The charity sector has a great opportunity to reform Gift Aid and maximise donations if it speaks to the next government as a combined force, a new report argues.

Finding information on charity expenditure can take more than three times as long as making a donation or getting details of their services, a new report suggests.

An overview of how transparent 50 UK charities are, based on the investigations of nfpSynergy's researchers.

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• Charities spend the bulk of their budget on direct mail, with it representing over two thirds of their spending at an average of 69% since 2006.

Adverts are everywhere we look these days and it's hardly surprising when the UK advertising market stands at over £14bn. But how much of that is spent by charities? And what do they actually spend it on? 

4 in 5 Conservatives happy for charities to provide frontline services

• Half of MPs (47%) think it is ‘unacceptable’ for charities to pay some staff over £100k a year, while a third (35%) are in favour
• A survey of 480 charity staff show