Blog

Our blog is where we share what we're learning; from our tracking data, our bespoke research, and our day-to-day work with charities across the UK, Ireland, and Canada. You'll find analysis of public attitudes, fundraising trends, brand strategy, funder relationships, and the policy issues shaping the sector, alongside guest posts from people doing interesting work in the charity world. We publish weekly, and everything here is free.

Strategy, Funding, Campaigning Tim Harrison-Byrne | Co Managing Director Strategy, Funding, Campaigning Tim Harrison-Byrne | Co Managing Director

Seven questions to plan your 2027 research around

Fewer people are giving to charity and media recall is dropping. But legacy income is set to rise and MPs are more receptive to policy challenges. Ahead of our webinar on Wednesday 4 November, Co Director Tim explores seven critical questions every charity leader should ask when planning for 2027.

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Brand, Market Research, Marketing Cian Murphy | Co Managing Director Brand, Market Research, Marketing Cian Murphy | Co Managing Director

Are AI tools recommending your charity?

Big-name charities might dominate traditional search, but AI assistants are recommending surprising, lesser-known alternatives based on third-party data rather than official websites. We talk through the nfpResearch benchmark to show how charities truly appear in AI search—and what they can do about it.

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