Over the past few years, we have had more and more conversations with funders looking to understand the impact and limitations of ‘Funder Plus’ support and whether offering this type of additional support should be a consideration for their organisation. ‘Funder plus’, also known as ‘grants plus’ or ‘funding plus’, is generally thought of as support from funders in addition to the grant or grant-making process.
Ahead of a looming election, it is crucial to understand the public's attitudes towards the involvement of charities in politics. This report is a collaboration between the Shelia McKechnie Foundation and nfpResearch, and explores how aware the public is of the political work of charities. This includes whether they feel this is a space that charities should occupy, and who people think should be involved in politics.
The last 5 years have seen a global network of climate activist groups take to the streets to demand faster and more comprehensive action on the climate emergency. Their efforts have been driven by a concern for the escalating pace of the crisis and a frustration with the negligence demonstrated by political leaders. Employing a variety of tactics from road-blocks to occupations, they have attempted to raise the profile of environmental issues and force a conversation on the crisis.
In our digitally connected world, membership has been transformed. Individuals or organisations across the globe who are connected by a particular activity, industry, activity, interest, cause, or profession can more easily be brought together than ever before. As a result, we have a huge range of choice when it comes to deciding which, if any, of the many membership schemes on offer appeal to us.
Last year, we released our ‘Going Viral’ report, exploring the initial response to the Covid-19 outbreak by charities. This is the second year of Covid-19, and it was time to revisit and delve into the experiences of charities in the sector again to take a longer-term perspective on the pandemic and its impact on the sector.
nfpSynergy’s research about public and professional attitudes to Covid 19, the economy and the impact on charities.
We're releasing the findings from research commissioned by John Ellerman Foundation in Spring 2021. We asked a selection of leaders from the grantmaking sector about their views on the main challenges facing the sector and their outlook on the future. Discover what they said in this free report.
We've released a brand new report that reviews research on how to measure staff engagement and why it's so important.
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought with it unprecedented turbulence, impacting on life throughout the world. This report looks at some of the impacts it has had on the UK charity and voluntary sector over the last year. Charities have been impacted on numerous levels, including their income from a range of sources, volunteering opportunities, services provided and working practices.