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Free Resources
• Accessing resources without breaking the bank
– Free internet access– Ask– Borrow– Trial access and copies
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Finbar Cullen
Prospect Researcher
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Finbar@ResearchPlus.co.uk
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Ask a colleague1. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/prospect-research-uk
Prospect Research UK
1. http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/trust_fundraising/Institute of Fundraising Trust Group
1. http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Statutory_fundraising/Institute of Fundraising Special Interest Group for Statutory Fundraising in the UK
1. http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/majordonorspecialinterestgroupMajor Donor Special Interest Group
1. http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/corporate_fundraisingInstitute of Fundraising's special interest group for Corporate Fundraising in the UK
• Others ……. Bristol, London, …
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More colleagues
• www.fundraising.co.uk
– News, forum, calendar, links
• www.freepint.com/index.html
– 70,000+ researchers
• www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk
– SIGs, regional, codes of practice, links
• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PRSPCT-L/– Mostly North American based prospect researchers
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KnowUK
www.knowuk.co.uk
• Bristol; other libraries
– “over 100 of the most widely used reference publications in the UK”
NB KnowUK Free Trial Request Form
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Public Libraries on the Web
• http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/ac940/weblibs.html
• “up to date picture of public library internet activity in the United Kingdom”
– Links to public library websites
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Bath & North East Somerset Library
– www.bathnes.gov.uk • Newsbank
– allows you to access articles (back to 1998) from the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Guardian, Observer, Independent, Independent on Sunday and the Western Daily Press
www.xrefer.com – option for free trial• “xrefer is a leading provider of reference services for
libraries and information centres”Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage Debrett's People of TodayThe Macmillan Dictionary of Women's BiographyThe Penguin Biographical Dictionary of WomenWho's Who 2003, A&C BlackWho's Who 2005 and Who Was Who 1897-2004
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Bristol Central Library
• Newspapers, periodicals• Who’s Who, etc• Britannica Online – “vast, in-depth and continually
updated encyclopedia for adults and children” - any library
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Bristol Central Library
• Electronic resources– Experian’s Corporate Researcher – being tweaked
• updated monthly– KnowUK (no more!)– Britannica Online– The Economist - Articles/graphics (1995 -1998) -
Includes index (1991 - 1994)– Evening Post & Western Daily Press - 1997 to 2000. Full
text – Guardian - Full text 1990 –– Independent - Full text 1989 –– DSC Grant Making Trusts CD 2002
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Bristol Central Library
• Newsbank is now at Bristol central Library – “database of 39 national & local newspapers. Back files
from 1998”
• Snapshots International Ltd– international market research overviews ... reports are
designed to provide an instant overview of a market, and the data is supplied in both graphical and tabular format for ease of interpretation and analysis. data is compiled in house
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University of the West of England
• Who’s Who
• Corporate Register
• Electronic sources for students only
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Newspapers
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RocketNews
• www.rocketnews.com/news
• Rocketinfo– over 10,000 Internet sites
– Free basic searches of last 5 days news – US bias?
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Links to websites
• www.newspapersoc.org.uk • The Newspaper Society - Britain's regional press
– Links to regional newspaper websites
• www.newspapers.com – USA and International
www.thepaperboy.com.au
- International
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South West England
• Bristol Evening Post
• Western Daily Press
• Devon and Cornwall
– News– Email news alerts– Supplements with some newspapers
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West Country Business Guide
• 64-page full colour supplement, now in its 10th year
– Online list of companies ranked by turnover, including total staff numbers, “West employees”, pre-tax profits
– Online articles
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Western Daily Press Deals Awards
• www.westpress.co.uk• October 2004 – lists nominees and winners
• “the leading lights in corporate finance - 11 awards presented to individuals and companies”
– South West Deals Awards Venture Capital Firm of the Year – South West Venture Capitalist of the Year– Corporate Bank of the Year– Corporate Banker of the Year– Corporate Law Firm of the Year– Lawyer of the Year– Corporate Finance Advisory Team of the Year– Corporate Finance Adviser of the Year– Trade Finance Team of the Year– Young Dealmaker of the Year– Dealmaker of the Year
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Western Daily Press Fast Track 50
• Annual guide to the fastest-growing companies in the south west of England, measuring the increase in turnover
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Devon and Cornwall
• www.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk
• Devon and Cornwall's top 150 companies - list available online
Online articles give details of some companies
• more information about each of the companies available in hard copy.
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Other News sites
• www.guardian.co.uk
• www.timesonline.co.uk
• www.telegraph.co.uk
• www.bbc.co.uk
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The Guardian
• Special reports – Executive pay– Useful links– Ethical business– Fair trade
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Guardian executive pay reports
• 1. Top 20 highest earners• 2. Top 10 CEOs• 3. Top 10 chairmen• 4. Top 10 finance directors• 5. Top 10 pay-offs• 6. Top 10 best and worst payers• 7. Top 20 millionaires• 8. Top 10 women• 9. Top 10 oldest and youngest earners• 10. Top 10 pensions
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The Sunday Times
• www.timesonline.co.uk – The Sunday Times Rich List – 100 Best companies to work for– Sunday Times 50 Best Companies to Work
For– Sunday Times 50 Best SMEs to Work For
• Pay List 2003 – subscription only
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Daily Mail, Sunday Mail, Evening Standard
• www.thisismoney.com
– Share search• Recent company news
– Contact numbers and web addresses
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News Alerts
• Google free news alerts
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Company Information
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Company sites
• www.companieshouse.gov.uk
– Access free company information and purchase company documents online
– Links• Government Websites • European Union • Professional Bodies • Worldwide Registries
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• www.digitallook.com
• Company News, directors’ dealings, share prices, company overview, recent news, etc
• www.building.co.uk • Building magazine's news team. From
November 5th to November 15th access to the Building web site is free – try other magazine sites
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Northern Ireland
• www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
• Northern Ireland's Top 100 Companies
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Plimsoll Publishing
• www.majorcompanies.co.uk
• Major UK Companies– Top companies by sector
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Free Annual Reports Service
• www.carolworld.com – direct links to the financial pages of listed
companies in Europe and the USA
• http://ftcom.ar.wilink.com – over 1,300 listed companies– Link for US and Canadian Annual Reports
• www.wilink.com
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Old Annual Reports
• www.score.ac.uk
'Company annual reports: assuring the distributed national print archive‘
– collections of pre-1995 UK company annual reports, available for consultation
– Links to free websites
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Local Government
• Lists of local employers with e.g. 250 + employees
– Name– Industry– Employee numbers– Contact details
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Starting from scratch
• Internet search for
“free business information“
– RBA Information Services– Aslib
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RBA Information Services
• www.rba.co.uk • Training, consultancy and publications on how to
find and use electronic resources more effectively – Mentions some free sources, search strategies for the
internet, etc– Top 10 Business Sites– ABYZ News Links - Newspaper and News Media
Guide– Search by country/continent
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Aslib - Association for Information Management
• www.freebizinfo.org • Company Information• Industry Information• Market Research and Statistics• Regional Information• People Information• Country Information• Legal Information• News Information• Government Information• Stock markets• Keeping up to date• Business portals
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London Stock Exchange
• www.londonstockexchange.com
– Share Prices, company contact details, etc– World search by region– Link to free annual reports– “complete list of UK, international and AIM
companies currently listed on our markets”– “comprehensive breaking news”
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UK Trade & Investment• www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk
• UK Trade & Investment helps companies build their international business– UK regional overviews– International
• Country overviews with useful websites
– Electronic Resources
• statistical, contact, marketing and aid-funded project information is available on CD-ROM and via Internet terminals
• Use of the Internet and CD-ROMS is free but there is a charge for printing. Downloading is not available
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Hemscott
• www.hemscott.com • annual reports, advisers, etc
• E.g. lawyers and their client list
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Yell
• www.yell.co.uk
• Use Yell.com to find shops, businesses and services in your area and across the UK
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Ethical concerns
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Corporate Watch
• www.corporatewatch.org
• Articles, Corporate Watch News, etc– Individual companies– UK Construction Industry Overview -
Completed March 2004
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Government and Campaigning Organisations
• www.environment-agency.gov.uk • Environment Agency
• www.transnationale.org • Transnationale.org
– “report social and environmental behaviour, financial data, list of brands … “
• http://corpwatch.radicaldesigns.org/index.php • CorpWatch
– “counters corporate-led globalization through education, network-building and activism”
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International Company Information
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Euroland.com
• www.euroland.com
– Press releases– Company in focus– Links to stock exchanges:
• Amsterdam; Brussels; Frankfurt; Helsinki; London; Milan; Nasdaq; Oslo; Paris; Stockholm; Zurich
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Europe's Hot Growth Companies
• http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_43/b3905401.htm
• BusinessWeek and the Brussels-based organization Europe's Entrepreneurs for Growth
• 2004 Europe's 500 Scoreboard– sort by country, downloadable– includes some links to company websites
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Chambers of Commerce
• www.worldchambers.com
links to chambers of commerce around the world
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International Business Directory
• www.business.com
• “leading business search engine to find products, services, companies, resources, news and jobs”– Includes lots of international business
associations
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Hoovers
• www.hoovers.com/free
• Search for Business Information– Company Name – Industry Keyword– Executive Name
• Some information requires subscription
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EDGAR
• www.sec.gov/index.htm
• All U.S. public companies must file certain documents electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The SEC allows you to search the EDGAR files
• EDGAR website includes tutorial
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Golden Pages
• www.goldenpages.ie/extra/intl_yellow_pages.html
• International Golden Pages directory– Select a country
• Search by type of business/location/name
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News and Information about countries
• CIA• www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook • Country profiles; flags of the world, etc
• World News Network• www.worldnews.com • Search by region, city, etc, etc
• CNN World News• www.cnn.com/WORLD
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Corporate Philanthropy
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Business in the Community
• www.bitc.org.uk • Business in the Community's update etc
• www.ccinet.org • The Corporate Community Investment site of CAF
(Charities Aid Foundation) – find a company's giving pages
• http://society.guardian.co.uk/givinglist/0,10994,579376,00.html
• Guardian's corporate giving list
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USA Foundation Center
• http://fdncenter.org
• USA Foundation Center - Corporate Grantmaker search
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Not for Profits
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Charity Commission England and Wales
• www.charity-commission.gov.uk
• Search register– Objectives– Financial information– Trustees– Contact details– 1106400, registered 21 Oct 2004
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GuideStar and Philanthropic Research, Inc
• www.guidestar.org
• information about the nonprofit sector– Brief description– Contact details– Financial Snapshot
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GuideStar UK
• www.guidestar.org.uk – presentation!
• GuideStar UK will provide a free public website providing information about the voluntary and community sector
• Consultation
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Scottish Register
• www.oscr.org.uk
• “index of active Scottish charities is being developed and it is not an authoritative list of all charities recognised in Scotland. The Inland Revenue owns and maintains a full index of all Scotland's charities and if you do not find the charity you are looking for please get in touch with the Inland Revenue”
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Work With Us
• www.workwithus.org
• “This is the only comprehensive directory of over 25,000 Scottish charities and voluntary organisations”
– Search by:• Organisation Name
• Charity Number
• Location
• Area Served
• Field of Work
• Income Range
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Charities Direct
• www.charitiesdirect.com
• CharitiesDirect.com
• “National Charities Database, providing regularly updated information on over 10,000 UK charities”
– Find a charity or group of charities – Find a professional adviser for your charity – Find out more about products from CaritasData– Charity News
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Directory of Social Change
• www.dsc.org.uk
• Charity Exchange - contains useful links to other organisations and resources
• A Guide to Northern Ireland Trusts - information on all charitable trusts which give, or have the potential to give, at least £1,000 a year to organisations in Northern Ireland. – The guide contains 33 organisations which have over
£27 million available to Northern Ireland organisations each year
• Links
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GrantsNet
• www.grantsnet.co.uk
• information about grant schemes available to businesses and charities in the UK
– Free to search for grant schemes– Free Grant Alert service
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Local Government etc
• Bristol City Council– Community Development
• Funderfinder
• North Somerset Council– Funding Advisory Service (based within the Economic
Development & Regeneration team– Local libraries (at Weston-super-Mare, Clevedon and
Nailsea)• Funderfinder, Funding guides/directories and internet access
to useful websites
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Government Funding
• www.governmentfunding.org.uk
• online portal to grants for the voluntary and community sector from the following funders: – Department for Education and Skills – Department of Health – Home Office – Office of the Deputy Prime Minister – Government Offices for the Regions
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Republic of Ireland
• www.revenue.ie
• “List of Bodies with Charitable Tax Exemption under the Tax Acts”
• www.fundraising.co.uk– FundIE group - Fundraising in Ireland
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Northern Ireland
• See DSC above
• www.communityfoundationni.org • Community Foundation for Northern
Ireland – Links to “Funding Bodies”– Publications
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International Foundations
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The Foundation Center
• http://fdncenter.org/
– Use the Foundation Finder to search by name for basic information about more than 70,000 private and community foundations in the U.S.
– Researching philanthropy• Top private/corporate/community Foundations by assets/total
giving
– See section for International Visitors– Philanthropy News Digest
• Search articles
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European Foundation Centre
• www.efc.be
• “EFC is the gathering point for independent funders active in and with Europe. Foundations and corporate citizens from all over Europe and the world are members and partners of the EFC … collects, processes and disseminates information and knowledge on independent funders active in and with Europe ”
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German Foundations
• www.stiftungsindex.de/e_index.html
• German Foundation Index• Selected links to US-Foundations
• www.stiftungen.org/english/main.html
• The Association of German Foundations has represented the interests of German foundations for more than 50 years.
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Individuals
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Gary Price’s List of lists
• www.specialissues.com/lol
• The "Executives and People" section has many rich lists from around the world
• industry rankings• Influential people lists• up-and-comers lists ("Top 40 under 40")
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Directory Enquiries
• www.bt.com • BT Directory Enquiries
• www.192.com • Free searches for people and businesses• 192 Directory Enquiries• register free to use people finder (directory enquiries and
electoral register), look for maps
• www.infobel.com • Infobell directory enquiries – search by country
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House prices
• www.primelocation.com
• Search by area/price/type of home
• Links to lots of estate agents sites
• www.countrylife.co.uk
• Property search
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Telephone & Fax Preference Service
• www.numbercheck.co.uk
• MarketingFile.com– Service initially available free of charge
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House prices
www.gth.net
• Greenslade Taylor Hunt – Somerset, Devon and Dorset– Gives postcode of results only
• www.fpdsavills.co.uk • FPDSavills
– Doesn’t usually give much address information
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EuroDirect
• www.eurodirect.co.uk
• Millionaire Neighbourhood Report
– Top 100 postcodes• NW3, etc, so not very detailed
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More Lists
• www.broadcastnow.co.uk • Sign up for 14 day free
access – including links and millionaires lists
• www.news.scotsman.com • Scotland's top 100
earners, etc• 50 most eligible men• 50 most eligible women
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More Lists
• www.sunriseradio.com
• www.newsco.com • Regional lists
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Politics
• www.direct.gov.uk • Government Information Service
– Includes “key directories and reference guides”
• A-Z of central government• Links to local councils
• www.parliament.uk • Register of Members' Interests
– MPs; Lords; journalists, etc
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Politics
• www.christianvoice.org.uk • List of over 300 Peers currently (April
2004) attending the House of Lords who “often or always vote for righteousness”, sorted by county
• www.countryside-alliance.org • Countryside Alliance carries a list of peers
by region
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Lawyers, etc
• www.chambersandpartners.com • http://www.chambersandpartners.com/
newchambersuk/million_a_year.cfm
• Global, US and UK guides• Solicitors, barristers, lawyers• barristers million-a-year club
• www.legal500.com
• guide to the legal market in over 70 countries– law firms and lawyers, and law firm directories.
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International Who's Who
• www.whoswho-sutter.com
• Who's Who in Italy
• Who's Who in Spain
• Who's Who in Russia– Online search facility– Biographies, companies/institutions; products
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• www.accaglobal.com
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants – ACCA Directory of Members
• search on an accountant based on name or location
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Trends
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Third Sector
• www.thirdsector.co.uk
– Charity news• Feature schedule
– Archive
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Charities Aid Foundation
• www.cafonline.org
• “international non-governmental organisation providing specialist financial services to charities and their supporters…. CAF is committed to increasing the resources of charities and helping individual and corporate donors add value to their generosity”.
• CAF Research publish the latest statistics on the sector in a number of publications. A range of material can be downloaded
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nfpSynergy
• www.nfpsynergy.net
• Free reports and articles
• 'Innovation rules!' A roadmap to creativity and innovation for not-for-profit organisations - October 2004
• 'Touch & Go': The internet, digital TV and mobile telephony as tools for maximising the impact of charities - July 2004
• Disgusted or delighted? - What does concern the public about charities? - March 2004
• Paid or unpaid?: that is the question. Or how the public is more likely to think that trustees are paid than fundraisers – March 2004
• Share giving – sheer indifference – March 2004• Five key trends and their impact on the voluntary sector – May 2003• Business with charities: The public’s perception of fundraising
promotions for charities by companies – August 2002
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Institute for Public Policy Research
www.ippr.org.uk
• “The UK's leading progressive think tank”
• Articles• Beyond corporate social responsibility – rethinking
the international business agenda • Volunteering should be sexy• A bit rich? What the wealthy think about giving
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Sargeant Associates
• www.charityfundraising.org
• Adrian Sargeant and Elaine Jay
• “an independent fundraising consultancy that provides a range of services to UK charities and pressure groups”
– Some research reports may be downloaded from the website
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Suppliers
• Trials
– Corporate Register– Dun and Bradstreet – Bureau van Dyke– Lexis– Hemscott GURU
• NB can getting together with other interested charities/consultants lead to a group subscription at lower individual cost?
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Suppliers• Samples and downloads
– The Factary - www.factary.com • New Trust Update, articles and links
– Philanthropy in Europe - www.philanthropyineurope.com
– FR&C - www.frandc.co.uk • Donor Digest
– Sunrise Publications - www.sunrisepublishers.com • Wealth Watch & The Prospector
– Prospecting for Gold - www.prospectingforgold.co.uk • Reported new wealth – c quarterly• Newsletter - RJ's top sites for free research information
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Thank you
Finbar@ResearchPlus.co.uk prospect-research-uk@yahoogroups.com
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