Why disintermediation is one of the biggest threats to fundraising.

In this week's blog Joe Saxton looks at a big picture (as usual) and talks about interesting phenomena in the charity sector. 

In the wake of Comic Relief announcing that they're moving away from using celebrities to front films, we're wondering - what could be wrong with inviting celebrities to advocate for your cause? 

Read this blog in English or Welsh. Darllenwch y blog yma yn Saesneg neu Gymraeg.

It’s time for a new approach to solving the financial reporting challenges that the charity sector faces. Charity accounts, and the financial data that springs from them, should be a route to build trust in charities. As it stands they aren’t. This free report addresses the current issues with the system and proposes changes. Do you agree with them?

Charities operating in Wales need to keep reducing barriers for access to the services they provide and understand the needs of the populations they provide for. Could Welsh language be a tool to do so?

This free report is intended to highlight the most influential PEST factors that all charities should keep in mind when developing their strategies for the coming years. It provides a starting point for charities trying to understand which of the big events happened in recent years are likely to affect their work, beneficiaries and supporters.

We continue tracking the level of trust in the UK charity sector. This report presents the data from 2017 along with the historical data going as far back as 2006.

Thank you everyone for being with us in 2017! The best gift we can give you is what we love doing the most: research. Here are 12 free most popular reports for you this year. See you in 2018!

After the gloom of last week’s blog ‘Is fundraising f**ked?’ this week Joe Saxton looks at the potential for growth in charity income, and how and where it might come from.