Charity Commission urged to take active role in improving problematic grant making processes
Problematic grant making processes are holding the sector back, a new report has warned, with the Charity Commission urged to…
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Finances worsening but more than half plan to keep giving the same, report finds
More than half (59%) of people in the UK feel their finances are worsening – up from 53% in July.…
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Days like Giving Tuesday make people more likely to donate, research suggests
Ahead of next week’s Giving Tuesday, new research has shown that a third of people (35%) say such a recognised…
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Charity legacy income expected to remain resilient despite economic crisis
Legacies are expected to remain a resilient source of income during the economic crisis with income forecast to reach a…
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Research reveals what makes fundraisers tick
What makes fundraisers tick? New research from Revolutionise International reveals the role of purpose in accelerating fundraising to achieve growth.Over…
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Employee volunteering could generate £17bn a year for charities
Letting employees volunteer for an average of an hour a week could result in an extra £17.3 billion a year…
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Proportion of charities seeing income increase continues to drop
Growth is on a downward trend for growth in the sector with the percentage of nonprofits seeing their income increase…
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Public now providing half of voluntary sector income as government contribution drops
Income from government sources has declined to such a degree that for the first time in 20 years, income from…
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Almost two thirds feel worse off but donations weathering the storm
Some 63% of people are feeling worse off than they were six months ago with the increase in the price…
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Digitisation of donations means young people now most likely to give
Almost half of consumers are now donating through digital channels with young people (18-24-year-olds) now the age group most likely…
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Social impact investment market grows almost tenfold in a decade
Social impact investment in the UK has grown nearly tenfold over ten years, from £830 million in 2011 to £7.9…
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Global generosity highest for a decade
Globally, more people donated money to charity and helped a stranger last year than in any year of the previous…