Not for profit think-tank nfpSynergy has teamed up with The ImpACT Coalition to produce a free, short, practical report and guide that will empower charities to formulate and communicate simple messages, including pithy pub facts, needed to dispel a range of debilitating misperceptions their stakeholders may have, both about themselves and the wider third sector.

By Harriet Skinner Matsaert.

"While living in Bangladesh and working in the not-for-profit sector, I’ve been continuously interested, amazed and even perplexed by the activities of not-for-profit organisations. Bangladesh is so often portrayed as a disaster prone area, a passive recipient of aid. In fact this unique and dynamic country has many positive experiences to share. Talking to people in the UK not-for-profit sector has made me realise that there are areas where Bangladeshi non-profits could provide inspiration to their UK counterparts.

nfpSynergy researched and wrote a report with Horwath Consulting called 'Virtual Promise - Are charities keeping up with the Internet revolution?' It was published as a special supplement for Third Sector magazine and was sent out in February 2001. The report is the most comprehensive study yet published in the UK, on the ways in which not for profit organisations are using the Internet.