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Source: Funding SourcesPublished on 2019-01-06

More than £180,000 raised after death of policeman 19th August 2019
PC Andrew Harper died on duty last week after being dragged along the road by a vehicle; a crowdfunding page was set up by the Thames Valley Police Federation
Former MND Association chief takes director role at the British Heart Foundation 16th August 2019
Kirstine Knox has spent the past seven years working at the University of Oxford
Amazon enables third-party sellers to donate unsold items to UK charities 16th August 2019
The tech giant says it will be working with charities including Barnardo's and the Salvation Army
Report urges funders to think in the long term 14th August 2019
A study by the think tank NPC says only in this way can successful 'place-based' funding initiatives be successful
Government should fund charities' core costs to prevent falling donations, academics say 13th August 2019
A study published in The Economic Journal argues that donors are put off by fixed costs and government intervention is required
Bequest notifications to charities down by 7 per cent 13th August 2019
Legacy Foresight says the fall in notifications in the year to June 2019 compared with the previous year has been caused by a backlog and delays at probate registries

Anonymous donor gives £1.5m to community foundation 24th July 2019
Heart of England Community Foundation has now received more than £7m from the unnamed person
Labour's council insourcing proposal sparks fears among charities 22nd July 2019
Voluntary sector providers of local authority services say ideology must not hamper effective service provision
Community-owned assets in England 'contribute £220m to economy' 16th July 2019
A report commissioned by the government and Power to Change says there are more than 6,300 such undertakings
Power to Change offers £1.6m to community businesses 21st June 2019
The community business funder has made the money available for community asset schemes such as pubs or bookshops
Crowdfunding campaign aims to resurrect former vinspired service 21st June 2019
The defunct charity's former digital director wants to set up its digital volunteer recruitment network as a social enterprise
Big Society Capital made a record £1.7bn available for charities last year 13th June 2019
The social investment wholesaler's annual review says this is an increase of £600m on the previous year