What’s meant by ‘lived experience’?
If you’re someone who’s been in their shoes and come through the other side, you will have a solution that clearly worked.
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- Jul 12, 2022
- 4 min
How do you fund a fundraiser?
In the early days of a charity, funds will largely come from the public, through fundraising or individual donations
- Jun 20, 2022
- 4 min
Charity expenses
Expenses can be a controversial subject. Especially within a charity, transparency and trust with how your funds are used is critical.
- Jun 14, 2022
- 4 min
What’s the first impression a new donor would have of your charity?
Just as a small business will need to compete with its rivals for their target audiences income—a small charity will be in the same boat
- Jun 7, 2022
- 3 min
Consistency is key
Consistency within a private business usually means keeping to brand guidelines when marketing or promoting something.
- May 31, 2022
- 4 min
How far should a charity go?
If a charity was to address more than one of their beneficiaries’ issues at any one time, their support would be diluted.
- May 24, 2022
- 4 min
Charity scammers
When you hear of charities scamming people out of money, these aren’t mistakes, these are common criminals using the publics generosity.
- May 17, 2022
- 4 min
The trustees you don’t need on your board…
Charity Trustees are quite hard to come by, but sometimes there are certain Trustee Types you DONT Need
- May 3, 2022
- 3 min
Our heritage
The government can’t afford to financially prop up such properties, which is why charities to step in as caretakers.
- Apr 26, 2022
- 4 min
Be the change you want to see
Plenty of people fear change, particularly when it comes to steering good causes towards new opportunities and growth.
- Apr 19, 2022
- 3 min
The impact of losing the Small Charities Coalition
The closure of the SCC is a worry for many smaller charities who need a voice when advocating for funding.
- Apr 12, 2022
- 3 min
The power of storytelling
Trying to get the attention of the public to donate can be challenging, especially for smaller charites.
- Apr 5, 2022
- 3 min
Charity shop finds
With a first edition of Harry Potter found in a charity shop in Manchester is it time to have a rummage
- Mar 29, 2022
- 3 min
Charity donations don’t have to be financial
Charities don't have to have Money donated to them, some charities will ask people to donate items so they can be redistributed to those..
- Mar 22, 2022
- 3 min
Are charities bottomless pits?
No sooner have they won grant funding or sweet-talked a donor into parting with a cash gift, they’ve to do it all over again
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
Getting aid where it needs to go
Getting aid to those that need it can be difficult without the right structure in place.
- Mar 8, 2022
- 4 min
How to attract volunteers to your charity
It's getting harder to attract volunteers and with so many avenues to reach potentials, it can be difficult finding the best methods.
- Feb 22, 2022
- 3 min
What is mutual aid?
Mutual aid is not a new idea, as I’ve mentioned; however, it’s a sustainable model that empowers people in a way that charitable giving does
- Feb 15, 2022
- 3 min
Due diligence
Some charities use this ‘offsetting’ to their advantage when appealing for donations from the private sector. However...
- Feb 8, 2022
- 4 min
How are things for your charity at this point in the pandemic?
Two years since covid, how is your charity doing in the current post-covid climate
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