Charities have been waiting 10 years for the internet to revolutionise their fundraising. It's finally happening, in unexpected ways. Our new report looks at the most effective (and ineffective ways) to fundraise using the internet, using case studies from successful charities and data from our Virtual Promise reports.

Charities have been waiting 10 years for the internet to revolutionise their fundraising. It's finally happening, in unexpected ways. Our new report looks at the most effective (and ineffective ways) to fundraise using the internet, using case studies from successful charities and data from our Virtual Promise reports.

This updated report is a must-read for everyone who is interested in charity branding. It looks at how to create a strong, belief-based brand for voluntary sector organisations. The report examines the hierarchy of motivations that affect charity donors, and sets out the three steps to creating and delivering strong brand values for your organisation.

This report looks at strategic decision making when database marketing to supporters. Download it for a decision making tree, useful tips, and examples of what to do.

Whilst in reality charity marketing strategies are carefully crafted and multidimensional, in the public eye they all too often appear simple and unsubtle. Recent debates about incentives in mailing and media dislike of face-to-face fundraising on the street has only served to heighten the negative image of charity marketing. This paper intends to help non-profits counter this image and adopt a strategy appropriate to their organisation.

In late 2006, the Samaritans commissioned nfpSynergy to design and conduct a research study into the state of stress today in the UK. One of the key findings was the extent to which people’s work contributed to their stress levels and impacted on their lives. This current report conducted by nfpSynergy builds on the 2006 wave of research to look more specifically at stress in UK and Irish workplaces and aims to contribute to the social dialogue surrounding related issues.

This is an external report from Clinks, a registered charity.

This briefing looks at some results from nfpSynergy's Charity Awareness Monitor to analyse volunteering trends over the last 7 years. While volunteering levels have remained fairly constant, the demographics of volunteers have changed.

The Clinks Taskforce was set up to identify ways in which offenders, former offenders and their families can make a positive contribution to the policies, services and practices that affect them, both in prison and the community. It was formed in part because of recognition that in other fields of work, services are known to be more effective when users are consulted about how they should be developed and delivered.

This report was written in collaboration with the Fundraising Standards Board, and it looks at the public's perceptions of charity direct mail, and how charities can work with these.