approach to building monitoring and evaluation capacity, according to a research briefing published today. 
Barnardo’s director of fundraising, Steve O’Connor, is set to leave the organisation to take up the newly-created position of director of development at Leicester University. New PF Blogs
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