CAF have advised that the Charity Commission issued new guidelines (approx April 2003) advising charities to seriously consider socially responsible investment, recommending that charities reveal the extent to which environmental and social factors have shaped their investment policy.

The Payroll Giving Grants programme is a scheme that rewards SMEs who set up Payroll Giving (before end 2006) with grants of up to £500. It is operated by the Institute of Fundraising in partnership with Business in the Community and funded by the Home Office. The aim of this UK-wide program is to provide sustainable income sources for charities by increasing the number of employers and employees engaged in Payroll Giving.

Sharegift is a charity share donation scheme run by the Orr Mackintosh Foundation Ltd which will accept small numbers of unwanted shares and also facilitate the gifting of larger holdings to charity. Stockbrokers Killik and Co. kindly sell them without commission and the HSBC bank operate a convenient scheme where you can pop into their branches and get a copy of a form to initiate the donation. To go to the Sharegift site click on the ball or for additional information click on this button .

UK Fundraising (run by Fundraising UK Ltd) have a Web site full of ideas and news items linked with fundraising, including recycling. If you are a fundraiser, they offer some resources that could help you. They list organisations who provide recycling services for UK charity fundraisers. For example, see our Computers and Peripherals page for ideas on how you might obtain a computer to help run your fundraising .

Charity Fundraising Ltd is a team of UK fundraising consultants. They have successfully raised millions of pounds in grant funding for charities / voluntary sector organisations over many years of hands-on experience in charity management and fundraising consultancy.

fundinginformation.org is run by Profunding who work with nfp organisations as they develop their fundraising skills and strategies. They offer services and information to those involved in raising funds for nfp organisations like: charities, voluntary organisations, community groups, social enterprises etc. They publish fundinginformation.org (online funding information service) and SMALLfri (email-based service for smaller organisations and fundraisers).

The Institute of Fundraising is the professional body for UK fundraisers, promoting high standards in fundraising practice and management. They support fundraisers through training, networking and the dissemination of best practice. They are the lead partner in administering and promoting the new (2005) Payroll Giving Grants programme.

This link to the Open Directory Project provides a directory of links to many free donation sites.

Go to The Hunger Site every day and click on the big yellow button; a cup of staple foodstuff is bought, by the site's sponsors, for someone who is hungry, somewhere. Only one click per computer per day counts. You can sign up to receive a daily email prompt to remind you to click (signing up gives two extra cups of food). The scheme has been running since 1999; you can find out how it works on their site. There are also other 'click-to-give' schemes there, including Breast Cancer, Children's Health, Literacy, Rainforest and Animal Rescue.

Charity Bank is a charity that can accept deposits that earn social as well as financial returns, and a nfp bank whose sole business is providing affordable finance for charitable work. It gives the opportunity to invest in charity, rather than just for the benefit of business or self-interest .

Ethical Exchange is run by Ethos public relations to help you to find out about ethical organisations and issues and to promote ethical business in an independent, unbiased way. It encourages purchase of ethical products, with a directory of organisations managed according to ethical principles .

Everyclick.com enables you to raise money for your selected charity every time you search or shop online. You can register as a supporter and select the charity you’d like to support. Everyclick provides any charity with an additional fundraising tool that they state provides ongoing revenue. There's no charge to charities or their supporters to use this website.

In Kind Direct, formerly Gifts In Kind UK, a charity acting as a clearing house for surplus goods from the corporate sector, channeling them to deserving causes in the voluntary sector, so it helps industry and charities. They have a network of partner charities and smaller voluntary organisations in the UK, representing a range of causes. Donated goods include office equipment and supplies, computers, furniture, flooring, household goods & appliances, linen & bedding, toiletries, sports goods, books, toys, arts & crafts, educational materials and clothing. Since foundation in 1996, In Kind Direct has distributed over £95 million in value of new surplus goods from over 800 companies. Over 7,000 charities across the UK have benefited .

Justgiving is a private company dedicated to bringing benefits of new technology to the business of charity fundraising. They help charities cut costs by processing donations and reclaiming tax online; this ensures more of your money gets to the cause .

VolResource state they provide practical resources for people involved in charities, voluntary or community organisations. There's information on events, contacts, services, specialist sources, briefings and news, as well as on Ethical and Social Investment, Environmental and Social Impact of voluntary organisations and Personal ethical action .