Three in four people feel that charity lotteries should be free to raise as much money as the National Lottery, new research shows.

nfpSynergy has long held the opinion that the National Lottery does not need protecting from charity lotteries and that the regulations in place are stifling what could be a very effective fundraising mechanism for good causes.

People now prefer to buy from charity shops rather than online marketplaces like eBay, new research shows. The data, released by nfpSynergy, also shows that four in five of us have visited a charity shop in the last year, up from two thirds a decade ago.

A charity’s ability to represent and work for its beneficiaries is at risk because of confusion over the Lobbying Act, warns new a report.