3 in 4 MPs think charities campaign better than companies

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  • MPs love charitable constituency focus, face-to-face briefings - and media opportunities! 
  • MPs hate mass mailings - or being bored!
  • “Be more targeted and personal,” think tank advises

Three quarters (76%) of all MPs agree agree that “in general, charities are more effective at campaigning amongst MPs than companies”; a quarter (24%) agreeing “strongly” - according to figures out today (see attached summary slide

Research shows effective lobbying requires voluntary income

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  • Financially independent charities most likely to engage with, and impress, MPs
  • Top 30 MP-impressing UK charities’ average voluntary income is 61%, against 38% sector-wide average
  • Only 5 of Top 30 MP-impressing UK charities have less than the sector-wide average (but still have large voluntary incomes)
  • “Thriving and effectual voluntary sector requires independent income,” vies Saxton

Charities whose voluntary funding has given them significant financial independence from gover

Getting the Message Across

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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.

Ten tips for lobbying MPs - nfpSynergy

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nfpSynergy has a wealth of back-data regarding MPs' opinions of charities and their campaigns, comments from those who work in this area and experience of the sector. This has enabled us to compile a report containing ten tips, which extract the most salient issues to emerge from our research, to help you in your future charity campaigns and lobbying.

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