This week's guest blog from Richard Turner (@ifundraiser) is an introduction to a new compendium from the Commission on the Donor Experience packed with fundraising guidance, tips and case stories from outstanding people and charities.
As supporter databases diminish due to changes required by the GDPR, charities may have to rely more strongly on fundraising events to keep supporters engaged and encourage donations.
Is our collective desire to 'be part of something' really on the decline? We're launching new large-scale research into membership for charities, so we've written this blog exploring factors affecting sign ups to various charity membership schemes. Can the charity sector hope to replicate the success of commercial membership schemes?
Greenpeace are the latest charity we've seen adopting virtual reality to engage and inform their supporters. After giving it a go, Aisling Buckley reflects on the highs, lows, and the future of VR in the charity sector.
Following a stint of bucket collecting for Plan International UK at Liverpool Street Station, our MD categorised the different types of people we encountered throughout the day. Discover the traits of 'the passionate one', the two different types of 'apologists', and everyone in-between in this week's comical blog!
The public want transparency when it comes to charity spending. In this new free report, we uncover what our most recent Charity Awareness Monitor research revealed about how the public think the ideal charity would spend its money.
The public want transparency when it comes to charity spending. In our new free report, we uncover what our most recent Charity Awareness Monitor research revealed about how the public think the ideal charity would spend its money.
Did you know that 50% of all UK donations are expected to be made online by 2020, up from 15% in 2015? Or that 45% of the public already expect donating online or by their phone to take less than 1 minute? This week's blog covers a few digital basics which could serve as a starting point or checklist to ensure you're on the right track.
Joe Saxton addresses the uncertain future of UK individual giving in this new free report. Discover why Gift Aid is not as widely taken up as it might be, and reflect on what future solutions to this problem may look like.
Critics of the UK Government's foreign aid spending have recently postulated that taxpayer money is being lavished on ineffective development initiatives, and filling the coffers of corrupt regimes around the world. We disagree - find out why in this week's blog.