Our new free report looks into what the public think of charities providing public services for government, and whether they are put off from giving or supporting charities who receives government funding. Here are some of the highlights.

In the last 15 years the Scottish voluntary sector has become a larger part of the Scottish economy. This short report will give you some key facts and figures to feel comfortable talking about charities in Scotland.

Here are just a few discoveries:

How do major donors decide which charities to support? Why do some wealthy individuals not give at all? Discover answers to these and more questions in this new report.

Following up from our original 'Ad Infinitum: charity advertising and media usage' report, we're pleased to publish our brand new report with up-to-date information on charity media spending. 

At nfpSynergy, we've been tracking the proportion of the UK public that volunteer for over ten years. This report gives an overview of volunteering over time from as far back as 2003 up until August 2017.

Here are some of our key findings:

We've released some findings from our latest research with MPs, carried out after June's general election. Discover what MPs chose as their priorities for the charity sector, and if/how these differ between Conservatives and Labour.

This free report gives an overview of grant-making trusts, with a specific look at relationships between grant givers and grantees. Discover the role of grants in the UK, and the viewpoint of the grantee in regards to the grant maker and the processes involved.

In an attempt to better understand how levels of trust affect the third sector, we've started a new research programme to try and identify what exactly charities are trusted to do, and how they are trusted compared to other sectors.

Most of the work we publish contains some data from either quantitative or qualitative research. Evidence for our assertions is typically a pre-requisite before we create ideas or recommendations about what we think is happening.

We've been tracking trust in charities and other public institutions for over 15 years. Our latest free research gives an update on the current levels of trust.

Some key findings:

Interested in finding out about what the public think about the way charities report their impact and spending? You can find out exactly what was said in our focus groups on this topic when you download this free report.