This week we have some big news to share. Joe Saxton has sold nfpSynergy to colleagues Cian Murphy and Tim Harrison-Byrne, and is graduating from Driver of Ideas to Driver of Ideas (emeritus).

This week's guest blog reflects on the challenges of managing international funding for INGOs. It also provides findings from the FX Insights Report 2021 on how charities can save money on currency transfers 

nfpSynergy’s research about public and professional attitudes to Covid 19, the economy and the impact on charities.

This week's blog summarises 10 key findings from our 'Hidden But Vital: Charities and the Pandemic' report, just in case you're short on time. 

"Why would you get involved with our bureaucratic funder in order to fund your social action or your change?”
This question was asked by a participant in our Spring 2021 research with leaders in the grantmaking sector. It introduces our blog for this week, which summarises what this audience perceive as the biggest challenges currently facing this sector, and their outlook on the future.

We've released a brand new report that reviews research on how to measure staff engagement and why it's so important. 

This blog follows our  report titled 'Why survey (charity) staff?'.  We highlight why, in the wake of reports on toxic work cultures and #NotJustNCVO, understanding (and acting on) the views and experiences of charity staff and volunteers is so important.

This week, we discuss charities that have tailored their messaging to appeal to issues that are high on the political agenda to effectively capture the attention of politicians within the devolved nations. 

Joe Saxton lays out five key things that the soon to be appointed CEO of the Institute of Fundraising should prioritise as they navigate rough waters and begin to map out the next decade.

This week's blog takes a look at the different approaches that environmental charities take when communicating with the public about the urgency of climate change.