How we give, who/what we give to, and how much we give - what effect will continued upheavals in our economic and political life have on these aspects of our lives?

The turn-out among 18-24 year olds in our most recent general election is reported to have been significantly higher than in previous years. As the dust settles and politicians begin to consider how they can better appeal to this demographic in future, we examine the possible implications of this surge in young voters for charities.

The shock waves of Theresa May's decision to call a snap general election on 8 June are still being felt. As political parties spruce up their battle buses and fine-tune their slogans, we're thinking about the effects that a new parliament may have on charities.

Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are a great idea in theory - but the reality is that they are often cash-strapped and struggling under their workload. So how can charities help? 

We recently held focus groups comprised of donors across a range of ages. They discussed issues including trust in charities and perceptions of our sector. Discover what they thought and how it could impact your charity in this new free report.

This week, our blog explores some of our statistics on public sentiment towards refugees and highlights the importance of the work that charities are doing to alleviate the refugee crisis.

Theresa May recently announced new mental health pledges for schools and employers, with a focus on ensuring mental health is not secondary to physical health. However, her statement that "it is always wrong for people to assume that the only answer to these issues is about funding" is distinctly unnerving. This week's blog examines whether there is really anything more effective than funding to improve the UK's mental health outlook.

Polling companies were criticised for failing to correctly call Brexit and, more recently, the election of Donald Trump  - but how much of this criticism is fair? And who is really at fault - the pollsters, or those interpreting the polls?

With the impending trigger of Article 50, our exit from the EU and Trump's suggestion of US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, there is a fair amount of uncertainty ahead for charities - especially those working in the environment sector. Intern Nick Mullins shares his ideas about the future for charities working in this area.

As one of the most tumultuous years in recent history draws to a close, we've been thinking about what charities should expect in 2017. What will Brexit, Trump, rising oil prices and various domestic issues mean for the sector? Discover our predictions in this week's blog.