Concerns about individual physical health are a greater worry for people than their financial security. 

For faith-based charities, a common challenge is attracting supporters who are not necessarily religious or belong to a specific denomination. From our research in November 2017, we have been able to draw out some interesting findings that could help faith-based charities think about how to do this differently and effectively.

We are happy to find a general warmth towards religious/faith-based charities. Across Britain, 3 out of 10 people in Britain are very likely or quite likely to support them if it was a cause they believed in.

Healthcare professionals are important gatekeepers in linking patients with the relevant charities for their needs. Our past research has shown that 69% of the public agree that they would be more likely to go to a charity for information about a health condition if a nurse, GP, or consultant recommended it[1]. This emphasises the essential role that healthcare professionals play in getting people to access key information and services from charities.

But what are healthcare professionals looking for when they refer to charities?

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.

 The experience working with nfpSynergy on our survey was excellent throughout – with pro-active, expert project delivery, great customer service, and fascinating, actionable results.

Tamsin Seymour, Head of Supporter Marketing (UK) at Compassion in World Farming

In a classic scene of late 90s cinema, Cuba Gooding Jr commands Tom Cruise – the film’s eponymous hero Jerry Maguire, a sports agent desperately trying to save his last remaining client – to ‘show me the money’. In other words, Gooding Jr’s character needs cold, hard proof of his agent’s commitment.  

It is perhaps a truism of our time, but accountability has never been more important to the charity sector, and in general. There is a growing appetite amongst the general public to, proverbially speaking, be shown the money.

Following the release of our new Major Donor Giving Research Report, our blog this week brings together 10 key points on major donor giving.

How do major donors decide which charities to support? Why do some wealthy individuals not give at all? Discover answers to these and more questions in this new report.

At nfpSynergy, we've been tracking the proportion of the UK public that volunteer for over ten years. This report gives an overview of volunteering over time from as far back as 2003 up until August 2017.

Here are some of our key findings:

Are charities losing out by failing to ensure more diverse trustees and supporters? Our blog this week looks at the spending power of BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) people in the UK, and how much they are represented in charity governance and fundraising campaigns.