CAF and NCVO UK Giving Report 2008

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This annual report describes broad patterns of giving to charity, year by year, using data from the Individual Giving Survey (IGS). UK Giving also presents analyses of several years’ data on gender and on how giving to specific causes clusters with other causes. Download the 2008 report using the link above.

The explosion in consumer choice: how charities cope with it in their branding, fundraising and volunteering

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The public have a level of choice in almost every aspect of their lives that was unthinkable 20 years ago. But charities have largely ignored the rise in consumer choice in the way they treat their stakeholders. So how should charities respond to consumer choice - and even exploit it?

Unlocking the pot of gold in legacy giving

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Legacy giving is an area of crucial importance but presents a myriad of challenges for charities. Bringing together new data from the Charity Awareness Monitor and our experience of researching legacies in a focus group setting, we look at public perceptions of this difficult topic and how charities can grow this important income stream with sensitivity.

Passion, persistence & partnership - a presentation by nfpSynergy and MissionFish

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While online donations remain some way behind online retail, the share of charitable donations arriving through online channels has risen by 85% in just 3 years. There are also clear signs that charities are taking a more sophisticated and holistic approach to their online communication.

Gimme, Gimme, Gimme! - A guide to fundraising for small organisations

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This report was written to try and help organisations think about their fundraising with greater realism and to improve their chances of success. It is aimed at small organisations, those (however large) who are just starting to think about raising more voluntary income, or anybody else who finds it useful.

Download the report for free using the purple download form located beneath the 'share this resource' buttons. 

Public think charities are reaching for higher professional standards

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  • “Fundraising should be as effective as possible whilst being as unintrusive as possible - not always an easy circle to square,” Saxton comments
  • The proportion of charity supporters who see their charities as “striving to achieve the highest professional standards at all times” has risen steadily (slide 2), from 47% in 2007 to 55% in 2010 - according to new data out today.

Only one in ten (12%) of supporters now actively disagree with this sentiment.

What can UK based charities learn from the debate on aid effectiveness?

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As a student of development studies, the question of the effectiveness and impact of foreign aid to developing countries has inevitably arisen. Our research suggests this is an important question for the UK public too, with only 10% agreeing that UK Government aid is effective in tackling global poverty and around a quarter thinking too much money is spent on aid [fn]nfpSynergy, July 2012. Charity Awareness Monitor survey of 1,000 adults 16+ in Great Britain.[/fn].

Passion, persistence and partnership: the secrets of earning more online (2nd Edition)

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Working with MissionFish, we have carried out a survey of what charities are doing with social media for the first time. We have trend data on how the wider world is using social media, the rise of the mobile internet and the penetration of broadband into society as a whole.

Have you read the first version of this report? It looks at slightly different areas, it's free and it's available here.

From Fundraising to Resource-raising - How an organisation can use donated resources as part of an income-generation strategy

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Resource-raising is all about generating donated resources for your organisation alongside the more traditional donations of money and time. This report explores the issues that make resource-raising particularly effective for an organisation along with a range of detailed case studies.

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