Charity Matters Feb/Mar 2010 ISSUE 29

NOT FOR THE PR
Austrian millionaire Karl Rabeder, 47, is giving away his £3 million fortune to charity because it is not making him happy….

LIVE POETS SOCIETY
A charity poetry event to raise money for Haiti was organised by the present Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, at Westminster Central Hall, London in January….

DEMENTIA SHORT CHANGED
Dementia, suffered by more than 820,000 people costs the economy an estimated £23 billion a year and has a relatively modest £50 million spent on research, against….

VERY LARGE LEGAL BILL FOR RSPCA
After losing a court battle to keep a £2 million estate left to them in a will the RSPCA have been ordered to pay most of the £1.3 million legal costs….

PART TIME FARMING
People who want to grow their own fruit and vegetables but cannot afford to buy land are being offered the chance to become part time farmers by the National Trust….

NICE ONE, JOHN
Claims by the Housing Minister, John Healey, that repossession of houses was “the best thing” for some of those unable to keep up their mortgage payments have….

FREE SEMINARS
A range of free seminars for charities are being presented at the CHASE exhibition, Business Design Centre, London on February 23/24….

OFF THE RECORD, OF COURSE
The chief executive of Prince Harry’s Sentebale charity, Kedge Martin, has had some negative publicity in the gossip columns over remarks made to journalists….

RUN IT UP THE FLAGPOLE
A list of the 20 most used office clichés has been published by the Brooke horse charity, following a survey of 3000 people. These are, in descending order….