Do annual events raise more money than lots of one-offs?
Just a few weeks ago, we saw the annual Children in Need (C.I.N) event take place, which was the charity’s 41st outing, having begun in...
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- Nov 30, 2021
- 3 min
You can’t help everybody…
Every charitable cause is a good one and is typically launched with the intention of making the world a better place in some way. The...
- Nov 23, 2021
- 4 min
Small charities need to think like big organisations
Whilst the running of a small charity differs greatly to that of a national third sector organisation, there are some aspects that need...
- Nov 23, 2021
- 4 min
What is legacy funding?
This is the term used when someone leaves a sum of money to a charity in their will. Typically, the funds these donors nominate when...
- Nov 16, 2021
- 4 min
Charity figureheads
In March 2021 Prince Harry took a job at the coaching and mental health organisation BetterUp. As someone used to being vilified by the...
- Nov 9, 2021
- 4 min
The financial impact of lockdown on charities
As a consultant for charities, I spend a lot of time on their side of the fence. I see the pressures many of these organisations are...
- Nov 2, 2021
- 4 min
Charity merchandise
It’s that time of year when charities push their merchandise to boost their cause’s financial standing. From Christmas cards to calendars...
- Oct 26, 2021
- 4 min
The end of Virgin Money Giving
For anyone that uses this service, you’ll be aware that it will be packing its bag and heading into the sunset, come the end of November....
- Oct 19, 2021
- 4 min
Getting previous donors to give again
It can take a lot of effort to bring a new donor on board, even if that’s just someone giving you a few pounds in a street collection. If...
- Oct 12, 2021
- 4 min
Piggy-backing on news and National Days
Because you work within your organisation it’s easy for you to understand why you do what you do, who you help, and the impact of your...
- Oct 5, 2021
- 4 min
Should your charity return to the office?
When restrictions lifted a couple of months ago, it was no longer the government’s message that we all ‘stay at home’. In fact, Rishi...
- Sep 28, 2021
- 4 min
How do you thank your supporters?
Whether someone gives your charity their time or their hard-earned cash, it’s simply good manners to thank them. That said, time is...
- Sep 21, 2021
- 3 min
Asking for charity donations with a card machine…
In 2019, more than half of the donations made to all UK charities were in cash. Just two years later and times have changed, in that few...
- Sep 14, 2021
- 4 min
The impact of Covid on grant applications and awards
There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has negatively affected many sectors—the third sector being no exception. In the early days of the...
- Sep 7, 2021
- 4 min
Charity events, post-Covid
For small charities, the planning of a larger scale, offline event could take up half their year, with their limited resources and...
- Aug 31, 2021
- 4 min
Is it easy to crowdfund for your charity?
Crowdfunding can be an effective method of raising funds for charities of all shapes and sizes. There are many platforms around that will...
- Aug 23, 2021
- 4 min
Zoom’s new feature to benefit charities
Given how much digital communication tools proved their worth during the pandemic, it’s no surprise that they’ve become ingrained in our...
- Aug 10, 2021
- 4 min
Novel donation stations and ways to give money
recently wrote about how the world seems to have moved to a cashless society—something that was on the (debit) cards that the pandemic...
- Aug 3, 2021
- 4 min
Uniform or no uniform, that is the question…
In the private sector, branding is everything. A recognisable logo and brand colours, perhaps, in the hope that potential customers will...
- Jul 27, 2021
- 4 min
Do the CEOs of charities get a bad rap?
There was a big hoo-hah in 2016 when the CEO of the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) faced a backlash...
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