This free report gives an overview of the charity landscape in Northern Ireland recently revealed by the introduction of compulsory registration in 2013. 

Key facts: 

In this brand new free report, we publish findings from our research into 20 of the most well known corporate foundations in the UK. 

Some key findings:

At nfpSynergy, we understand that breaking things down into achievable steps improves chances of success. That's why we help charities of different sizes set manageable targets through both our tracking and bespoke research. In this week's blog, we explore how by adopting this approach, charities could grow their audiences, step by step:

The time has come again to reflect on the last 12 months and thank our clients and partners for inspiring us to keep researching topical issues in the sector with 12 free reports.

We’re constantly developing and refining the research methods we use in order to continue to deliver high quality insight for charities. We piloted the use of online communities for market research in the not-for-profit sector in 2015; see what we discovered.

Thanks to digital technologies the speed with which we can complete research is faster than ever, and can be almost instantaneous in some cases.

We invited charity and non-profit professionals to take part in our short survey and share their wisdom on what a good level of Gift Aid looks like for them. Now we are feeding back the insights to the sector.

Having secured the 0.7% of aid target for the world’s poor, overseas aid charities have found themselves out of step with some right wing politicians and portions of the public. As a result, I worry that they are going to suffer over the next decade.

Here are my reasons why:

Overseas development isn’t high on people’s list of priorities

How often do we think of economics as a tool that can help solve every day social problems? Not that much I guess. Yet, economics is about almost everything that people do. And sometimes we can see elegant solutions to very complex social problems that affect ordinary people in their everyday lives that were designed by economists.

I’d like to share a story of how economists designed a whole new market for one hunger-relief charity and united those on the left and the right politically on the way.

The run up to Christmas 2015 was a busy period for charities. Giving Tuesday, big TV adverts and multiple Christmas appeals meant that people had even more contact with charities than usual. But how do the UK public feel about charities at Christmas? Which campaigns are the most successful and why?

In part one of this report we discuss our recent research into the public’s experiences of interacting with charities at Christmas. We look at which causes, charities and campaigns were the winners of Christmas 2015 and why.