Practical strategies to tackle public concerns about donating to charity The summer of 2013 witnessed a flurry of newspaper coverage...

The challenges of measuring public generosity in the UK Understanding who gives, and why they give, helps charities to monitor giving...

Taking corporate partnerships into new dimensions Introduction The charity world has a conflicted attitude towards companies. There are...

A research report into what charities think a model grant-maker looks like Grant-making trusts are a vital source of funds for many...

A guide to attitudinal segmentation for charities

This is our second look at the world of grants fundraising. We first spoke to fundraisers to understand charities’ perspectives, then for...

Useful stuff on how grant-making works For this report, we interviewed 21 grant-makers. These range in size from grant- makers awarding...

The world of charities, voluntary and community organisations is changing faster than ever before. The pressures are now coming from a...

Understanding charities using archetype analysis

Public attitudes towards the regulation of charity lotteries This is the report on new research, commissioned and carried out by...

How the world might change for charities over the next 20 years because of Covid-19 This has been one hell of a year for charities (and...

An 8 minute video looking at the different trustee recruitment websites, and their pros and cons, as well as showing some websites for...

The pros and cons of charging charity beneficiaries Can (and should) charities charge their beneficiaries to make up for falling...

Charities valued unrestricted funds twice as much as restricted funds for a £100k grant. We asked respondents to imagine they had just...

How successful have charities been over the last few decades It is perhaps the single most important question a charity, or any other...

Analysing available evidence on the sources and benefits of awareness for charities This five part report looks at some of the questions...

How volunteering turns donations of time and talent into human gold A tribute to John Ramsey This report is dedicated to the memory of...

What are the key issues if a charity wants to change its name? Introduction This paper is designed to look at some of the issues...

To create this report, we collected case studies of ways charities recognise donors through desk research and by asking people in our...