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Irish Giving Index sees 49% Increase in Fundraising Income

Irish Giving Index reports a 49% Increase in Total Fundraising Income for May 2020. This is an on-going positive monthly trend in 2020.

Monthly reports show that year-on-year changes in monthly fundraised income for 2020 remain positive despite the Covid shock to the fundraising landscape. Findings of the latest Irish Giving Index May 2020 Report exhibit how organisations have adapted and responded to changes in the fundraising landscape during the onset of the Covid pandemic. Trends on total fundraised income for the year-to-date resemble past trends, but total levels of fundraising are higher amongst participant organisations.  

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What drove May 2020’s Increase? 

In May 2020, Major Gifts saw a significant monthly year-on-year increase at 923% when compared with May of 2019. 87% of participants receiving income from Major Gifts in May 2020 noted an increase in this method of fundraising, showing that it has been a successful source of fundraised income this month both in terms of value and distribution of income amongst participant organisations.  

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The Irish Giving Index is the only nonprofit tool which tracks and analyses the Irish fundraising landscape and delivers verified insights straight to your inbox. It is a subscription-based service and is only circulated to subscriber organisations. Monthly reports help organisations track the latest changes in the performance of a variety of fundraising methods.  

If you are interested in finding out more about fundraising trends and the other benefits the Irish Giving Index can offer you and your team in planning and decision-making, please contact dennis@2into3.com  or call 086 816 2278. 

Sports Capital Grant Webinars

Helping clubs to prepare their Sports Capital Grant Applications

sports capital grants 2into3 webinar series around Ireland

Today is the closing date for the registration of your club’s intention to apply for a Sports Capital Grant. For those of you who have applied before you will understand how technical the application process can be.

2into3 have teamed up with a number of Local Sports Partnerships (LSP) and National Governing Bodies (NGB) offering their clubs a webinar about how to apply for a Sports Capital Grant. These sessions covered the applications process, how to avoid common pitfalls and mistakes and how to maximise your club’s score, the higher the score the more likely the application will be successful. During the webinar, those clubs who had a particular problem or question had the opportunity to ask an expert on the process and how best they should proceed with their application.

In the past 4 weeks over 2,000 participants have attended their LSP’s or NGB’s webinar, where over 1,000 questions were answered live in the webinar.

 

Since 2014, we have secured approximately €1.3m in Sports Capital Funding for clubs around the country. Based on evidence, between 10%-20% of all applications will be invalid, meaning that the applications were completed incorrectly. Only the top 75% of valid applications will receive funding, which is based on a scoring system.

The Sport Capital Programme is open to all clubs to apply for funds, not only infrastructure work, but this round also funds non-personal sports equipment which can include protective wear, gym equipment, portable sports equipment, storage containers and much more. It’s important for sports clubs to make an application large or small as the programme does support new and growing sports across Ireland.

 

If you are a member of the following sporting bodies or partnerships, please contact your local representative for a copy of the presentation:

Hosts of Sports Capital Grants Webinars: LSP

Carlow Local Sports Partnership

Cavan Local Sports Partnership

Cork Local Sports Partnership

Kilkenny Recreation and Sport Partnership

Leitrim Local Sports Partnership

Longford Local Sports Partnership

Louth Local Sports Partnership

Meath Local Sports Partnership

Monaghan Sports Partnership

Offaly Sports Partnership

Sligo Sport & Recreation Partnership

Waterford Local Sports Partnership

Wicklow Recreation and Sport Partnership

 

National Governing Bodies (NGBs)

American Football Ireland

Basketball Ireland

Canoeing Ireland

Cricket Ireland

Golf Ireland

Kickboxing Ireland

Munster GAA council

Triathlon Ireland

Club Force

 

Your application to register your interest in submitting a grant should be completed by 5pm today, on the OSCAR website (Online Sports Capital Register). This website is where clubs apply for funding and manage the drawdown of grants.

This round is the 2020 Programme of grants which opened for applications on Friday 11 December 2020 and will close on 5pm on Monday 1st March 2021.

 

Best of luck with your applications!!

Giving Ireland 2020 Report

Giving Ireland Webinar Series

Don’t forget to check out your Giving Ireland subsector’s webinar.

So far we have had fantastic level of engagement.

We started the series with Social Services and Local Development & Housing sectors, on our panel we were joined by Nichola Mullen, Head of Fundraising of Society of St Vincent de Paul, Tony Ward, Finance Director of The Wheel and Hugh Brennan CEO of O’Cualann Housing Alliance.

We then turned our attention to Education & Research sector and joining our panel was Shana Cohen, Director with TASC and Eileen Punch, from Trinity Foundation

Health was the next sector in the spotlight, our speakers included Michael Nason, CEO of CUH Charity and Tony Ward, Finance Director of The Wheel.

Later in the week we looked at International Development. Joining our panel was Richard Dixon, Head of Public Affairs with Concern and Audrey Jones, Head of Fundraising, Médecins Sans Frontières.

Sport  & Recreation was our next target subsector, we were joined by guest speaker Rachel Fallon-Langdon, Executive Director with Irish Sailing Foundation.

Our webinar on Religion is taking place on Thursday 19th of Nov and we will be joined by Sharon Hearty, Communications & Development of The Sanctuary of St Patrick, Lough Derg and Eoin McBennett, Investment Manager with Quilter Cheviot.

The final webinar in this series of subsector analysis will be Arts, Culture & Media and our guest speaker will be Deborah Kelleher, Director with Royal Irish Academy of Music.

 

If you are interesting in joining any of the upcoming webinars or viewing any of the recordings of completed webinars please register on the Giving Ireland page.

Giving Ireland 2020 Report

Register for Giving Ireland 2020 Report launch 21st Oct 11am

 

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2into3 and Philanthropy Ireland warmly invite you to the launch of:

Giving Ireland 2020 – Analysis and Insights on Funding of the Not-For-Profit Sector in 2018

 

Kindly supported by Quilter Cheviot and BDO.

Joining our panel will be:

  • Deidre Garvey, CEO of The Wheel, who will MC the event
  • Denise Charlton, CEO of Community Foundation
  • Jimmie Browne, President at Irish Academy of Engineering, Chairman at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI)
  • Darren Ryan, CEO of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland

Details: Wed 21st Oct at 11am

This will be a virtual event, via a zoom webinar. Please register here.

Depending on your email spam filters, you may need to check your junk folder for the email with your zoom login details. All who register will receive a recording of the webinar event.

 

The report will examine the total fundraised income from philanthropic sources in 2018, changes from 2017, the fundraising performance of the sector, the fundraising mix in 2018, the cost of fundraising by method and international comparisons. At the launch event, commentary will include impact of Covid on fundraised income in past 6 months.

 

If you have any questions about the event, please do not hesitate to contact judith.power@2into3.com

Niamh Carruthers

Niamh Carruthers promoted to Consultant

Niamh Carruthers

2into3 are pleased to announce Niamh Carruthers’ promotion to the role of Consultant and Strategic Planning Lead within the company.

Niamh originally joined 2into3 in 2017 as a Consulting Team Trainee before becoming an Analyst. In her Analyst role, Niamh managed a number of strategy-driven projects, facilitated workshops and supported the delivery of numerous Strategic Plans and Fundraising Strategies. Niamh has worked with organisations across the not-for-profit sector, including Sensational Kids, the Irish Academy of Engineers, TASC, the Irish Advocacy Network, Teach Tearmainn and KDYS. Since joining, 2into3 Niamh has published several research reports, including the annual “Giving Ireland Report” which is the only not-for-profit fundraising income performance report. Niamh co-authored “Actions you can take to manage the impact of Covid-19”.

In her new role, Niamh will concentrate on Strategic Planning and Organisational Reviews. She will lead her clients through the 2into3 strategic development process, to support organisations in introducing transformational change and increasing their impact.

Please join us in wishing Niamh well in her new role. You can contact Niamh 086-0462358 or Niamh.Carruthers@2into3.com

Belfast office now open – Lead by Patricia Keenan

We are delighted to announce the opening of our Belfast office, headed up by Patricia Keenan, Management Consultant. Patricia has been a consultant for over a decade after a career in the public and voluntary sector across the island of Ireland and in London. She worked for local authorities, government departments and social enterprises at a senior level before embarking on a career in consulting in 2005, for a diverse range of public and private sector clients. Patricia will lead the business in Northern Ireland and the border counties.

Patricia is an experienced project manager and has led on a number million pound EU funded projects. She has extensive experience in the rural development sector and LEADER funding across Northern Ireland, having previously sat on the Board of the regional LEADER company. She also oversaw the completion of an all Island diversity training programme within the public sector, a first of its kind. With Patricia on-board we are looking forward to offering a full Island of Ireland service to our clients and working more closely with not-for-profits in Northern Ireland and Northwest region.

In March 2020 we opened our Cork office, led by Rob Foley and now 5 months on we are delighted to continue our expansion northwards. Since starting in 2006, we have expanded our service offering to include Fundraising Strategy, Strategic Planning, Organisational Reviews, Recruitment and Research. We have a wealth of knowledge from working across the diverse range of not-for-profit sub-sectors from Social Services and Health to Education and Sport.

Education Webinar

Education Fundraising – Webinar

Join our Webinar “What’s next for Education Fundraising?” as Ireland and UK exits lock-down.

This webinar forms part of a series of deep dive webinars into fundraising in selected sectors of the Nonprofit landscape.
Education is our final webinar in this series.

Contributing to the 2into3 panel will be:

Deirdre Tracey, Director of Campaigns, Trinity College Dublin
Jonathan Snicker, Head of Philanthropy, University of Exeter
Date: Thurs 2nd July 2020 3pm.

Watch previous sub-sector webinar recordings here

2into3 and Philanthropy Ireland announce their collaboration on “Giving Ireland” Report

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2into3 and Philanthropy Ireland today announced their collaboration on the creation and publishing of Giving Ireland Report 2020, a report on giving in the Irish Not-for-Profit sector.

Previously the performance of Irish fundraising was tracked by 2into3’s Irish Not-for-Profit Sector: Fundraising Performance Report’, and now in its 10th year has evolved into Giving Ireland. The aim of the Giving Ireland report is to provide insights into giving for the Not-for-Profit sector in Ireland, thereby informing decision making within the sector and supporting development of giving. Year on year comparisons with in-depth analysis, international comparisons around giving in Ireland make the publication a round year tool for the sector as well as an annual snapshot of the sector.

The report will indicate total income raised from philanthropic and other sources, provide analysis of fundraising performance year on year and the cost of raising funds by method. Using these insights, Not-for-Profit organisations, donors and policy makers will have evidence to inform their decisions in support of more strategic approaches to development of giving in Ireland. Giving Ireland promotes transparency and reform that will allow the sector to gain from better giving infrastructure.

Dennis O’Connor, 2into3 Director said: “We are delighted to collaborate with Philanthropy Ireland to produce Giving Ireland. Giving Ireland will provide objective information that will provide a platform for organisations to come together to debate and discuss solutions that will elevate the sector as a whole”.

Éilis Murray, Chief Executive Officer Philanthropy Ireland said “Data on giving is so important for the sector. Insights on giving patterns can provide real value for the growth and development of giving in Ireland, including philanthropic giving. We welcome this initiative to develop Giving Ireland and to be a part of it”.

Sports What's next for Fundraising

What’s next for Sport Sector Fundraising as we exit lock-down

Join our Webinar “What’s next for Sport Fundraising?” as Ireland exits lock-down. How should sport organisations approach fundraising in the months ahead? Over a short number of weeks, we have seen significant changes in the sector. These changes have impacted the fundraising approach of sport organisations.

 

The announcement of €70m government support package for sport is very welcome and needed. Fundraising is largely untapped by sporting organisations. The latest evidence suggests that sport reports only 2%-3% of the total fundraised income in Ireland which was €1.1b in 2017. We have seen massive fundraising drives across Ireland from Irish sporting bodies. When it comes to donor priorities, where do sporting organisations rank in a post-lockdown Ireland?

 

What choices will have to be made to survive and thrive in the future? Sporting organisations across the country are built on a earned-income model which has been adversely impacted by Covid-19. As we progress into 2020 and a new decade, is now the time for sport to look at alternative sources of funding in order to balance risk?

 

The webinar will debate this and will start by looking at the current fundraising landscape in Ireland. We will look to international peers to see the pros and cons of the different approaches to sport fundraising and where opportunities may lie for National Governing Bodies, regional bodies and clubs. Our expert panel will take us through their experiences in fundraising for Irish sport to date while Rob Hartnett will cover some of the inventive club fundraising initiatives taking place around the country.

 

Joining 2into3 on the panel will be:

  • James O Callaghan, Performance Director, Irish Sailing
  • Tim Floyd, Secretary, Tipperary GAA
  • Rob Hartnett, CEO, Sport for Business

Date: Thurs 25th June 2020 3pm.

Dublin

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