12 Free Reports of Christmas

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1. A Hidden Gem - Resilience report from the Clore Social Leadership Programme

The Clore Social Leadership Programme aims to develop and connect aspiring leaders in the  social sector who are working for the benefit of individuals and communities across the UK. nfpSynergy has been supporting Clore fellows on their research projects through a mixture of research.  
 

2. Major Donor Giving Research Report

This report is a synthesis of the current research that has been carried out into major donors and philanthropic giving.

I'm comms, I saw, I conquered; why it's time for communications people to stand up and be counted

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Time for some negative thinking.

When times are tough, the axe often tends to fall on comms. Ops naturally has to be protected, the argument goes, because they’re 'doing the do', while fundraising brings in the cash that pays for it all and finance is wielding the chopper, so is handily at the opposite end from the blade. Comms is vulnerable because it’s trickier to demonstrate with cold facts and hard figures the value it adds.

Is giving up or down and what is the best way to tell? nfpSynergy responds to the CAF's UK Giving Report 2012

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Introduction 

The recent CAF/NCVO UK Giving report has announced that giving by individuals in the UK dropped by 20% between 2010/11 and 2011/12. If true, this would indicate a catastrophic decline in the generosity of the UK public and a major challenge for UK charities.
 
If their data were about local and central government grants and contracts, we don’t think anybody would question their findings. There are plenty of charities who have announced a fall of 20% in income from government, not least NCVO!

He who cares, wins; why charities have to be bold on big issues in the fight for donations

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We had a sector meeting with some of our Charity Awareness Monitor clients last week and some of the discussion was about how some donors are getting more sceptical about international development being a deserving cause. The recession at home and debatable spending priorities like nuclear and space programmes have prompted many questions about who we should be helping and why. It’s a good question and one that, being Indian, I have admittedly mixed feelings on. 

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