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. 

We've published a mini-report sharing our data on the way that the pandemic has affected charity donation patterns.

A charity's logo is an important part, but not the only part, of its brand and visual identity. Each element of a logo, down to its shapes and colours, shares something about a brand - perhaps its beliefs, values or activities. This week we analyse some popular charity logo elements, discuss potential pit falls of rebranding and explore what makes a strong charity brand. 

Our blog this week from Co Managing Director Cian Murphy asks - what has gone wrong for overseas charities? While it would be easy to simply say that Britain is becoming more insular, the blog explores why the story is more nuanced than that. We include three simple suggestions to help charities working in this area on their journey.